Stocks fell sharply Monday — with the Dow suffering its worst day since the "Black Monday" market crash in 1987 and its third-worst day ever — even after the Federal Reserve embarked on a massive ...

The Federal Reserve announced a barrage of new programs to help keep the market functioning. Among the moves is an open-ended commitment to keep buying assets under its quantitative easing measures.

In the early '90s, Daymond John was a budding designer, sewing hats to sell in his mother's Queens, New York, neighborhood. It was during that time Daymond remembers reading something that redefined ...

Mary Ellen Pleasant may not be a household name, but her story rivals that of any great American entrepreneur. In the 1800s, Pleasant became one of the first African-American female self-made ...

The U.S. is officially experiencing an economic recession, according to a Monday statement from private non-profit research organization National Bureau of Economic Research. While many experts and ...

High death tolls from the 1918 influenza pandemic likely helped the Nazis gain power in "crucial" German elections, according to new research. In a staff report published on Monday, researchers from ...

Across the world, sea turtles are swallowing bits of plastic in the ocean and often dying as a result. New research shows that sea turtles mistake the scent of plastic for food. Ingesting just over a ...

Sotheby's recently sold a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s for $560,000 to become the most expensive sneakers ever sold. The sneakers were worn in a game by basketball legend Michael Jordan and autographed.

Morgan Stanley analysts maintain their prediction that the Chinese yuan will account for 5% to 10% of global foreign exchange reserve assets by 2030. The yuan currently accounts for about 2% of global ...

Stock picking has a terrible track record, and it's getting worse. That's the thesis of Larry Swedroe and Andrew Berkin's book, "The Incredible Shrinking Alpha," just out in its second edition.

When Shannon Harness went to the hospital with abdominal pain, he had no idea he'd ultimately wind up with bills totaling about $85,000. The 39-year-old Marine Corps veteran, who works for a ...

In an emergency move Sunday, the Federal Reserve announced it is dropping its benchmark interest rate to zero and launching a new round of quantitative easing. The QE program will entail $700 billion ...