Georgia Lee Hussey, the chief executive of Modernist Financial, a planning firm in Portland, Ore., that helps clients make financial decisions aligned with their progressive values, noted that some young […]
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Back to news homeDid You Sell an Old Desk Online? You May Receive a Tax Form.
The change is not meant to apply to people who are receiving payments as gifts or as reimbursements from friends after splitting the cost of a restaurant meal, said Erin […]
U.S. Economy Weaker Than Thought in Year’s First Half, by One Measure
A key measure of U.S. economic output grew more slowly in the first half of the year than previously believed, government data released Thursday showed.Gross domestic income, adjusted for inflation, […]
Inflation Has Hit Tenants Hard. What About Their Landlords?
Geography also matters. Even among the largest landlords, those with a presence in Sun Belt cities such as Miami, Tampa, Nashville and Phoenix saw far faster rent growth than high-cost […]
Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Increase Will Be Largest in Four Decades, an Estimate Says
More than 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits can expect an inflation adjustment to their monthly checks next year that will be the largest in four decades.Government inflation […]
Guaranteed Income Programs Spring Up City by City
Early in the pandemic, Alondra Barajas had a temporary job for the Census Bureau, doing phone work from the two-bedroom apartment she shared with her mother and four younger siblings. […]
Some Colleges Don’t Produce Big Earners. Are They Worth It?
As the nation’s student debtors enter Month 20 of awaiting word on when or if President Biden will keep his promise to cancel some of their debt, many questions hang […]
How Inflation Is Altering People’s Behavior
Americans are suffering from sticker shock.With inflation running at 8.6 percent, its fastest pace in 40 years, people are balking at the rising cost of everything from groceries to gas.In […]
Far From the Big City, New Economic Life
Research by Rebecca Diamond, an economist at Stanford University, and Enrico Moretti, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley, explains the attraction. They worked out how costs affect living […]
From Liverpool to London, Inflation Means Tighter Wallets and Colder Homes
LIVERPOOL, England — For the past few weeks Vincent Snowball hasn’t needed to use the weekly food bank that runs out of a church near Liverpool’s city center. But he’s […]