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Parents who co-signed their kids' student loans are getting stuck picking up the tab when their children stop making payments.

Two suits didn't fit, the groom's was ready three hours after the wedding and the shop tried to charge me an extra £208 I hired six suits for my wedding from Moss Bros. I paid in full, but when I collected them I was ...

New York scrambles to batten down the hatches for Hurricane Sandy as states of emergency are declared in Virginia and Maryland.

With just over a week to go before the US election, it's too close to call. President Barack Obama is rediscovering his touch as a ladies' man, polling well ahead among female voters just as he did when he won the White ...

At the end of this year a small revolution will take place in the investment business - financial advisers will no longer be able to receive commission from fund groups for recommending their products.

he National Football League is watching the progress of Hurricane Sandy, but doesn’t expect the massive storm to affect games scheduled for Philadelphia and East Rutherford, N.J.

With the euro zone almost three years in crisis, the prime minister has been hinting he could hold a referendum on Britain’s relations with the troubled union.

The head of Ray Bloch Productions grew up in a musical household — and went on to play at venues from CBGB to Carnegie Hall.

New York prepares for the worst as two powerful storm systems, guided by Hurricane Sandy, head toward the nation’s most populous city, where heavy rain, strong winds and flooding were expected to hit as early as l...

By giving money to candidates who promise to lower their taxes, the wealthy have a huge impact on politics. But these donors may find that their contributions aren’t serving their interests.

You don't have to be rich to hire a nanny in a city where childcare is a crucial component of a balanced (and equal) economy When two young children were killed, allegedly by their nanny, on the Upper West Side of Manhat...

Though the nation is at the edge of all kinds of chasms — fiscal and otherwise — the Federal Reserve is aiming to provide a margin of safety.

One of the enduring legacies of the Occupy Wall Street movement is the term “One Percent,” referring to the percentage of top wage earners in...

The Elephant Trunk, a large, lockable mailbox, was devised a decade ago for deliveries of items like desktop computers; now it’s back in a smaller version.

Readers respond to “The Fiscal Stimulus, Flawed but Valuable” (Economic View, Oct. 21).

Rachel Carson, who wrote the groundbreaking “Silent Spring” 50 years ago, offered an indelible example of the power of individual action.

Residents along the Atlantic coast are preparing for Hurricane Sandy, which has been called a "one in 30 year storm."

Powerful new research looks into reasons for the financial sector’s vast growth before the financial crisis — and at the social impact.

Kevin Liles of KWL Enterprises, a talent management and brand development firm, says it’s important to take “ownership of every single thing you do.”

Sebastian Vettel usurped Fernando Alonso as Formula One's youngest double world champion, and all the signs are now pointing to the prospect of the German beating his rival to a third title after winning another pole pos...

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday a bipartisan panel's deficit reduction recommendation went too far on spending cuts, especially for...

WASHINGTON -- In the early hours of May 1, D.C. bartender Mike Boone came to the aid of a young woman who was being mugged....