Nearly 90 percent of investors who use a financial advisor say the advice they receive plays an important or critical role in meeting their financial goals.

A new survey by the state of Vermont finds the number of residents without health insurance has dropped by nearly a third in the past seven years, mainly due to growth in government programs.

Workers in Iowa's largest public-sector union won't have to contribute to their health insurance, but they will not see an overall raise under a new two-year contract issued by an arbitrator Thursday.

The U.S. economy added a robust 236,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent.The government does one survey to learn how many jobs were created and another survey to determine the unemployment rate. Those surveys can sometimes produce different results, although in February...