WSJ ProOct. 10, 2025 5:52 pm ET TORONTO—Canada’s large public pensions might need to start investing more in Canadian businesses as the country tries to shield its economy…
Read more Canadian Pensions Might Need to Invest More Domestically, Official SaysSocial Security’s pending insolvency grabbed attention at the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night, with some candidates saying they would be willing to raise the full retirement age for…
Read more Haley, Christie open to raising Social Security retirement ageThe Social Security Administration said Wednesday it would review its overpayment procedures and policies, and may claw back any overpayments found. During the 2022 fiscal year, the agency…
Read more Social Security Administration to review overpayments, may claw back paymentsAmerican workers are feeling the pinch. The median annual household income in the U.S. was $74,755 in 2022, a 0.8% decline from the previous year after adjusting for…
Read more Household income rose in just 5 states last year. Is your state one of them?Buying a Home Is Getting Out of Reach. How Much 7% Mortgage Rates Need to Fall. Source link
Read more Buying a Home Is Getting Out of Reach. Those 7% Mortgage Rates Are the Reason Why.My colleagues JP Aubry and Yimeng Yin just released an update on state and local pension plans. Their analysis compared 2023 to 2019 – the year before all…
Read more State and local pensions look healthier — even with asset market turbulenceThe Supreme Court knocked down the Biden administration’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for a wide swath of borrowers, the court announced Friday. The…
Read more Supreme Court knocks down Biden’s student-debt forgiveness planWith hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada, a large swath of the U.S. Northeast continues to suffer under hazy skies and compromised air into Wednesday. In fact,…
Read more How dangerous is U.S. air from Canada’s wildfires? Here’s how to read the EPA’s Air Quality Index.If there were no tax cheats in America, there would be no Social Security crisis. Benefits could be paid, and payroll taxes kept the same, for the next…
Read more The debt ceiling deal: This clause is bad for Social SecurityThe Democratic president and Republican speaker spoke with each other Sunday evening as negotiators rushed to draft the bill text so lawmakers can review compromises that neither the hard-right or…
Read more Biden, McCarthy finalize debt-ceiling deal, but now must sell it to CongressWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to…
Read more Debt-ceiling deal reached in principle by Biden and McCarthy, vote could come early next weekSocial Security has been a vital safety net for retirees, disabled individuals, and surviving family members for decades. However, the program is facing financial challenges that may necessitate…
Read more 3 changes to Social Security benefits we could see in the futureFederal prosecutors have leveled a legal dropkick on former pro wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr., charging him with stealing millions of dollars meant to feed needy kids in a…
Read more Son of WWE ‘Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase charged in scam involving NFL legend Brett FavreThe numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week rose by 5,000 to 245,000 and pointed to a small erosion in a robust U.S.…
Read more Jobless claims climb to 245,000 and signal slight cooling in hot labor marketThe numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week slipped to a three-week low of 191,000, signaling little erosion in a strong U.S. labor…
Read more Jobless claims dip to 3-week low of 191,000 — labor market still very strongThere’s a very real possibility the government will stop issuing Social Security payments after the debt limit is hit. Scary as that prospect is, however, the alternative might…
Read more The government may stop issuing Social Security payments after the debt limit is hit — here’s whyRent growth is beginning to cool. But it’s descending from a heck of a peak. Rental prices climbed 7.2% between September 2021 to September of this year, the…
Read more Some good news: One key driver of inflation is finally showing signs of easing
