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This article looks at the costs of several end-of-life expenses encountered by families of loved ones.

Weekly economic indicators stay positive: strong consumer spending, commodities and low jobless claims suggest no imminent ...

Track weekly U.S. economic indicators: strong consumer spending and jobs, mixed long leading signals, dollar drop and commodities. Click for the outlook.

After years of sticker shock, the new car market finally stopped sprinting ahead in 2024. Prices barely moved compared with ...

While FAVR offers precision, it is not the only alternative to the standard mileage rate. Some organizations use ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced new standard mileage rates for 2026. The rate for automobiles used for business purposes increased by 2.5 cents in 2026. The mileage rate for vehicles used for ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued new cents-per-mile rates for calculating tax-deductible vehicle operating costs for 2026. The new regulations, effective January 1, show that the standard ...

Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute Testimony in Opposition to House Bill 1228: “Motor vehicle insurance; use of certain factors to establish rates prohibited.” February 3, ...

After cutting interest rates three times in a row last year, the Federal Reserve indicated last month it probably won’t lower interest rates again for a while. A months-long pause, cemented by key ...

The Justice Department’s criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell’s willingness to fight back are already shaking Wall Street. But Main Street could feel shock waves, too.

The investigation, which is said to center on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, is an escalation of the president’s long-running pressure campaign on Jerome H. Powell.