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Is $140,000 the real poverty line?
Feature Financial hardship is wearing Americans down, and the break-even point for many families keeps rising
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‘They’re nervous about playing the game’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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How your household budget could look in 2026
The Explainer The government is trying to balance the nation’s books but energy bills and the cost of food could impact your finances
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Tariffs: Will Trump’s reversal lower prices?
Feature Retailers may not pass on the savings from tariff reductions to consumers
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Fast food is no longer affordable to low-income Americans
The explainer Cheap meals are getting farther out of reach
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Why has America’s economy gone K-shaped?
Today's Big Question The rich are doing well. Everybody else is scrimping.
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Rising costs are making Halloween more expensive
In the Spotlight Both candy and costumes have jumped significantly in price
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Why are beef prices rising?
Today's Big Question Drought, tariffs and consumer demand all play a role
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Fed cuts interest rates a quarter point
Speed Read ‘The cut suggests a broader shift toward concern about cracks forming in the job market’
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September 16 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Tuesday's political cartoons include bad news for inflation, Brian Kilmeade's solution, and Kash Patel's dinner order
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Pros and cons of tariffs
Pros and Cons As Donald Trump urges Nato allies to take action against China in return for ramping up US sanctions on Russia, here are the arguments for and against duties
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Inflation derailed Biden. Is Trump next?
Today's Big Question 'Financial anxiety' rises among voters
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Trump picks conservative BLS critic to lead BLS
speed read He has nominated the Heritage Foundation's E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Trump nominates Powell critic for vacant Fed seat
speed read Stephen Miran, the chair of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers and a fellow critic of Fed chair Jerome Powell, has been nominated to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
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