If you’re a California taxpayer being hurt by inflation, you may be getting some financial relief. “California’s budget addresses the state’s most pressing needs,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in Read more
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Here’s how much your Social Security check is likely to go up next year
Good news — sort of. If you’re retired or just about to retire, next year’s Social Security checks are likely to see one of the biggest bumps on record as Read more
Gold rises as European inflation data undermines dollar
Gold traded higher on Wednesday following a batch of inflation data out of Europe that analysts said could push the European Central Bank to act more aggressively. Price action Gold Read more
Opinion: Rising prices: why the global drive to keep food cheap is unsustainable
As prices rise, everywhere, for pretty much everything, the prospect of the human suffering this will cause is deeply worrying. There are predictions that the number of people in the world experiencing acute Read more
Consumer confidence falls to 16-month low on worries about inflation and economy
The numbers: A survey of U.S. consumer confidence dropped in June to a 16-month low of 98.7, as Americans grew more worried about high gas and food prices and the Read more