The Federal Reserve stepped in last month to safeguard America’s labor market, cutting rates by a quarter point to shore up a slowdown in hiring. But it has another equally important problem still to ...

The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is one of the only tools by SSA that helps fight inflation through the ...

Meanwhile, gold prices have increased by 45 percent since the start of the year, partly due to foreign central banks shifting their international reserve holdings away from the dollar toward gold.

While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act—the same rate since it was last raised in 2009—many states have their own minimum wage rules in place, and will be ...

President Donald Trump this week declared on Friday that he’s “already solved inflation” and that “costs are down.” ...

Several states are sending taxpayers money to help them cope with inflation, but some economists warn that the payments will do little to alleviate the pain of rising costs and could further fuel ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate next week as concerns about the economy intensify.

One of the biggest problems with inflation is that once it has burrowed into an economy, it is very difficult to rid of it. Just when Federal Reserve policymakers thought they might have finally ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The latest Texas jobs report has state leaders giddy, but for some neighbors, there's no reason to celebrate yet. State economic leaders couldn't contain their excitement ...

With a prolonged government shutdown looming over the U.S., you may be wondering if your check will still come in the mail.