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As far as financial priorities go, you'd be better served paying down credit cards or building up your emergency fund.

Japan's Nikkei 225 and Topix, South Korea's Kospi and Australia's ASX 200 all fell during early trading.

Kennedy went on to say that it is an American's choice to "eat donuts all day" or drink sodas, and he promised not to take those choices away.

Beijing is remaining defiant in the face of President Donald Trump's trade measures, but it will have to take some sort of action to shore up its weak economy.

The average effective tariff rate has increased in spite of to Trump's reversal, with China's rate rising to 145 percent.

While Trump has paused his whopping 46 percent tariff on Vietnam, economists say the export-reliant country still faces painful decisions.

With the April 15 deadline closing in, personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary will take your tax-filing questions during a live chat on Thursday at noon Eastern.

The stock market appeared poised Thursday for a reversal of the previous day's blistering rally as attention shifted to a potential U.S.-China trade war.

The president moved to suspend tariffs on dozens of countries on Wednesday, but hostilities with Beijing could threaten the economy.

President Trump's threatened tariffs could lead to higher out-of-pocket costs or insurance premiums, depending on whether drugmakers try to pass on the costs.