Consumer sentiment declined to 55 in October, the seventh-lowest level since 1952, according to a University of Michigan survey. Americans remain concerned about high prices and weakening job ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is a highly-anticipated reveal, which may be delayed this year by the ongoing government shutdown. A first-of-this-century "raise" appears to be ...

President Trump's tariff and trade policy is set to influence Social Security's "raise" for the upcoming year.

Many social security recipients are waiting in anticipation for the Social Security Administration’s announcement on the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) projections this year. It determines how ...

The biggest announcement of the year is within sight, but it's likely to leave Social Security's more than 70 million ...

A key expense for most retirees threatens to gobble up some or all of their Social Security "raise" in the upcoming year.

Older Americans who want to see by how much their Social Security checks will increase next year may have to wait until the government shutdown ends.

Social Security recipients now have the second of three data points that will determine their cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026.A key gauge for inflation — the Consumer Price Index for ...

Retirees must wait another five and a half weeks (give or take a few days) for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to ...

With inflation slowing in the first half of 2025, many assumed the 2026 Social Security COLA would shrink from this year. But now, the 2026 COLA is shaping up to be higher than expected, as inflation ...

The good news first. Social Security recipients may see a 2.8% rise in their monthly checks next year, according to the latest estimate based on the latest inflation report. The bad news: that only ...

Social Security recipients may see a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026, but this may not keep up with inflation. Medicare Part B premiums are expected to rise by an estimated $21.50 per month, ...