Josh Boak

U.S. home prices rose in October at a slower pace, as real estate sales have fallen and affordability has become a challenge for potential buyers.

Around the country, areas with the strongest job markets increasingly have some of the costliest homes. And areas with the most affordable homes lack a solid base of middle class jobs that attract workers.

U.S. services firms expanded at a faster pace in November, a signal that overall economic growth should remain robust.

President Barack Obama’s expansive executive action on immigration is good for the U.S. economy — just not as good as partnering with Congress on broader reforms.

A sudden plunge in mortgage rates this week raised an urgent question for millions of Americans: Should I refinance my mortgage?

It could be an awkward reunion. Three top former government leaders who devised the 2008 financial bailouts are set to testify this week in a lawsuit over the government’s rescue of the insurance giant AIG.