Grocery prices are Americans’ top affordability challenge: Report
Affordability is the “defining challenge” when it comes to economic mobility, according to a new report by the…
Tourism price wars threaten China’s consumer spending
SHANGHAI, CHINA – JUNE 29, 2026 – Chinese and foreign tourists visit historical buildings at night near the…
Why US grocery prices shoot up like rockets and fall like feathers
Economics has a term for what U.S. grocery prices have done in recent years: rockets and feathers. Rockets,…
Why ACA enrollment has fallen by millions
Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace has fallen by millions of people this year — and the…
Trump administration plans new rule to cut drug prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing a new rule on Thursday to keep hospitals from charging…
States look to drop prescription costs by reining in middlemen
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by…
Social Security COLA for 2027 may be 4.7% amid inflation: Estimate
A customer shops for produce in an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, May 11, 2026. Brandon Bell…
Inflation swallows wage growth and American workers take a huge pay cut. Safeguard your nest egg today
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Beef consumption in Argentina falls to lowest level in 20 years
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At 6 a.m., in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires, workers unload sides…
U.S. consumer sentiment hits new lows amid inflation and war
American consumers have been pessimistic for so long that now economists are wondering when — or even if…
Soaring inflation and plummeting economy test Iran in wartime
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz is throttling the world’s energy supplies and…
Social Security COLA 2027 estimates rise with inflation
A man walks by the dairy section at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on March 17, 2026. Ronaldo…