You probably aren’t expecting to be scammed by a fraudster posing as a utility worker -- that’s one reason these cons are so effective. Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has ...

Americans' energy bills are piling up, forcing them deeper into debt and even triggering power shutoffs. As of June, nearly one in 20 households went into collections or fell in arrears on their ...

In the Philadelphia suburb of Wyncote, Pa., Michelle Lordi has taken notice of her higher gas bills. "We had thousand-dollar bills this past winter," Lordi said outside her home recently, as ...

Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

There's a wide variety of entities operating our electrical infrastructure. Here's why the difference matters, even if you don't have much of a choice. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011 ...

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In a move to support a labor market showing signs of cooling, the U.S. Federal Reserve decided on Dec. 10, 2025, to lower the nation’s interest rate benchmark by 25 basis points, marking the third ...

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