Will retailers have more PS5 and Xbox consoles this year?
Two of this holiday season's hottest gifts sold out fast, but more game consoles may be available before year-end.
PlayStation 5, Xbox hard to get? You could be battling a bot
Software is increasingly snapping up hot products, including gaming consoles, leaving human shoppers in the dust.
Trump plan would cut food stamps to more than 8,000 seniors
Cutting the nutrition aid for more than 8,000 poor seniors on January 1 would be "catastrophic," lawmakers say.
Is it worth leaving your house for Black Friday sales?
A surge in coronavirus cases poses a dilemma for your holiday shopping, but experts have some advice.
What's the status of a second $1,200 stimulus check?
Negotiations for another stimulus package are likely to resume, but analysts predict a smaller round of funding.
Time's almost up to claim your $1,200 stimulus check
People who are eligible for the payment but have yet to receive it have until November 21 to register with the IRS.
1 in 4 Americans are jobless or earning poverty-level wages
Official government statistics don't fully capture just how much millions of Americans are hurting, one expert says.
12 million Americans set to lose jobless aid day after Christmas
Expanded federal benefits are scheduled to lapse in December, potentially leaving millions of people with no income.
Walmart CEO: "Imperative" that lawmakers pass more stimulus
CEO Doug McMillan also congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, saying he is looking forward to working with the administration.
Texas inmates paid $2 an hour to move COVID-19 victims' bodies
Prisoners are low-level offenders who volunteered to take on the work, El Paso County Sheriff's department says.
Biden and the economy: What it means for your wallet
The incoming Biden administration will face a host of economic challenges — COVID-19 and partisan politics won't help.
Got a text about a $1,200 stimulus check? Don't click, IRS says
A new phishing scam dangles the possibility of a stimulus check, but criminals just want your personal information.
Vermont: Walmart "cruel" for snubbing $2,000 worker grants
Walmart says it won't apply for state grant program for essential workers. Vermont lawmaker calls it "mind-boggling."
IRS says time running out for people to get stimulus check
People who maybe be eligible for the federal coronavirus relief payments face a deadline later this month.
On election eve, U.S. Postal Service faces delivery delays
Mail-in ballots for voters in some swing states are taking longer to reach election officials, USPS data show.