Energy pushes inflation above 4 percent for first time in three years

Prices have been rising in recent weeks, driven in large part by fuel costs surging from the ongoing Iran war.

Inflation rises to 4.2 percent in May, highest level in 3 years

The annual inflation rate increased to its highest point in three years as the cost of energy and other goods rose due to the ...
The Hill

63 percent of Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck: survey

Sixty-three percent of U.S. consumers reported living paycheck to paycheck last month, according to a new survey from PYMNTS and LendingClub. The findings come amid high inflation and housing costs as ...
Booth School of Business

Never Mind the 1 Percent. Let’s Talk About the 0.01 Percent

Since the Great Recession, America’s wealthiest 1 percent have been demonized as fat cats who have grown ever richer while the middle class has stagnated. While protesters have called for the 1 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

At Least 85 Percent of U.S. Plastic Waste Went to Landfills in 2021

Of the 40 million tons of plastic waste generated in the United States last year, only five to six percent—or about two million tons—was recycled, according to a new report, conducted by the ...