Personal Economics
  • Support for the new health law remains stable, with about half the public expressing a favorable view of the overhaul.

    Financial Planning After a Spouse Dies

    By Ilana Polyak, CNBC

    The death of a spouse is probably one of the worst things most people endure. Unfortunately, there is a torrent of financial tasks that accompanies that event.

  • Kickstarter’s Potato Salad Guy Faces a $21,000 Tax Bill

    By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

    It’s only been a few days since a top contender for the world’s most obnoxious Kickstarter rocketed to Internet fame, making a bland BBQ side dish one of the most discussed topics online, right...

  • Fed mulls policy exit, eyes end of asset purchases

    Fed mulls policy exit, eyes end of asset purchases

    By Howard Schneider and Michael Flaherty and Jonathan Spicer, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has begun detailing how it plans to ease the U.S. economy out of an era of loose monetary policy, indicating it will end its asset purchases in October and...

  • Does Your State Protect You from Prying Employers?

    By Jeffrey Stinson, Stateline

    Worried about your boss prying into your personal business, poking around in aspects of your life you’d rather keep between friends and family — even as you’re sharing more of it on social media?...

  • U.S., China ink coal, clean energy deals but climate differences remain

    U.S., China ink coal, clean energy deals but climate differences remain

    By Valerie Volcovici and Michael Martina, Reuters

    WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and China on Tuesday signed eight partnership pacts to cut greenhouse gases that will bring the world's two biggest carbon emitters closer together on...