Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the business and finance vertical, she worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program.

New federal labor data shows U.S. workers filed 263,000 claims for unemployment benefits last week, the highest level since October 2021 and another sign the job market is cooling. The Department of ...

Analysis of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown the average household size has risen to about 2.5 nationwide, after experiencing a dip between 2023 and 2024. Numbers have ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

In the heat of the summer 2025 homebuying season, mortgage rates feel uncomfortably high. But when someone points out that mortgages are still painfully expensive right now, a well-seasoned homeowner ...