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A guaranteed basic-income program in Ann Arbor is giving small business owners $528 a month, no strings attached.

Gig work like ride-hailing is becoming more popular, per a Bank of America report. A cooling job market could be the reason.

Saudi Arabia has high hopes for its Vision 2030 projects such as Neom, but their long-term prospects will require an end to regional conflicts.

A research group doesn't expect either Biden's or Trump's trade policies to reduce China's role in global production networks significantly.

Russia is a major energy producer, and the industry's robust revenues have kept Moscow's war chest filled.

Biden and Trump remain locked in a tight race ahead of November, when they're set to compete in an epic rematch of their 2020 contest.

Forget the Hamptons and put down the rosé: stubborn inflation and stock market volatility are making this Wall Street's summer of worry.

A Cleveland Uber driver who took home $17,000 in 2023 shares the top earnings strategies he's tried, and why he's considering quitting ride-hailing.

People between the ages of 14 and 24 are in their decisive decade. Many of them are dropping out of school and feeling financially unstable.

"You don't need millions to retire," Debra Crockett said. She found out she could live comfortably abroad with a very low budget and has no regrets.

Gone are the days of McDonald's dollar menu, Subway's $5 footlongs, and NYC's $1 slices. Here's why.

Inclusionary zoning is often so expensive that developers build less housing overall. Making it voluntary — and the incentives generous — would help.

Gen Zers are navigating their decisive decade — ages 14 to 24. Some are showing signs of becoming "disconnected youth."

India is on track to become the world's third-largest economy by 2027, but Narendra Modi faces a pile of problems if he wins a third term in power.

As people have fled expensive coastal cities for cheaper housing and cost of living in the Sunbelt in particular, employers have followed.

A Gen Xer in California made over $1 million secretly working two remote tech jobs. He shared his top pieces of advice for overemployed workers.

Japan spent about $35 billion to prop up the yen on Monday and intervened again on Wednesday. A leading economist says the US may step in, too.

Still-elevated inflation and a job market that won't quit mean predictions for interest rate cuts in June are being pushed back.

A Cleveland-based Uber driver shares why he wants to quit ride-hailing, and why he's not sure he can find a better job.

Milan Novak, 67, moved from Florida's Atlantic Coast to a city in rural Arkansas with 900 residents, noting life is cheaper but there's less to do.