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Shohei Ohtani reportedly will defer 97% of annual salary — and that’s allowed
Shohei Ohtani will reportedly defer about $68 million a year on his…
Workers get a boost too from Social Security COLA — and from this other increase
The annual increase to the maximum earnings subject to Social Security tax…
Rents in April in the U.S. were up 25% compared to 2019, report says
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Americans are expecting a 6.7% wage hike this year: ADP report
Given the headlines about companies in the tech and other sectors laying…
U.S. employment costs jump again and offer little comfort to Fed in inflation battle
The numbers: The employment cost index rose a sharp 1% in the…
High medical costs made more Americans delay care last year
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World’s 1% captured almost two-thirds of new wealth created in two years: report
For every dollar of new global wealth earned by a person in…
Workers in California and Washington State will get more pay transparency
Do you know how much your job is worth? Millions of Americans…
Top 1% was only group to see real wage gains from 2020 to 2021, report says
Inequality in the U.S. deepened in 2021, with the country’s top 0.1%…
Opinion: Opinion: Household wealth falls $13.5 trillion, second worst drop on record
American households lost about $6.8 trillion in wealth over the first three…
Wages are up, but so are costs. Help us report on how that’s affecting you.
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How to prepare for a recession when you don’t have a lot of money to spare
Low- to moderate-income Americans walloped by higher prices and economic insecurity may…
New York City’s housing market now resembles 2008 in one critical way — and it’s especially bad news for renters
New Yorkers’ rents are rising. The same can’t be said for their…
The U.S. does not have a national heat standard for workers. Advocates say it could save the lives of agriculture, construction, kitchen and factory workers.
Imagine the scorching sun at your back as a farm laborer or…
Opinion: Wages are still rising faster than the Fed will tolerate. That means more rate hikes and layoffs are coming.
The Federal Reserve doesn’t love the employment report released Friday, which showed…
This is how much more an S&P 500 CEO earned than the typical worker last year
The chief executives of S&P 500 companies raked in an average of…
‘There’s no question that Black families are facing substantially higher inflation rates’: Why some Americans are better placed to avoid sky-high prices than others
Black Americans have grappled with more volatile inflation when compared to white…
Opinion: Almost all the economic numbers are aligned: A U.S. recession is now likely
The United States is perilously close to falling into a recession, despite…
Here’s one curveball that makes June’s 41-year-high inflation data a lot worse
As if June inflation data reaching a 41-year high wasn’t enough Wednesday,…
‘Tepid wage increases are part of the reason for the Great Resignation’: Most essential workers have seen their pay increase during the pandemic — but many still cry foul over fair wages
Pay for essential workers is rising, but many say it’s still not…