Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Update: Here's the Projected Increase for 2026
By now, all seniors on Social Security should have gotten their first checks for 2025. With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living ...
Social Security's 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Already Falling Short
Thankfully, Social Security benefits are raised automatically nearly every year to help them compensate for inflation. Without those cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), recipients would practically be ...
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Middle-class Americans aren’t keeping up with the cost of living — and some experts say US government policy is to blame. Is that fair?
Pew Research Center data finds that between 1971 and 2023, the share of Americans considered middle class fell from 61% to 51%. But it’s not just that the middle class is shrinking. It’s also ...
Map Shows Rising Home Insurance Costs by State as Climate Risks Reshape the Market
This all contributes to rising home insurance premiums. From 2020 to 2023, those costs have increased by 33%, rising from ...
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New York Times - Top Stories
Kennedy once again betrays his ignorance about Medicaid. “The premiums are too high, the deductibles are too high, and everybody’s getting sicker,” he said. But Medicaid has no premiums or ...
Stocks end down as Fed shifts inflation view. Nvidia slides on talk of China sales curb
US stocks fall after the Fed held rates steady but suggested the inflation drop has stalled. Meta, Tesla and Microsoft report ...
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