A Social Security spokesperson later said that the use of a security authentication PIN (SAP) is "entirely optional" and it would amend its regulatory filing to reflect that.

Shares of power producers rose as strong earnings offset rate fears. Midwestern power giant American Electric Power rallied after it posted growth in second-quarter earnings and revenue, as it guided ...

A provision in the Republican megabill, which was signed into law earlier this month, giving each newborn $1,000 could be "a back door for privatizing Social Security," Treasury Secretary Scott ...

Communications-services companies ticked up as traders continued to chase gains in high-risk sectors. Spanish carrier Telefonica swung to a second-quarter net loss as it continued to be affected by ...

Shares of technology companies rose slightly ahead of Microsoft's earnings. Microsoft's shares surged in late trading after booming artificial-intelligence demand buoyed its cloud-computing unit's ...

OTTAWA--Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said bilateral talks with Washington to resolve the tariff row may not lead to a deal before the Aug. 1 deadline. Senior officials are in Washington to find ...

Health-care companies were more or less flat amid mixed earnings fortunes.

Shares of Etsy Inc. and eBay Inc. ran higher over the course of the day on Wednesday, as a key demand metric for both online-shopping platforms topped expectations for the second quarter.

My daughter is filing for divorce from her husband, who has bipolar I disorder. He stopped taking his lithium last June and has had two major four-month-long manic episodes. My daughter and his ...

Producers of metals and other raw materials fell sharply as the U.S. dollar hit a two-month high against rivals in the wake of the Federal Reserve's policy statement.

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the fifth straight meeting Wednesday amid tremendous pressure from President Donald Trump to reduce borrowing costs. For the first ...