One of the most enduring changes in the lives of Russians in recent years has occurred not in Russia itself but in places like Turkey where they vacation.

After finding trouble selling their house, Kim Wanamaker and her partner Barbara Simkins decided to turn their house in Ridgefield, Conn., house into a bed-and-breakfast.

Attempts are underway to make glassmaking, an old, stable technology that requires lots of material and energy, greener.

Online degrees can be a boon to your career and your life, as long you choose the right program and understand the commitment that will be involved.

Bartering, especially of homes, has found a new, global life on the Internet.

The role of the Federal Reserve is different depending on the type of economic bubble it faces.

Americans tend to put a disproportionate share of their money into shares of companies based in their own states, new research has shown.

In “Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing,” the author writes about the government’s intelligence gathering.

More airlines are expected to instate a fee for the first piece of checked luggage, following in the footsteps of American Airlines.

It was a mixed week for the stock market, which was constrained by unfavorable economic reports but nonetheless had some pockets of strength.