When Lulu C. Wang immigrated to the U.S. from Shanghai with her family in 1948, she knew only one word of English.

After years of investing in self-checkouts, Five Below, Dollar General and others are refocusing on human cashiers, citing long-running concerns about lost inventory.

Americans will be splashing around this summer in the backyard pools they’ve already got, but not splashing out as much on new ones.

While the Fourth of July is synonymous with fireworks and barbecues, the holiday weekend also offers shoppers big discounts. NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY with big-ticket items on sale, including appliances, furniture and outdoor gear.

This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles highlighting the financial realities of everyday Americans.

Jamaica was braced for impact as Hurricane Beryl approaches the Caribbean island as a Category 4 storm, with evacuations ordered ahead of forecasted life-threatening winds and floods.

Federal Reserve officials indicated that inflation is moving in the right direction but not quickly enough for them to lower interest rates.

Hatch Baby is recalling 919,400 power adapters sold with Rest 1st Generation sound machines because they pose a shock hazard.

Travelers heading out for the July 4 holiday can expect plenty of company this year.

Heat warnings and watches are in place for 110 million people across 21 states for the holiday period, with dangerous and potentially historic extreme heat due for the West in the coming days and temperatures of 115 degrees possible.