Experts point to slow-growing wages, soaring health care costs and more. If you feel like you're running yourself ragged but aren't making headway, you're not alone. The U.S. is experiencing one of ...

Between inflation and the government shutdown, Bank of America's Brian Moynihan explains why consumers have to be "careful" ...

- Jobs: Economists generally agree that the single most effective way to revive the American middle class is to create more high-paying, stable private sector jobs. The unexpected emergence of 140,000 ...

The United States’ growing turn toward protectionism isn't just about trade deficits or manufacturing jobs – instead, it's about political avoidance, says economist Richard Baldwin. What Happened: On ...

To answer such a question, GOBankingRates united two separate studies — one that determined the middle-class income range in ...

Mike Haugen is correct that we shouldn’t subsidize stagnation and that policymakers ought to expand opportunity so all Americans enter adulthood with the skills to ensure their families live securely ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

Donald Trump's standing with America's middle-income earners has taken a sharp hit, with new polling showing that recent gains in approval among this crucial voting bloc have reversed course. Trump ...