Bitcoin is looking to reclaim $64,000 on a possible short squeeze after earlier falling to as low as $63,000 following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. At the same time, perpetual futures funding ...

(CNN) — US mortgage rates dropped below 6% this week, cracking a key threshold after years of punishing borrowing costs that sidelined millions of would-be buyers. On Thursday, the average 30-year ...

Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s first meeting of the year showed that several officials wanted the central bank to tell the markets there was a chance its next move might be to raise interest rates.

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell made a rare rebuke against President Trump after Powell revealed he was at the center of a federal criminal investigation. Photo: Kyodonews/Zuma Press Federal Reserve officials ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 27 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved forward four seconds and now sits at 85 seconds to midnight—the closest the symbolic clock has ...

A decline in homicides across the country was a stunning reversal after crime rose during the pandemic. Homicides per 100,000 people in the United States Notes: Homicide rates were compiled from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I show you how to save and invest. The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to move interest rates lower in 2026, but not ...

2025 was an eventful one for homebuyers and owners looking to refinance. After starting in January at over 7% for 30-year mortgage terms, rates declined noticeably. That was helped, in part, by ...

Chicago heating bills could get even higher next year under a proposed rate hike from Peoples Gas that would increase the average household natural gas tab by up to $11 per month. The city’s gas ...

The IRS has announced that the 2026 standard mileage rate for business use is 72.5 cents per mile, the highest rate on record. Medical and military moving rates dipped. The IRS has announced its 2026 ...

Thanks to Einstein’s relativity, time flows differently on Mars than on Earth. NIST scientists have now nailed down the difference, showing that Mars clocks tick slightly faster—and fluctuate over the ...