DETROIT -- What does $250 a week in strike pay really add up to these days?

Not a lot at all. UAW strike pay is below the national poverty line, below the Michigan minimum wage and even below what the average retiree gets in Social Security. Even many part-time workers see bigger paychecks than that.

What's more important: The strike pay for ...Read more

Good question, and yes, everyone's asking.

An economic recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. The U.S. economy has experienced 10 recessions since 1950, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Does this mean stock prices drop also? Not necessarily.

The most severe was the Great Recession ...Read more

Q: I have a fairly large judgment against me from a lawsuit I lost a few years ago. I just inherited a house from a relative that passed away. Can my creditor take this? -- Barb

A: It will depend on many factors. Generally, a judgment creditor has a variety of ways to try to get paid back. They can garnish your wages and your bank account; lien...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A high-profile name has emerged as the buyer of the Razor House, an architectural masterpiece on the coast of La Jolla.

Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys plunked down $20.8 million for the striking San Diego-area estate, according to people not authorized to comment on the sale. That's the priciest deal in the coastal community this ...Read more

No one has been getting rich stuffing their money into a savings account and it's bound to get even tougher, as the Federal Reserve shifts further into a rate cutting mode.

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce another rate cut soon near the end of its next two-day policy meeting.

"I expect the Fed to lower the fed funds rate range by 25...Read more

Q: I have a fairly large judgment against me from a lawsuit I lost a few years ago. I just inherited a house from a relative that passed away. Can my creditor take this? -- Barb

A: It will depend on many factors. Generally, a judgment creditor has a variety of ways to try to get paid back. They can garnish your wages and your bank account; lien...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Real estate website Zillow launched an instant-buying program Monday in San Diego County that will give users quick cash offers on their homes.

The Zillow Offers program -- already in 16 other markets -- charges a convenience fee instead of a commission that a seller might pay a real estate agent, but Zillow will handle the ...Read more

Did you just get an email about your tax refund? Or maybe an email using the phrase an "electronic tax return reminder?"

Ignore it. It's a hot new scam, according to the latest warnings from the Internal Revenue Service.

Taxpayers are increasingly reporting that they're receiving unsolicited emails from IRS impostors. The subject line on the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Most people want to lose a few inches. Jenny Craig has dropped a few thousand square feet.

After slimming the asking price for her compound in the San Diego-area community of Del Mar, the weight loss guru has sold the oceanfront property for $22 million. That's $17.5 million shy of the original asking price, records show.

Shaped...Read more

Home is where the heart -- and frankly most of your money -- is.

Most American homeowners -- 83% -- wouldn't go back to renting after buying a home, according to the 2019 Fall Homebuyer Insights Report issued by Bank of America released Thursday.

And 70% say they're more emotionally attached than they anticipated, according to the online ...Read more

Q: I have been on a tear, damaging homes up the Atlantic coast. How does this affect people who are under contract to buy or sell a home? -- Dorian (yes, that Dorian!)

A: Here in Florida, we are experienced in dealing with you and your siblings. When we get wind that you are coming to town, it becomes next to impossible to get homeowner's ...Read more

Daniel Huang and his wife, Cathy, were looking to downsize from their three-bedroom house in the East Bay. Their children had moved out, and the couple wanted something new.

They hunted for months and finally bought a two-bedroom condo under construction in a Fremont, Calif., development called the Locale at State Street. For slightly less than...Read more

BALTIMORE -- The apartment company owned by Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, said it has rejected a settlement offer from the Maryland Attorney General's office after two years of negotiating over the New York real estate firm's rental practices across the state.

In a statement Wednesday to The Baltimore ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Phil Spector's infamous murder castle -- where he shot actress Lana Clarkson to death in 2003 -- just got a bit cheaper. After listing for $5.5 million earlier this year, the French Chateau-style mansion has returned to market at $4.995 million in Alhambra.

The eerie estate known as the Pyrenees Castle has seen plenty over the ...Read more

Did you just get an email about your tax refund? Or maybe an email using the phrase an "electronic tax return reminder?"

Ignore it. It's a hot new scam, according to the latest warnings from the Internal Revenue Service.

Taxpayers are increasingly reporting that they're receiving unsolicited emails from IRS impostors. The subject line on the ...Read more

T-Mobile will let you try its network for free for 30 days on your smartphone with your current phone number.

If you've considered switching cellphone carriers but were nervous about how coverage in your area, here's a deal for you.

T-Mobile will let you try its network for free using your smartphone and phone number.

Noncustomers can sign up...Read more

National Dog Day may have passed on Aug. 26, but Starbucks celebrates the "holiday" every day of the year.

Hit the drive-thru with your pooch and ask the barista for a free "Puppuccino." The special treat, part of the chain's "secret menu," is whipped cream served neat in an espresso cup.

Fido or Fifi will lap it ...Read more