Credit cards offer incredible convenience, allowing you to pay for your purchases over time while earning cash back, travel rewards or other types of perks. However, they also come with a dangerous ...

Minimum wage hikes traditionally have been aimed at helping low-paid workers afford the basics, such as food, medicine and housing. But a growing number of states and localities are raising their pay ...

The most recent hike to the federal minimum wage occurred on July 24, 2009, back when former President Barack Obama was still in his first year in office and the Black Eyed Peas topped the Billboard ...

The federal wage floor of $7.25 is increasingly irrelevant when even most teenagers are earning twice that. But what happens when the economy cools? By Ben Casselman and Lydia DePillis Under New ...

Four states are voting on minimum wage increases this Election Day. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, but many states have higher rates. Proposals include raising wages in Alaska, California, ...