As mortgage rates near 6%, this key figure could unlock a refinancing wave after the Fed meeting

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut rates by another 25 basis points next week to a 3.75% to 4% range, which would ...

I’m struggling to buy a house — should I settle for one with a bus stop right outside?

I’m wondering whether the bus stop will be seen as a negative. Will it be noisy? Will we lose privacy? Will people waiting at ...

Tesla just shared more about its AI vision. These are the 3 biggest takeaways.

A lot is happening with Tesla’s automotive and energy businesses. But the company used its earnings call to further hammer a ...

Why Nov. 1 is a make-or-break day for millions of Americans’ finances

If the government shutdown stretches beyond October, experts warn that Nov. 1 could mark a grim cutoff for low- and ...

I’m a veteran, 57, and on disability benefits. How do I persuade my wife, 52, to downsize so we can both retire?

This is my second time writing to you. It seems my previous plans to retire and move to the Philippines with my wife have ...

Beware of this tax shock when buying a newly built home — one first-time homeowner’s monthly payment jumped $1,000

Americans’ property-tax bills have risen sharply in recent years. But the newest cohort of homeowners — particularly those ...

Inflation rises slower than expected in September, CPI shows, and tees up another Fed interest-rate cut

Consumer prices rose in September slower than expected, likely locking the Federal Reserve into cutting interest rates next ...

Margin debt is at a record high. Here’s what that means for the stock market.

Investors buying stocks with borrowed money suggests confidence that the market will keep rising. If only that were true.

After CPI, fed-funds futures point to strong chance of 2 more Fed rate cuts by yearend

Traders in the federal-funds-futures market appeared nearly certain Friday that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates ...

‘She did a lot of things behind my back’: My father excluded me from his will. My ‘sneaky’ sister, his executor, is to blame.

I was not provided with any information, including the copy of our father’s death certificate, a copy of the will and/or ...

The September CPI could be the last big inflation report for a while

The Federal Reserve might be set to cut interest rates next week, but it doesn't mean the September consumer-price index ...

September CPI Today: Softer inflation report sets up another Fed interest-rate cut

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the consumer price index for September. It will be the only government indicator released during the shutdown and play a major role in how much the Federal ...