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Bernie Sanders speaking at a podium at the DNC.
PoliticsBernie Sanders: Democrats shouldn’t be surprised middle class ‘abandoned’ its ‘disastrous campaign’ for Trump
By Brooke SeipelNovember 6, 2024
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SuccessWorkers making under $200K are scared they’ll outlive their retirement funds
By Jane ThierSeptember 9, 2024
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PoliticsHarris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 24, 2024
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Finance‘The lower income consumer in the U.S. is stretched’: Pepsi’s CEO isn’t the only executive worried about the economy
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressMay 9, 2024
Biden delivers State of the Union speech.
LeadershipPresident Biden has a warning for the corporate world: Get ready for higher taxes and forget about that private jet loophole
By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2024
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TechTop labor economist says don’t believe the AI doom narrative—and his reason why is the ‘underpopulation crisis’ Elon Musk talks about
By Irina IvanovaFebruary 12, 2024
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FinanceYou have to be ‘wealthy or lucky’ to buy a home in this housing market, says top economist Ali Wolf
By Sydney LakeJanuary 31, 2024
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SuccessIt really is the economy, stupid. 39% of middle-class Americans say ‘money’ is their top concern versus just 4% who cite political and social issues, survey finds
By Paolo ConfinoDecember 19, 2023
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Personal FinanceYou’re probably middle class if you’re a single millennial or boomer, living in Florida and making $45,000 to $145,000 per year
By Chloe Berger and Hillary HoffowerOctober 28, 2023
SuccessMiami’s status as the favorite American city for the ultrawealthy is pushing out its middle class—and everyone else
By Chloe BergerAugust 2, 2023
A student dressed in a cap and gown smiles during his college graduation.
SuccessHarvard and other ‘Ivy Plus’ colleges are failing low-income students, Goldman Sachs says—but underfunded HBCUs don’t
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 8, 2023
CommentaryGreen jobs must be good jobs. America’s investment in the energy transition should restore the pathway to the middle class
By Darren WalkerMay 15, 2023
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Personal FinanceInflation is wreaking havoc on the American middle class and 8 out of 10 say they are spending their savings just to get by
By Prarthana PrakashFebruary 4, 2023
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Personal FinanceThings may finally be looking up for middle class America
By Megan LeonhardtJanuary 18, 2023
Middle class parents worry about bills
Personal FinanceThe American middle class is bracing for its next financial blow
By Chloe BergerJanuary 12, 2023
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