4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (805+ words) A record 105.8 million Americans have exited the labour force under the Trump administration, shattering previous historical markers set during the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis data and US Bureau of Labour Statistics figures…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (598+ words) Millions of Americans relying on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will notice a significant change to their monthly income flow this August, as the Social Security Administration (SSA) has effectively rescheduled the payment date. SSI is a Social Security programme that…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (533+ words) Texas has long promoted itself as a place where hard work could deliver a comfortable life at a lower cost than much of America. That promise is now being challenged by many of the state's own residents. Across cities and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) Nearly half of US voters say they are not confident they will have enough money to live on in retirement, a BlackRock survey has found, with many younger Americans reporting the lowest levels of confidence. The survey found 46% of voters…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (622+ words) More than four in 10 American adults say they are worse off than before Donald Trump returned to the White House, and the steepest financial hit that women report is their ability to save. The National Women's Law Center (NWLC), a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (627+ words) Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has delivered one of his sharpest public attacks on Elon Musk, accusing the billionaire of overseeing an 'evil' dismantling of US foreign aid that he argues could have devastating humanitarian consequences. Speaking on his podcast,…...

1+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (600+ words) Donald Trump has floated an idea that could dramatically expand the debate over artificial intelligence and who should profit from it, suggesting that ordinary Americans should receive a direct share of the wealth generated by the booming industry. According to…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (279+ words) Think you're too smart to be scammed? That confidence may be exactly what fraudsters are trying to exploit. UK fraud victims lost an average of £443 to online scams, according to a Censuswide survey of 2,000 adults. But the figures challenge a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (557+ words) Nicholas Wallace ticks the boxes that used to add up to a comfortable life. A full-time job, health insurance, a retirement account, and a household income of about $90,000 (£67,200) in Madison, Wisconsin. On paper, the 34-year-old plastics manufacturer is fine. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (544+ words) For many voters, economic statistics mean little compared with the reality of standing at a supermarket checkout and watching the total climb higher every week. That frustration was captured in a striking interview with a self-described MAGA grandmother who said…...