Are U.S. seniors among the developed world’s poorest? It depends on your point of view
OECD data suggests about 1 in 4 seniors in the U.S. are poor. Tweaking Social Security may be the best
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Social issues
Biden labor secretary sees ‘slow and steady’ growth in July jobs report
Julie Su, acting secretary of the Labor Department, said the July jobs report indicate steady growth under the Biden administration.
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UAW seeks double-digit pay hikes in Detroit Three auto contract talks
United Auto Workers is pushing for pay increases and defined-benefit pensions for all workers in contract negotiations with Detroit Three
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New Covid vaccines are coming to the U.S. this fall, but uptake may be low — Here’s why
Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are slated to deliver new single-strain Covid shots targeting the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in September. Source
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As interest rates, inventory issues keep car costs high, what drivers are doing to make ownership possible
The average monthly auto payment reached $733, a new record, in the second quarter of the year. Some drivers are
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The top 10 U.S. cities for retirees — No. 1 isn’t in Florida
Although many Florida cities still ranked highly on U.S. News & World Report's list of best cities to retire in,
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The gender wage gap is now the smallest it’s been since it started being tracked in 1979
A persistently tight labor market has afforded more women the opportunity to switch jobs and negotiate for better pay. Source
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‘Massive shift’: Older people will exceed a quarter of G7’s workforce by 2031, report says
The spike in retirements during the early months of the pandemic now looks more like "a Great Sabbatical," Bain said.
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More Americans are moving to Spain — and paying high prices for real estate
The expat American population in Spain jumped 13% from 2019 to 2021 and are the foreign demographic paying the second-highest
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