I'm very much looking forward to retiring one day -- and collecting Social Security benefits, after paying into the system ...

The 2026 Social Security COLA will be higher than the 2.5% increase retirees received this year. However, 94% of older ...

How does inflation actually work? Prices continually increase over time, but why? And why do they never decrease? When the Labor Department releases the monthly consumer price index, the question is ...

Americans are paying significantly more for these food staples, price inflation data shows. Will inflation ever relent?

The inflation rate is not zero; it’s currently at 2.9% year over year. That’s higher than the Fed’s 2% "price stability" target. The inflation rate also has been rising for the past four months. See ...

Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the business and finance vertical, she worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program.

A sharp drop in wholesale prices last month signaled a few key takeaways about the outlook for U.S inflation and the economy. President Donald Trump’s tariffs appear to be holding down inflation for ...

In "The Mismeasurement of America," Gene Ludwig argues that statistics fail to capture the financial struggles of most ...

The president keeps insisting that he’s successfully “defeated,” “cured” and “solved” inflation. Reality, however, keeps getting in the way.

US inflation heated back up in June, rising to its highest level in four months, as price increases — including those from tariffs — packed a bigger punch. Consumer prices rose 0.3% last month, ...