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Activist firm Engine No. 1 after winning three board seats at Exxon is meeting with other oil companies, a source familiar told CNBC.

Labor Day travelers looking for a last summer getaway are at least as eager, or more, to hit the road as they were during other long holiday weekends this year.

Dealerships are offering fewer incentives to sell new cars, given how quickly inventory is flying off the lots amid continuing strong demand from consumers.

Overall, credit card balances have declined in the pandemic. But for many, the debt is only growing and it can be hard to see a way out.

State-owned companies based in Beijing would invest in Didi to gain control under the early-stage proposal pending government approval, Bloomberg News reported.

The traditional 60/40 portfolio will likely neither grow in excess of inflation nor provide much downside protection.

The government's subsidized health insurance coverage through COBRA will end this month. Here's what you need to know if you were relying on it.

If you are married, you might want to evaluate whether tapping Social Security early (before your full retirement age) could hurt your spousal benefits.

New York state lawmakers voted to extend an eviction ban until Jan. 15, following the Supreme Court's decision last month to overturn the national moratorium.

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More companies will pay for college, yet this valuable workplace benefit is often overlooked.

Caring for aging relatives can be costly. But there may be federal and state tax breaks to help ease the burden, financial experts say.

Federal unemployment programs, which end this weekend, greatly expanded the safety net for the jobless during the pandemic.

"Most people that I sit down with always say 'I wish I started sooner,'" said Tess Zigo, a certified financial planner at Emerge Wealth Strategies.

If concerns about environmental and social issues are high on your list, here's how to research investments that also make that a priority.