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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A US federal data blackout deepened Thursday as a government shutdown halted the release of third quarter GDP figures, forcing policymakers, financial institutions and business owners to continue ...

US policymakers, financial institutions and business owners have been flying blind for almost a month as a government ...

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 ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its short-term rate Wednesday for the second time this year despite an increasingly ...

Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are part of the Social Security benefits program. A new report reveals a serious flaw in the COLA formula. Retirees have missed out on thousands of dollars because ...

Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal was pushed back nine days by the federal government shutdown. Next year's raise will likely accomplish a feat that was last observed in ...

Some seniors say the Social Security Administration's cost-of-living adjustment won’t help much in their ability to pay for their daily expenses. The agency announced Friday the annual cost-of-living ...