Economic and political pressures are painful but ultimately bring progress, writes strategist George Friedman.

Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, says investors need to decide exactly what they want from the stock market these days.

The Social Security debate has largely devolved into an exchange of sound bites.

Market-timers are eagerly buying this rally — a signal for contrarian-minded investors to step aside.

Considering refinancing your student loans? There are a lot of factors to consider.

Smucker is in the market Wednesday with a four-tranche acquisition financing.

Treasury yields jumped after hotter-than-expected headline inflation from the September consumer-price index.

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The Financial Conduct Authority fined Jes Staley £1.8 million ($2.2 million) and banned him from holding a senior management role.

U.S. stocks finish lower in volatile trade on Thursday as traders parse the latest inflation data.