Income inequality dipped, more people had college degrees, fewer people moved to a different home and the share of Asian and Hispanic residents increased in the United States last year, according to ...

You've heard that it's a tough time to buy a house, but exactly how tough is it? A pair of recent studies predicts that you'd need to earn more than $100,000 per year to comfortably afford a typical ...

• A tariff rebate plan introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (yet to pass Congress)• A proposed $5,000 “DOGE dividend” tied to reported government savings - no updates have followed• Additional one-time ...

Do you live in a state that has a high sales tax? A state that imposes no sales tax at all? Consumption tax, the category that includes sales tax, is often a footnote at the end of a receipt, but it ...

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the national average is slightly above Michigan’s median income increase in 2024. An earlier version stated Michigan’s rise was twice the ...

THE IDEA that the spoils of the modern economy are unfairly distributed has become part of public discourse in the rich world. One common villain is the growing class of wealth-owners living off the ...