Social Security benefits are supposed to be one of the most stable income sources that retirees have. Since you contribute to ...

It's staggering how much of an impact some basic math can have on millions of lives, but that's exactly what determines ...

Recall that, thanks to the government shutdown, the BLS released September CPI (by recalling workers to calculate the number based on data already collected) but didn’t do any of the normal ...

The question should be: why is anybody putting any stock in the November CPI report? The BLS basically just made up a lot of ...

Each year, Social Security beneficiaries receive a cost-of-living adjustment, known as a COLA. In 2026, the COLA is bumping up Social Security checks by 2.8%. And while it may seem early to ...

The highly anticipated November inflation report showed prices appearing to grow at a far slower rate, surprising analysts ...

Rs 1 crore may sound like a comfortable retirement corpus today, but inflation quietly reduces its real value over time. At 5 ...

Discover how the CPI-W measures inflation affecting urban wage earners and clerical workers, impacting cost-of-living adjustments and economic decisions.

Westmoreland County commissioners signaled Thursday they might soon overhaul the decades-old method used to calculate annual ...

The 2026 COLA isn’t likely to be life-changing for current beneficiaries. In fact, most people think this COLA isn’t enough ...

Just how much does it cost to offer Santa and his reindeer their milk, cookies and carrots? FinanceBuzz found out.

A sharp slowdown in shelter inflation helped drive November’s softer-than-expected CPI report, though economists caution the ...