Building a savings cushion in a time of emergency

Experts generally suggest having three to six months of savings on hand, but that can be tough for many people who are living paycheck to paycheck.

Fed takes emergency steps to slash rates and ease bank rules

The Federal Reserve takes emergency action Sunday and slashes its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to nearly zero and announces it will purchase more Treasury securities to encourage lending to try to offset the impact of the coronavirus outbreak

House OKs coronavirus relief bill, after urging from Trump, in 363-40 vote

In a 363-40 vote early Saturday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a coronavirus response package negotiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Mass crowds rush to local stores to stockpile goods amid coronavirus concerns

President Trump's address to the nation Wednesday about U.S. efforts to control the coronavirus spread was supposed to calm the public. Instead, crowds rushed to local stores looking to stockpile thinks like soup, paper towels, and toilet paper. 

Trump administration weighs delaying April 15 tax deadline amid coronavirus outbreak

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Congress on Wednesday that the administration is looking to provide relief for most individual taxpayers as well as small businesses.

Dow drops 7.8% as free-fall in oil, virus fears slam markets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 7.8%, its steepest drop since the financial crisis of 2008, as a free-fall in oil prices and worsening fears of fallout from the spreading coronavirus outbreak seize markets.

Stocks, oil prices plunge as coronavirus closes sites around world

The world’s largest economies are delivering more worrisome cues as anxiety over the virus outbreak sends stock and oil prices plunging.

California Attorney General warns against price gouging during coronavirus crisis

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday issued a price gouging alert following Governor Newsom's State of Emergency declaration after the first death from Coronavirus in California.

Calabasas beats out Beverly Hills as one of richest cities in U.S.

Put on the map with the help of the 'Beverly Hillbillies,' 'Beverly Hills Cop,' the '90210' clan and Weezer, Beverly Hills has worn the crown for wealth in Southern California, until now. Bloomberg just named Calabasas one of the richest cities in the U.S, surpassing Beverly Hills.

California lottery didn’t give $36M to schools, auditor says

The California lottery skimped on giving $36 million in revenue to fund public education and spent $720,000 on food and travel expenses without considering cheaper options, the state auditor said in a report made public Tuesday.

Changes to FICO credit score calculations could make it harder to get a loan: report

FICO, the most widely-used credit score in the United States, is changing the way it calculates consumers' scores and that could make it more difficult for some Americans to get a loan.

New climate change surcharge may appear on your next restaurant bill

A unique, brand-new partnership between the state and a non-profit organization aims to help farmers cut back on greenhouse gasses. 

Raising minimum wage by $1 could prevent thousands of suicides each year, study suggests

Researchers estimated that a $1 increase to the current state minimum wage could have prevented 27,550 suicide deaths from 1990-2015, according to estimates from a new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.