Author: Janna Herron, USA TODAY

U.S. stock markets are closed on Monday to observe Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

This week, 800,000 furloughed federal workers and their families are bracing for at least one missed paycheck. This is what they’re doing.

The Dow jumps 700 points, buoyed by a jobs report that exceeded expectations and soothing words from the Fed chair.

USDA loans can’t close until the government reopens.

Workers in as many as 22 states, including California and New York, plus the District of Columbia will get higher minimum wages next year.

Stocks roared back on Wednesday, with the Dow surging more than 1,000 points after strong holiday sales, rally in oil market.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 is now 19.77 percent off its Sept. 20 high.A bear market is when an index falls 20 percent or more from its recent high.

Stocks dropped again on Friday, capping a devastating week as investors succumbed to fears of rising rates, slowing growth and a looming shutdown.

Rising prices, lower affordability and higher rates will shape how the 2019 housing market will turn out. Here’s what buyers and sellers can expect.