Here’s the inflation breakdown for February 2024 — in one chart
Shoppers are seen in a Kroger supermarket in Atlanta on Oct. 14, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | AFP | Getty Images Consumers continued to contend with...
56 million Americans have been in credit card debt for at least a year
Americans are increasingly leaning on their credit cards. Altogether, card balances now total $1.08 trillion, according to the latest quarterly report from the Federal Reserve Bank...
Americans are ‘doom spending’ — here’s why that’s a problem
Black Friday shoppers leave the Nike store as other shoppers wait in line to shop as retailers compete to attract shoppers and try to maintain...
Credit card balances jump to $1.08 trillion record. How we got here
Americans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card...
62% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck amid inflation
‘Inflation is still too high’ The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it will leave rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting this week, even though...
Consumers buckling for first time in decade: Former Walmart U.S. CEO
The draw of bargains may be fading. As three of the nation’s biggest retailers kick off a key sales week, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill...
As Social Security faces shortfall, some propose investing in stocks
Wand_prapan | Istock | Getty Images The trust funds that Social Security relies on to pay benefits are “rapidly heading to zero,” according to the...
60% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck
After a prolonged period of high inflation and higher interest rates, Americans are just getting by. As of August, 60% of adults said they are...
Inflation is still squeezing budgets
Inflation ‘remains too high’ But in recent remarks, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said inflation “remains too high” despite those positive indicators, and warned that more interest rate...
Here’s why Americans can’t stop living paycheck to paycheck
For many Americans, payday can’t come soon enough. As of June, 61% of adults are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a LendingClub report. In...