Back in July, the Social Security Board of Trustees released their estimate for the 2026 COLA and beyond as part of their ...

Each year, millions of Americans who rely on Social Security benefits wait to hear how much their checks will increase in ...

The COLA is calculated by determining the percentage increase (if any) between the CPI-W for the third quarter of the current ...

NEW YORK — The Consumer Price Index, the nation’s best-known inflation gauge, plunged in October thanks to a record drop in gasoline prices. But if prices still seem high to you, you’re right. October ...

Social Security benefits are set to rise in 2026. The SSA predicts a 2.7% COLA increase. Retirees and beneficiaries can ...

Social Security's announcement of its 2026 cost-of-living increase might be delayed by the government shutdown.

The $100 you just spent at the grocery store bought 4% less than it did one year ago. Why is that? The consumer price index (CPI) helps answer this question, as it measures inflation, the economic ...

With the rate of inflation grabbing so many headlines since the pandemic, it's worth taking a deeper look into how the consumer price index is aggregated. Primarily, the consumer price index provides ...

As inflation continues to challenge retirees, the call to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for Social ...

Older Americans who want to see by how much their Social Security checks will increase next year may have to wait until the government shutdown ends.

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NEW YORK — The Consumer Price Index, the nation's best-known inflation gauge, plunged in October, thanks to a record drop in gasoline prices. But if prices still seem high to you, you're right.