Anna Bernasek

Americans in need of new hips and heart bypasses are finding it can be cheaper to go abroad.

Colleges save on teaching costs even as tuition rises.

Americans help the needy but would rather spend on their pets.

Insurers and others in the health industry have seen their stock prices soar.

Sales of U.S. homes to foreigners hit $92.2 billion in 2014, up from $68.2 billion in 2013.

At a time when album sales are falling, the growth of vinyl is a bright spot in the music industry.

The current bull market still has a long way to go before it approaches the longest bull market in U.S. history, both in terms of duration and magnitude

Gridlock isn't just frustrating, it's expensive too.

Customer loyalty cards may be costing you more than they're worth

Gender-based salary differences have narrowed but not by much

Volunteering is on its way down, and Arkansas has the worst rate in the country

Why do communication services cost so much more in the U.S.?

A record number of Americans now hold valid passports

The EU hasn't done much to bolster the cratering Italian economy

Americans work hard, but have plenty of downtime

Colleges and universities are chasing endowments at the students' expense

Wildly differing prices for procedures suggest that U.S. health care needs to heal itself

The Great Recession has halved the typical American family's wealth—and it could get worse

Restaurants are piggish with what they charge for wine

New encryption will protect the privacy of your Gmails from everyone but Google

U.S. attempts to cut emissions will be so much hot air unless China signs on

The stock market is driving the growing wealth gap in America

Family foundations are the gift that keeps on giving—to the family

Obamacare won't get close to offering universal coverage

The twisted logic behind airline ticket prices

If scientists can make Doritos addictive, can't they do the same for kale?

The gap between commodity and luxury products is widening

Candy Crush made the Hollywood blockbuster look like a wimp

Sending a kid to college costs 40 percent of a typical family's income

Why the U.S. has twice as many car fatalities as Europe