2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (614+ words) (NewsNation) — One idea to strengthen Social Security’s finances would give every beneficiary the same annual dollar increase in their monthly checks. A new analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget examined how replacing the current cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (292+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee consumers can clear credit card balances faster than most of the country, according to a new study. Researchers at Wallethub ranked Tennessee 40th in the nation for the longest payoff timelines, placing it among the most financially…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (350+ words) (NEXSTAR) — The deadline to claim part of an $87.5 million settlement over beef products sold in more than half the U.S. over a five-year period is coming up this week. Through the agreement, the beef processors could “increase their margins and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (528+ words) That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable. Before Friday, the trillion dollar mark was reserved for measures like the GDP (or staggering debt) of a handful of major economies — and, in the last decade…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (506+ words) The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, the first decline after three months of gains. The measure hasn’t fallen as much this year as other gauges of consumer attitudes, but it has been stuck at a…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (538+ words) (NEXSTAR) – Federal inflation data confirms what you may have been feeling already: Groceries are getting more expensive. Unfortunately, things may be about to get a whole lot worse, economists are warning. The price of groceries rose 2.9% in April compared to…...