Author: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

Online prices are an even better deal for some items like PCs as deflation picked up or inflation slowed. But store prices are down more for toys.

The sales of sole proprietorships and other firms with few employees fell in first quarter. Could their struggles be an early sign of recession?

The economy added 196,000 jobs in March. Economists expected 175,000 gains. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8%.

The least expensive homes have seen the sharpest price increases. That’s been a boon for low and moderate income Americans struggling build wealth.

The number of part-time workers who prefer full-time jobs plunged in February. The March jobs report could reveal if the trend is sustainable.

Stock market has best quarter in a decade and best first quarter since 1998. But after rebound, can it surge higher or has it peaked?

Consumers will be able to more easily use their preferred digital wallets at more locations under a new Citigroup service.

Fewer first-time and lower-income homebuyers are likely to get mortgages under tougher standards adopted by the Federal Housing Administration

The best job market in half a century has been a boon for older women going back to work, typically after raising kids for nearly 20 years

Existing home sales surged 11.8 percent in Feb. as mortgage rates tumbled, reviving a sluggish market. Yet sales are still down vs a year ago.