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Cost of living
Around a dozen states are handing out tax rebates. Could that fuel more inflation?
Jul 6, 2022
It's a bit like the stimulus payments the federal government handed out early in the pandemic. Just don't call it stimulus.
UK's cost-of-living crisis breathes new life into old battle over Brexit
Jul 4, 2022
Britain’s high inflation is fueling demands that it consider rejoining the European Union.
Soaring UK inflation tops 9%, fuels labor unrest
Jun 23, 2022
The Ukraine war and the impacts of the pandemic sparked a global spike in prices. Britain is grappling with the domestic consequences.
Almost 1 in 5 Americans now live in a multigenerational household
Mar 25, 2022
It's a trend that's been spurred on by the pandemic.
Many states and cities to raise minimum wage in the New Year
Dec 24, 2021
Will employers notice? Many are already raising wages for their workers because of the labor crunch.
USDA program could help shore up local and regional food economies
Dec 13, 2021
The program will help state and tribal governments purchase locally produced food for nutritional assistance programs like food banks and school cafeterias.
Millennials facing high inflation for the first time
Dec 1, 2021
Beset by economic instability since 9/11 and the Great Recession, many millennials feel pressured and anxious about their prospects.
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Social Security recipients will get a 5.9% increase, the largest in decades
Oct 13, 2021
But inflation will eat into the raise.
“I just don’t know where we’re gonna end up”
Aug 18, 2021
A Springdale, Arkansas, family's search for an affordable home spotlights an increasingly expensive rental and housing market.
For retirees on fixed incomes, rising prices for consumer goods can be tough
Jul 13, 2021
Social Security provides cost of living updates. But for those with additional money to invest, inflation can eat into more conservative investments like cash and bonds.