Search results for

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd has unveiled his draft proposal to remake the financial regulatory system. It's a sweeping plan that goes beyond what's being hammered out by the House and the Obama administration.

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. But with inflation still elevated, policymakers may leave the door open to an additional rate hike in the future.

Services where regular people use their cars to take passengers to their destinations have found a foothold in the smartphone age. And for many participating in this sharing economy, the appeal is in more than just the cost savings or convenience.

The Federal Reserve moved aggressively Wednesday to start cutting interest rates as easing inflation fears gives way to concern about the job market.

Former New York Congress member George Santos has changed his tune. The once defiant House Republican has pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges.

Steve Inskeep talks to the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, about why the Senate's action is a setback for consumers.

Just because a medical bill arrives in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price. NPR's Life Kit has tips to eliminate, reduce or negotiate a medical bill.

Bonds are selling off, and investors are "selling America," thanks to mounting worries over the national deficit.

On top of the small business loans and money for health care included in previous bills, the latest round of relief includes longtime Democratic priorities for lifting people out of poverty.

Democrats are unhappy with the budget proposed by President Bush that would boost spending on the war on terror while cutting social programs. Some Republicans have problems with the budget too -- though the two parties may not always agree on what those problems are or how to solve them.