Gold has started the year off strong, with prices having already gained 5% since the end of 2024 and taking a shot at fresh record highs. Investors are betting on lower U.S. interest rates this year, ...

The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow a little faster and inflation to keep falling this year.

The jobless rate soared to 14.8% at the height of the pandemic, but by the time Biden took office, it had dropped to 6.4%. It then fell steadily to 3.4% by 2023 as the U.S. recovered fully from the ...

Illinois has a high percentage of kids who are vaccinated. Health professionals are bracing for how the new administration could change that.

Could a 50-year bond, redeemable in gold on America’s 300th Birthday, point the way out of the era of fiat money?

This week the American Library Association (ALA) filed an amicus brief affirming the FCC's essential Universal Service Fund ...

The spike comes even though the Federal Reserve hoped the opposite would occur following interest rate cut decisions last year.

After hitting a new 5-month peak at the start of the week, 30-year refi rates have dipped every day since. Rates moved lower ...

After recently shooting up to the most expensive level since May, 30-year mortgage rates have fallen considerably the last two days. Most other loan types also saw declines.

NAR forecasts mortgage rates to stabilize near 6% in 2025, likely establishing a new normal. Inventory will gradually grow.

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts for individuals and businesses. In some states, ...