Catherine Ziegler | Digital vision | Getty Images As inflation kept prices high in 2022, Social Security recipients can expect a record cost-of-living adjustment in 2023. “Your Social Security benefits will increase by 8.7% in 2023 due to an increase in the cost of living,” the Social Security Administration says in the annual statements it …
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New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has revealed that Americans are slowing their savings, despite an increase in their income. Personal income rose $155.3 billion (0.7%) in October, according to the bureau’s estimates, and personal disposable income (DPI) rose $132.9 billion (0.7%) . The downside: increased income has not translated into greater …
New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has revealed that Americans are slowing their savings, despite an increase in their income. Personal income rose $155.3 billion (0.7%) in October, according to the bureau’s estimates, and personal disposable income (DPI) rose $132.9 billion (0.7%) . The downside: increased income has not translated into greater …
(Christy Biber) Social Security retirees will get a huge increase in benefits in 2023. Their monthly checks will increase by 8.7%. This increase in benefits is the largest annual increase in pension payments in the past four decades. Seniors may be delighted to see their payments increase so much. But there’s some really bad news …
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US home sales extend their decline as Federal Reserve tightening pushes mortgage rates higher. This has helped bring inflation under control, which is now receding from four-decade highs. But a slowdown in the real estate market also increases the risk of recession. Loading Something is loading. Thank you for your registration! Access your favorite topics …
Wrentham officials have warned of traffic delays as early risers hit the road early on Black Friday to try to get some serious business at Massachusetts stores. The Wrentham Outlets, which were closed on Thanksgiving, opened before sunrise. Traffic was jammed on Interstate 495 approaching outlets before 9 a.m. “Everyone seems happy and nice despite …
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(Justin Pope) Retirees feeling crushed by the highest inflation in decades are getting some relief. The Social Security Administration announced that benefits will receive an 8.7% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), the largest increase since 1982. In pure dollar terms for the average Social Security recipient, it will be the biggest COLA ever recorded. Don’t …
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US ready to allow oil giant to produce and sell Venezuelan oil Chevron owes billions in unpaid debt to state-owned PDVSA US aims to transfer Venezuelan oil sales from shadow companies HOUSTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp could soon win U.S. approval to expand operations in Venezuela and resume trading in its oil once …
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People paying the bills may notice this, but Americans as a whole don’t seem to pay much attention to the cost of living. Far too often, the cost of living is an abstract concept that householders admit they have to grapple with, but often never do. What is the cost of living? This is the …
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