Jeanne Sahadi

The US Supreme Court decided this week to hear a case that will consider the constitutionality of funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and, in doing so, test the constraints of US regulators’ power. The case would be heard in the fall, with a decision likely by summer 2024.

Here are answers to 5 key questions about the implications of the federal labor board’s decision to prohibit employers from requiring laid off workers to sign certain types of non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses in exchange for severance.

Interest rates are higher (again), courtesy of the Federal Reserve, which hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, for the eighth time in a row since last March.

After his own cancer diagnosis, Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun heard from many people that they hid their diagnoses at work for fear of losing their job or being perceived as weak. He launched the #WorkingWithCancer Pledge to change that.

Let’s be honest. Saving and investing, while necessary, often feel like a chore.

Here are a few ways to situate your money so that you can benefit from rising interest rates, and protect yourself from their downside.

Las nuevas reglas de jubilación podrían hacer que sea más fácil para los estadounidenses acumular ahorros para la jubilación, y que retirarlos sea menos costoso. Aún se espera que el Congreso lo apruebe.

Here are a few ways to situate your money so that you can benefit from rising interest rates, and protect yourself from their downside.

Unless someone else does your shopping and manages your money, it’s impossible to miss the signs of inflation on your expenses.

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates by 0.5%, the highest percentage-point hike in more than two decades. The move comes as the US economy faces rising inflation and recession threats. CNN’s Matt Egan reports.

The Federal Reserve announced it is raising interest rates for the first time since 2018. What does the increase mean to you and your wallet? CNN’s Christine Romans explains.

Inflation is high and interest rates are expected to rise this year. So what does that mean if you’re investing in bonds? You’ve probably heard that when rates rise, bond prices fall. And if you already own bonds either directly or through a bond fund, this is not great news. But that shouldn’t stop you from investing in bonds. And there are ways to limit the downside of a rising rate environment in your portfolio – and position yourself to get more yield. A few bond basics first Forget rates f…

The IRS said Monday it would start accepting 2021 federal tax returns on Monday, January 24. The tax filing deadline this year is Monday, April 18. That’s the day by which you must have filed your 2021 individual return and paid any remaining federal income taxes owed for last year. Normally, the tax-filing deadline is April 15, but this year that is when Emancipation Day will be observed in Washington, DC. In two states - Massachusetts and Maine – the federal filing deadline will be April 19…

If you’re a high earner who was scrambling to take advantage of a so-called backdoor Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) before new rules go into effect prohibiting you to do so, you just got a reprieve. Senator Joe Manchin’s refusal to vote for the Build Back Better bill puts the future of that legislation in jeopardy. And, as a result, it also puts in jeopardy a revenue-raising provision in the bill that would restrict the ability of high-income savers to put money into Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s using a…

This month may be the last chance for high-income savers to take full advantage of the ‘backdoor’ Roth. If the Build Back Better bill, passed by the House in November and now under consideration by the Senate, becomes law, it could limit high-income savers’ options to convert their savings into Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s, which offer tax-free withdrawals in retirement. The most immediate restriction, unless lawmakers amend the date, would start in 2022, when you would no longer be allowed to co…

Thanks to new third-party reporting rules starting in 2023, it will be harder to remain anonymous when engaging in cryptocurrency and other digital asset transactions.

If you serve in the military, there are plenty of financial benefits that can help secure your family’s financial well-being. But it will require a lot of vigilant planning and cash flow management on your part.

CNN’s Phil Mattingly reports on potential pushback to the new rule.

Employees calling for better wages and working conditions have always been a given in the workplace. But workers are increasingly calling on their companies to take action on other issues that they care about as well.

Cryptocurrencies are usually characterized by wild price swings and extreme volatility. But there is one cryptocurrency that is designed to be the exact opposite.