Some Louisiana taxpayers will be getting an after Christmas gift from Uncle Sam. Here's what you need to be on the lookout ...

Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming ...

The 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit was one of three COVID stimulus payments sent to households amid the pandemic. In March 2021, ...

Taxpayers who qualify should receive the payment by late January, according to the IRS. The estimated amount of payments going out will be about $2.4 billion. The IRS says taxpayers who haven't filed ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it will issue automatic payments this month to nearly one million taxpayers who ...

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates might not drop as much next year if the Fed only lowers rates ...

The Federal Reserve's gradual rate cuts in 2025 may impact mortgages, debt, and savings differently than anticipated.

The U.S. government faced the threat of a shutdown if Congress didn't pass a spending bill before Dec. 21, 2024. Here's a ...

The general lack of economic reporting from the government during a shutdown can add to uncertainty for markets too. Overall, ...

There have been six government shutdowns since 1978 that lasted five days or more, and the S&P 500 Index SPX gained in the four most recent shutdowns. That history is shown in the table above, which ...

The reality is that a U.S. government default would be unprecedented, and many experts have said it would likely lead to ...