Social Security retirees can choose to claim benefits at different ages. When they decide to claim will impact how much in benefits they receive. There are other factors impacting how much they can ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be announced nine days late, on Oct. 24, due to the federal government shutdown. Donald Trump's tariff and trade policy is having a direct ...

Imagine you’re lining up a row of dominoes. One tap—and suddenly, the whole line starts falling. That’s exactly how taxes ...

WSJ’s Lindsay Ellis explains how the government shutdown will impact federal workers’ paychecks and what the slowdown in pay could mean for the economy. Photo: Lindsay Ellis/WSJ; Aaron ...

Each October, the Social Security Administration (SSA) reveals the eagerly awaited Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), which ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday it will release its monthly inflation report despite the government shutdown — bringing back furloughed employees for the task. The agency is set to publish ...

Thanks to inflation, living costs tend to rise over time. Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) often do a poor job of keeping up. Rather than bank on them in retirement, set yourself ...

The US federal government shut down at midnight after President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats failed to reach a funding deal. The lapse marks the nation’s 15th shutdown since 1981. While ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) often fail seniors due to a flaw in the way they're calculated. When there's a decrease in inflation from year to year, Social Security benefits ...

U.S. stocks rallied to the cusp of their records. The S&P 500 climbed 1.1% Monday and pulled within 0.3% of its all-time high ...

Stock futures are pointing to a slightly higher open after major indexes lost ground yesterday; the Bureau of Labor Statistics will bring back employees in order to produce a key inflation report; ...