The Miller Library at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty | AP Over a dozen U.S. colleges now have a sticker price of more than $100,000 a year, but even with soaring price tags, many high-priced schools are under intense economic strain. As the cost ticks higher, tuition revenue has actually fallen, research by the State Higher…
People shop for groceries at a supermarket in Manhattan on Aug. 25, 2026 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 may be around 3.5% to 3.6%, according to new estimates based on government inflation data — which would push the annual adjustment to the…
A driver refuels a vehicle with regular gasoline at a Chevron gas station in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Zak Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Inflation remained stubbornly high in August — and economists said consumers are likely to continue to feel the financial pain in coming months as tensions flare in the…
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the federal government will issue $500 Obamacare refunds to nearly 1 million people starting in October. The refunds will be available to enrollees in Obamacare — the informal name for the Affordable Care Act — from 30 states that use the federally run exchange to operate their healthcare marketplace,…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Alex Wong | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s promise of a $5,000 election “dividend” check to every adult in the U.S. comes at a time when…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 09, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For some investors, uncertainty in the bond market and a relentless rise in rates driven by inflation, geopolitical concerns and other factors is enough to throw in the towel, or…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 09, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images As global bonds sell off, stocks hover near all-time highs and investors grapple with geopolitical uncertainty, it may be a particularly good time for investors to consider rebalancing their portfolios,…
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, walks the grounds during the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September monetary policy meeting next week, President Donald Trump and senior…
Laura Olivas | Moment | Getty Images A late-summer surge in gasoline prices means drivers are paying more at the pump than they ever have on Labor Day. And, since the holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, according to rental car company Hertz, that means road trips may be…
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images Employers are increasingly turning to the 401(k) playbook to boost their workers’ uptake of health savings accounts. HSAs are tax-advantaged accounts that carry powerful financial benefits relative to other types of savings accounts. They carry a three-pronged tax break: Money that savers contribute to HSAs doesn’t count toward…