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Courtesy of Sayuri TsuchitaniFor decades, immigrants who are legal permanent residents in the U.S. could get loans through the Small Business Administration, a core pillar of small-business lending. Not anymore. -
David Paul Morris/Getty ImagesAre smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.
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Unless Congress passes new fixes soon, the Social Security trust fund will not be able to pay out full benefits to all eligible seniors starting in 2032.
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The economic fallout of the war has included competing U.S. and Iranian blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting international shipping and rattling oil markets.
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A spike in gasoline prices has pushed inflation up 4.2% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase since April 2023.
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Inflation has surged to its highest level in more than three years since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, triggering a surge in gasoline prices. -
A new report finds close to half of American families did not earn enough to cover necessities in 2024. And with prices continuing to rise, there's little sign that's changed.
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Months of higher gas prices are taking a toll. We check in on the trade-offs people are making.
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A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch the system before that. -
CEOs of major companies behind some of America's favorite snacks say consumers are buying their products less and less.
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More than 500,000 people have this status.
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Months of higher gas prices are taking a toll. We check in on the trade-offs people are making.
