A major acquisition of a homegrown Chicago bank: Is the buyer taking a big risk? And what does the deal mean for customers?

Money Smart Week 2018 is coming to Chicago. What should parents tell their children about money? A discussion with Beth Kobliner.

Congress makes another attempt at passing a balanced budget amendment as a new report shows the federal deficit skyrocketing.

Tensions over trade restrictions heat up as China responds with tariffs of its own on more than 100 U.S. products.

The Trump administration is playing down the historic stock market downturn. We discuss the seesawing financial markets and what they may foretell.

New Year’s resolutions may already be broken, but there’s still time to make smart financial moves in 2018. We get money tips from Sean Sebold of Sebold Capital Management.

The Dow Jones crossing 25,000 is the latest milestone in a long-running bull market. What’s driving it, and when it could end.

The financial markets have skyrocketed over the past year. Can they keep climbing in 2018?

On Sunday, the Chicago Board Options Exchange became the first major U.S. exchange to start trading bitcoin futures, allowing traders to place bet on the commodity’s future value.

While Fed Chair Janet Yellen ends her tenure on an upbeat note, are there storm clouds ahead for the economy?

The Chicago Futures Exchange is set to start trading bitcoin, which has seen its value rise more than 1,000 percent since the start of the year. Just what is bitcoin?

President Donald Trump recently said the heart of his tax proposal “is a giant, beautiful, massive – the biggest ever in our country – tax cut.” We take a closer look at the plan.

Median incomes in America are on the rise. What will be the response of a Federal Reserve Board with vacancies?

The economy is adding jobs and unemployment is low, yet nearly 15 million Americans are on the hunt for full-time work. We discuss the job market with a Chicago Booth Review editor.

Another record-setting day on Wall Street. What’s propelling the stock surge—and can it last?

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise the benchmark interest rate again. What that means about the U.S. economy.