The University of Michigan has released its Consumer Sentiment Index, a key indicator of the relative level of current and future economic conditions. The actual number for the index came in at 58.2, ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...

You can find your PF (Provident Fund) account number by checking your salary slip, contacting your employer’s HR department, logging into the EPFO portal using your Universal Account Number (UAN), or ...

ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell couple came home from vacation to an unsettling surprise — a four-foot python hiding under their deck. “I saw it out of the corner of my eye, and I look over, and it’s right ...

Index funds offer a low-cost, diversified investment option tracking broad market indices. Beginners can start investing with ETFs like Vanguard S&P 500, focusing on long-term growth. Choose index ...

Earlier this week, ESPN unveiled its "Sports Misery Index," an algorithmic system designed to help sports fans gauge how much joy (or sadness) they derive from their favorite teams, games, and leagues ...

An employer identification number (EIN) is like a Social Security number (SSN) for a business. The IRS assigns an EIN — also known as a federal tax ID number — to any business that is eligible. EINs ...

The core Consumer Price Index, which excludes food and energy, picked up to 3.1% Y/Y in July, its highest level since February, exceeding the 3.0% consensus and the +2.9% pace in June, according to ...

Created by CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy program, the Women’s Power Index ranks 193 UN member states on their progress toward gender parity in political participation. It analyzes the proportion of ...

The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website. PyPI is a ...