SC Garg, the secretary of ministry of statistics and programme implementation, made a significant announcement during a ...

Halloween costumes and displays have been in stores since summer, giving families more time to shop and more pressure to ...

Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

The 2026 Social Security COLA will be higher than the 2.5% increase retirees received this year. However, 94% of older ...

Coffee prices are surging in the U.S., with inflation, tariffs, and climate challenges driving up costs for consumers and ...

Inflation rose in September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released CPI data during the government shutdown, which has ...

The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

The Senior Citizens League is predicting a 2.7 percent COLA for 2026. While this would be a slight increase from the 2.5 ...

A TSCL study from 2025 shows 73% of older Americans rely on Social Security for more than half their income. About 29% depend entirely on Social Security benefits to get by. On average, a senior lives ...

Economists think inflation around the U.S. continued to climb in September, edging farther away from the Fed's 2% annual target.

The inflation rate rose to 3% in September, just shy of what experts expected, according to the Consumer Price Index report ...

Social Security's annual COLA calculations are under scrutiny from advocacy groups, with some calling for different metrics ...