Pandemic benefits may have helped improve equality in dozens of cities: analysis
admin Pandemic stimulus benefits and a tight labor market that boosted workers’ wages may have helped…
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6 in 10 people with credit-card debt say they’ve owed money for at least a year
Nearly half of all credit-card users say they’re carrying debt each month — and 60%…
Read MoreWhat the inflation report could mean for Social Security
It says something that we are now celebrating an annual inflation figure of “only” 8.5%.…
Read MoreAn inflation crisis ‘on steroids’: Advocates urge Congress and Biden administration to help tenants facing rising rents
To observe an inflation crisis “on steroids,” look no further than America’s rental housing market,…
Read MoreAmericans’ credit-card debt just had the biggest jump in more than 20 years and here’s why growing up with rich friends can help a child escape poverty
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Read MoreGrowing up with rich friends can help a child escape poverty, researchers say
Want a more economically equal society? Start with your inner circle — or your child’s.…
Read MoreOpinion: Everything you need to know about the economic recession that we are definitely not in right now
It’s getting wild. We’re already hearing a lot of loose talk about the economy this…
Read MoreSome Florida families are getting one-off $450 checks to help offset inflation costs — and it’s not the only state offering such payments
Thousands of Florida families are getting one-time checks of $450 per child, helping them to…
Read MoreMLB’s Rob Manfred ‘rejects’ that minor league players aren’t paid a living wage
““I kind of reject the premise … that minor league players are not paid a…
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‘No child should go hungry during the school day’: Who is still eligible for free school lunches — and how can you apply?
For the first time in nearly two years, not all school meals in the U.S.…
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