U.S. consumers are bearing 55% of the cost burden of tariffs already, according to recent Goldman Sachs data reported by NBC ...

President Trump's tariffs were expected to drive widespread price increases across the U.S. economy. Just months into 2025, that prediction has proven only partially correct. Consumer prices rose 2.4% ...

Competition, whether from overseas rivals or second-hand goods, has kept the price of furniture relatively low. New tariffs ...

Of 50 surveyed knife brands, the vast majority said that Trump tariffs have been increasing production costs that they will ...

How much and how fast is hard to know, but you can bet your bottom dollar you’ll be needing more dollars to pay for everyday goods if Trump’s sweeping tariffs are put in place. “If we get tariffs, we ...

Social Security recipients will get a 2.8% increase in 2026 benefits, boosting the average retiree’s monthly check by $56, ...

Pandemic-era inflation has fallen from its peak two years ago, but the costs of many goods and services continue to rise and are still higher than before the onset of COVID-19, a couple of closely ...

Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are a crucial part of the Social Security benefits program. A new report shows that COLAs are letting seniors down more often than not. The report says 69% of COLAs ...

Though Social Security checks are set to climb, aged beneficiaries are likely to be worse for wear in the new year.

Antionette Martinez and her son Caden, 5, shop at a FoodMaxx store. File photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters Pandemic-era inflation has fallen from its peak two years ago, but the costs of many ...