Retired-worker benefits can hit a psychologically important level next year, but seniors are still likely to get the short ...

Inflation has a tendency to erode retirees’ buying power over time. That’s why Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, or ...

Union members voted to reject a proposed contract with the U.S. Postal Service by a significant margin. Here's what some want ...

For example, in 2023, retirees saw a historic 8.7% COLA increase, one of the highest jumps in decades. This was largely due to soaring prices for necessities like food, fuel, and medical care in 2022.

This is the first in The Tribune’s five-part series on challenges finding medical care in San Luis Obispo County.

After officially taking office earlier this week, President Donald Trump ordered “emergency price relief” for Americans on housing costs and other living ... percent of the cost of ...

By now, all seniors on Social Security should have gotten their first checks for 2025. With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living ...

The Consumer Price Index measures changes in the average price level of goods and services purchased by households over time. It is used to measure inflation and indicates the cost of living for ...

“That’s been brought about by the cost-of-living crisis,” he said ... attracted people in their twenties, increasing numbers of thirty-somethings are signing up, said Sievers.

When Jaliyah Eaton decided to enroll at Oakland University, she wasn't sure how much her degree would cost but knew she would struggle ... a score of 30,000 or less on the Student Aid Index, a formula ...

But last July, State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a little noticed change in the state’s rules governing insurance rates that allows much of that potential cost to be passed ...

It wasn't that long ago that the housing market was fairly balanced, and many households could jump on that first step of the homeownership ladder. Five years ago, during the first part of ...