What interest rate hikes mean for you and the economy

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday dramatically escalated its fight to dial back historic inflation, raising its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, the largest rate hike since 1994. The move offers hope

Thousands of cattle dead amid continuing heat wave

Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of cattle in Kansas have died as a national heat wave scorches the U.S., leaving one of the country’s leading cattle farming states with a loss amid rising production costs.

Why lowering gas prices isn't that simple

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The pain at the pump is getting worse and has motorists asking, is there any relief in sight? The average nationwide price of a gallon of gas surpassed