Peter Dazeley | Getty Images Scam artists have their eyes on the stimulus checks Americans started receiving this week to help weather the economic contagion of the coronavirus. The federal government deposited the first batch … Read more
Peopleimages | Istock | Getty Images High inflation has prompted higher Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. But as the rate of price growth subsides, the annual increases for Social Security may fall in 2025 and beyond, … Read more
Yuka Ioroi, co-owner of Cassava restaurant on Balboa Street in San Francisco manages take-out orders on April 8, 2020. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Nearly 7.5 million small businesses are at risk of … Read more
Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images Among the cans of tuna and flashlights in doomsday preppers’ closets, there is an increasingly popular staple — gold bars. The recent rise in value of the yellow … Read more
This combination of pictures created on February 17, 2024, shows U.S. President Joe Biden waving from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 2023, and former President Donald Trump … Read more
Overwhelming evidence suggests social media has a negative impact on self-esteem. That’s not only true for how people feel about their appearance and social status but also their financial wellbeing and economic standing. A new … Read more
Bankruptcy Court. Dayton, Ohio. Stanrohrer | E+ | Getty Images The Biden administration’s new student loan bankruptcy policy is making it easier for borrowers to walk away from their debt in court, attorneys say. “We … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump watches a video of President Joe Biden playing during a rally for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) at the Miami-Dade Country Fair and Exposition on November 6, 2022 in Miami, Florida. … Read more
Woman with hands raised in the classroom Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images President Joe Biden has proposed expanding free community college across the U.S., and other initiatives to lower higher education costs. The … Read more
In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden celebrated his administration’s progress in the fight against inflation. “Wages keep going up and inflation keeps coming down,” Biden said in the annual speech before Congress. Inflation has cooled while wages have ticked higher, but … Read more