BP has become the latest firm to pause travel through the Suez Canal following a series of attacks on vessels by Houthi militants from Yemen. In a statement Monday, the oil major said…

Processing times for U.S. passport applications have returned to pre-pandemic levels, the State Department announced Monday. Routine passport applications are currently processed within six to eight weeks, while expedited service,…

Social Security recipients and others on fixed incomes will soon see a slight increase in their monthly benefit checks from the U.S. government. Starting in January, the estimated average monthly…

The Census Bureau says U.S. companies broke ground on a surprisingly high number of houses in November. The agency says housing starts rose 9% from a year ago, primarily because…