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GE sells $3.7B UK home loan portfolio to Kensington Mortgage

General Electric Co (GE.N) said on Wednesday it had sold a $3.7 billion portfolio of loans from its British home lending business to private equity-backed Kensington Mortgage Co Ltd as it continues to shrink its financing arm, GE Capital.

As the world gets fatter, this drug giant gets richer

Late on a chilly Friday in February 2013, Novo Nordisk A/S Chief Executive Officer Lars Rebien Soerensen got news that his company’s most promising new treatment, an insulin called Tresiba, had been rejected by U.S. regulators.

Early shoppers line up for tax-free weed in Colorado

DENVER — Marijuana consumers were taking advantage of a tax holiday in Colorado on Wednesday, with some lining up early for doorbuster-style deals.

6 Financial Perks of Being a First-Time Homebuyer

Hours after we closed on our first house, my husband and I sat in our empty new living room and stared at the walls. He was the first to speak, saying simply, “I thought it was painted.” We learned a lot about that old house over the next 15 years, and while we knew to expect some changes, others, such as the need to paint the walls, we would figure out as we went along. That included making some adjustments to our tax forms. All of those ...

Why that $40K new car is actually cheaper than your old clunker

Why price increases don't always get factored into how we determine inflation.

Residents sue Seattle over trash privacy rights

Fox News Legal Analysts Lis Wiehl and Mercedes Colwin on a lawsuit against the city of Seattle and a football coach under investigation for post-game prayers.

How a Fed rate increase could affect your retirement

It's not uncommon for today's employees to feel as though they'll work until the day they die. Thanks to the Fed, that could be reality for much of the American workforce.

Startups Tackling High Price of College Textbooks

Sept. 16 -- College textbook prices are on the rise, but several new startups, websites and initiatives are helping students to hit the books without breaking the bank. Bloomberg's Willem Marx has the story.

Attitudes toward paid leave shift as more dads sue employers

As more men take time off work when a baby is born, many are also filing lawsuits and complaints about how much time they can take and the professional setbacks they endure when they return to work.

FDA Bans 4 Types Of 'More Dangerous' Cigarettes

Four types of R.J. Reynolds cigarettes will soon vanish from store shelves following a ruling from the FDA.