Discover what a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is, how it compensates for inflation, and its impact on Social Security and ...

America’s cost-of-living problem is simple math: Inflation spiked several years ago and paychecks haven’t had enough time to catch up. The latest jobs report revealed Tuesday that the problem got even ...

Determining why consumers continue to pay more for everything from a carton of eggs to rent seems like solving a complex math problem. The cost of living for most basic goods and services has ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cut of a quarter percentage point lowered the benchmark federal funds rate to ...

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?

Faced with the high cost of living, many Connecticut residents are struggling to get by against a torrent of inflated prices. That insecurity, officials say, and the ongoing impact of inflation are ...

The cost of living and inflation are major threats to the political fortunes of the Republicans in the majority in Washington. But what can President Donald Trump do now to help the situation ahead of ...