Survey: To be happy in LA, you need an annual salary of $204,855

A survey from Purdue University and GoBankingRates.com found that you need an annual salary of $204,855 to be happy in L.A. It also found that people need to be making between $117,060 and $146,325 annually for their emotional well-being.

Louis Vuitton parent company to buy Tiffany for $16.2 billion

French luxury group LVMH has agreed to buy New York jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion, adding a famed star to its portfolio that already boasts Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Bulgari.

Baldwin County business owner indicted on 23 counts

A grand jury Friday indicted a Baldwin County business owner on 23 counts including insurance fraud, theft by taking and forgery.

Data management firm Collibra to create 200 jobs in Atlanta

A company that sells data management services to businesses is opening its second U.S. office in Atlanta.

A $100 Kohl’s 'coupon' floating around the internet is a scam

If a deal sounds too good to be true — like Kohl’s giving away $100 in merchandise for its 57th anniversary — then it probably is. 

FDIC gives green light for a BB&T-SunTrust bank merger

Atlanta-based SunTrust and Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based BB&T are one step closer to merging.

Report: California has 91 of the 'Top 100 Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes'

California has 91 of the most expensive zip codes in the U.S. for 2019, according to a new annual ranking report by the real estate website PropertyShark.

Some college graduates would give up coffee, shave head, spend week in jail to erase student loan debt, survey finds

A majority of college graduates with student loans said they would shave their head if the debt could be erased, according to a new survey, and some others said they would consider giving up coffee and even spending a week in jail.

Millennials willing to tap retirement savings to cover basic expenses, study finds

While many Americans have little to no retirement savings at all, even young savers who do are perhaps too willing to draw from that stash to cover unrelated expenses.

Fed cuts rates a 3rd time this year but signals likely pause

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the third time this year to try to sustain the economic expansion in the face of global threats. But it hinted that it won't likely cut again this year.

Millennials will need to save at least 40 percent of their paychecks for retirement, financial expert says

Millennials who want to live off even half of their final salaries in retirement will need to save 40 percent of their paychecks over the next 30 years, according to an economics expert.

Home for the holidays: An expert shares money-saving holiday travel tips

Many travelers looking to book for the holidays are often left wondering if they should book an early deal before Halloween or take a risk in hopes of scoring a last-minute deal.