Personal Economics
  • Student Loan Bill Caught in a Web of Politics

    Republicans today blocked the Democrats from moving ahead with a bill that would prevent the scheduled doubling of the interest rate on federal student loans this summer because of a festering...

  • 6 Unexpected Items That Could Replace Paper Money

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    The weekend’s election results in France and Greece have added to the uncertainty surrounding the future of the European Union and its common currency, the Euro. Voters in both nations firmly turned...

  • Analysis: Public pension fixes face stout legal challenges

    By Jim Christie and Lisa Lambert, Reuters

    SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public employees in San Jose, California's third-largest city, are gearing up for a marathon court battle if local voters approve a measure in June to overhaul...

  • Study Shows Modest Gains in Home Prices

    In another indication that the crisis-ridden housing market may be finally turning the corner, a new report shows that home prices increased for a third month in a row, not counting so called “...

  • The Doctor Is In...Your TV: A $27 Billion Business

    By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

    NowClinic, which started in 2010 and has expanded into 22 states, is part of the explosion of Web- and telephone-based medical services that experts say are transforming the delivery of primary...