A Nebraska company offers its employees a 2% annual cost-of-living raise, with the potential for another 3% based on ...

A full agenda is underway in the 35 states that have just convened their legislative sessions. Affordability is the buzzword heard far and wide, as millions ...

Starting July 4, parents will be able to open a Trump account for any child under 18 who has a Social Security number. Parents can deposit up to $5,000 a year into a fund that tracks the growth of the ...

Higher-income Americans and those with college degrees have ramped up their spending more quickly in the past three years than lower-income households and those without college diplomas, according to ...

Discover how inflationary psychology influences consumer behavior and market trends. Learn the effects on investments and economic stability in an inflationary environment.

2026 started where 2025 left off with commodity markets steeling the spotlight from the hot stock and crypto markets of 2023-2024.

On January 29, 2026, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) crashed 15% from $96,000 to $80,000 in one day. The remarkable part was not the ...

When the Social Security Administration announces the annual cost-of-living adjustment each October, many retirees feel ...

Hidden leverage across markets is exposed as metals plummet, equities follow suit, and Bitcoin falters, revealing the interconnected fragility of collateral chains, capex feedback ...

President Donald Trump just nominated Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve. Warsh has spent years criticizing easy money, bloated balance sheets and inflation as "a choice." He resigned from the ...

One of the biggest shocks people experience in retirement has nothing to do with the market. It’s not a crash. It’s not a bad ...

When 81-year-old Joanne Knaub of Mountville called the Watchdog last week to question a fundamental inequity in Social Security cost of living raises, her objection caught the eye of senior citizens ...