The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States’ turning to coercion in its ...

New Year’s Day marked the birthday of an extraordinary American patriot, one whose name is virtually unknown today but whose leadership, bipartisanship, and tireless work ethic are needed today as ...

In the years following World War I, America was gripped by the fear that the Communist Revolution that had taken place in Russia would spread to the United States. As is often the case when fear ...

An on-us item is a check or transaction processed by the same bank that holds the check writer's funds, rather than being routed to another bank. This usually settles faster and at lower cost than ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who ...