Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Renting a Car? 3 Things Your Credit Card Doesn’t Cover
If you’re renting the car with a credit card, you may be able to say ‘no’ to the supplemental insurance and the fee that comes with it, but there are some exceptions.
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Millennials Hit the Brakes on an Automotive Rite of Passage
Saving up to purchase your first vehicle used to be a rite of passage for teenagers and young adults, but fewer than four in 10 Millennial drivers now contribute financially to the purchase of their...
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Taking a Summer Road Trip? 9 Must-Have Items for Your Car’s Emergency Kit
Road service provider AAA said it expects to rescue 7 million drivers this summer.
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Why 2017 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year to Buy a Car
By Janna HerronThe record-setting car-buying boom appears to be over—and that’s good news for anyone in the market for a new set of wheels. Thanks largely to cheap gas and auto loan rates near historic lows, U.S...
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The Next Financial Bubble? Auto Loans Soar as Delinquencies Rise
By The Fiscal Times StaffAmerica’s love affair with the automobile may be reaching dangerous new heights. Auto loans are hitting record levels, and delinquencies are rising.
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The 15 Best Cars of 2017
New car sales have remained strong in 2016, although it’s unclear whether they’ll break the record 17.5 million units sold last year. Sales have been boosted by a strengthening economy, rising wages...
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3 Unexpected Big Deals You’ll Find Awesome This Weekend
You probably think of Black Friday as the best day to find discounts on popular holiday items and gifts like apparel and electronics, but in recent years several other types of merchants have gotten...
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Why Your New Vehicle Could Get Stuck at the Car Wash
By Ciro ScottiYou’ve probably seen those TV ads featuring a dofus dad (why is it always a dad?) who is saved from a fender-bender by his self-braking car. Turns out that same dude could have a tough time getting...
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9 New Cars Selling at Big Discounts in 2016
Fall is always a good time to negotiate the price of a new car, since dealers want to get rid of their current inventory to make room for next year’s models. Slideshow: 9 New Cars Selling at a Big...
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Hope Your Car Seats Are Comfy: Americans Spend Nearly 300 Hours a Year Driving
Despite the rise of car-sharing, telecommuting and urban living, car ownership is still the norm in America. Nearly nine in 10 U.S. households have at least one car for every driver in their home,...
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More Than 34 Million Americans to Travel on Labor Day
By ReutersMore people will travel in the United States this Labor Day holiday than they have on any of the September travel breaks since the 2008 financial crisis, U.S. travel group AAA said on Tuesday.
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EVs vs. Hybrids: Which Are Worse For The Environment?
By Oilprice, Oilprice.comClimate Central performed a study on the environmental nature of electricity in all 52 states around the US, in order to determine what merits electric vehicles have in each state.
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Why Your Insurance Policy Might Not Have You Covered
By Erik Sherman, The Fiscal TimesInsurance is supposed to be peace of mind paid on an installment plan, but failing to review that plan once in a while could have dire financial consequences. As your life changes, so do your...
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The High-Tech Future of Cars
By Diane Bullock, MinyanvilleBetween anti-collision software, "around-view" monitors, and advanced head-up displays, cars are not quite driving themselves, but we're getting there.
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Automakers Set to Poach Programmers from Tech Firms
By ReutersAutomakers have embarked on an ambitious drive to hire software "codaholics," an effort that is increasingly pitting Detroit against its technology partners in Silicon Valley.