Author: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

Fewer gig workers get a tax refund and more owe money vs. traditional workers. That’s because their income isn’t withheld by employers all year.

The economy added 196,000 jobs in March. Economists expected 175,000 gains. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8%.

The least expensive homes have seen the sharpest price increases. That’s been a boon for low and moderate income Americans struggling build wealth.

The number of part-time workers who prefer full-time jobs plunged in February. The March jobs report could reveal if the trend is sustainable.

Stock market has best quarter in a decade and best first quarter since 1998. But after rebound, can it surge higher or has it peaked?

Consumers will be able to more easily use their preferred digital wallets at more locations under a new Citigroup service.

Fewer first-time and lower-income homebuyers are likely to get mortgages under tougher standards adopted by the Federal Housing Administration

The best job market in half a century has been a boon for older women going back to work, typically after raising kids for nearly 20 years

Midsize, more affordable housing markets that had been hot are seeing sharper price hikes and slower sales. More buyers are turning to smaller cities.

The Federal Reserve held its key short-term interest rate steady and cut its forecast for the economy and rate hikes in 2019.