Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

Two-thirds of Americans say they plan to hand out candy this Halloween. Two-thirds of Americans say they plan to hand out ...

The Senior Citizens League is predicting a 2.7 percent COLA for 2026. While this would be a slight increase from the 2.5 ...

The 2026 Social Security COLA will be higher than the 2.5% increase retirees received this year. However, 94% of older ...

The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for Social Security recipients has been revealed after it was delayed by the ...

This has been a unique year, with Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal delayed by nine days due to the ...

The lone economic report of Shutdown 2025 was released to great fanfare, but don’t get used to it. When the Bureau of Labor ...

It would make more sense for retirees to expend their lobbying efforts to urge Congress to fix Social Security’s deficit. Retirees should be wary of the Social Security Administration (SSA) ...

The Social Security Administration formally announced on Oct. 24, 2025 that monthly Social Security and SSI benefits will ...

President Donald Trump promised to lower costs on his first day in office. Here’s how it’s going so far. President Donald Trump promised to lower inflation starting on Day One in the White House.

Coffee prices are surging in the U.S., with inflation, tariffs, and climate challenges driving up costs for consumers and ...