After a delay due to the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, Social Security announced its most anticipated change of the year: The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Beginning on Jan. 1, ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' painful tax raid on businesses has pushed inflation to an 18-month high. Prices have jumped by 4.2% ...

Home equity is the portion of a house that the homeowner holds outright — the difference between the house's value and the total amount they owe on the home. As their equity increases, homeowners can ...

After a long drought of government economic releases, we finally got a key update last week: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...

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

After a long drought of government economic releases, we finally got a key update last week: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...

Major Social Security changes in 2026 will affect retirement age, benefit increases, and income taxes. Learn what's shifting ...

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Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now be announced on Oct. 24. The purchasing power of Social Security benefits has decreased over the years. The government shutdown has affected ...

It costs you more to fill your belly in September as well. The CPI showed a 0.5% increase in food prices over the last 30 ...

Two weeks before the U.S. Federal Reserve’s last meeting, with the federal government’s data spigot closed, Atlanta Fed staff ...