Explore the Rule of 78, a loan interest calculation method favoring lenders. Learn its implications for early repayment and ...

The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that state regulators misapplied the law when they approved a Duke Energy fuel rate adjustment. Customers will not receive refunds. Other WRAL Top ...

Bills are about to go up again for Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power customers after the companies got the West Virginia ...

Partners are "as anxious as I've seen" about having to ask clients to pay significant rate increases again, noted one consultant. Billing rates were a primary driver of the Am Law 100’s back-to-back ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans' finances: Higher interest rates. Longer-term interest rates have ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to help New Yorkers with high utility rates by delaying the state’s climate law mandates. But that doesn’t mean relief for the high prices ratepayers deal with today is on the ...

The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to require the Public Service Commission to hold rate case hearings for regulated utilities, legislation aimed at addressing electricity ...

The 4% guideline is a frequently cited rule of thumb for retirement spending. And it is a decent starting point for assessing the adequacy of your retirement nest egg. But it’s a blunt instrument: ...

Summary: Some feds are seeing unexpected effects from the new special pay rate for law enforcement and from year‑end retirements that didn’t line up with when agencies process annual leave payouts.

The headlines for the legal industry in 2026 look deceptive. On the surface, the sector is thriving; revenues are up, and demand has rebounded. But if you look at the balance sheets of many mid-sized ...