The interim CEO of Equifax penned an apology this week in the pages of the Wall Street Journal. He apologized for the company’s data breach and extended a consolation: free credit freezes for any affected consumers. How effective are credit freezes? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

U.S. military operations have ramped up in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria as word of worsening conditions has spread widely. The relief effort delays are less about getting supplies to the island, officials and workers have said, and more about getting what’s already there to the people who need it. Shipping containers with water, food, […]

President Trump and his team have repeatedly said over the last few weeks that their tax bill won’t include tax cuts for the wealthy. It’s a promise the president repeated yesterday and that his economic adviser, Gary Cohn, echoed this morning on “Good Morning America.” But how true is that claim? Click the audio player […]

A key component of the Republican tax plan is doubling the standard deduction for individuals. The standard deduction reduces the amount of income on which you pay taxes, so doubling it means folks who typically take the standard deduction could have lower taxable income. And it also could lead more people to take the standard […]

Today is the deadline for health insurers to fully commit — are they’re going to sell policies on the federal healthcare.gov exchange in 2018 or not? A number of insurance carriers have pulled out of several markets, saying they were losing too much money. Can insurers find their financial footing amidst so much uncertainty? Click […]