You must earn an amount equal to or greater than the annual limit in at least 35 years in order to qualify for Social Security's largest checks. This is the reason most people don't manage to take ...

The average retired worker benefit in May 2025 hit $2,002.39, according to the Social Security Administration.

F OR YEARS Japan was a reassuring example for governments. Even as its net public debt peaked at 162% of GDP in 2020, it ...

Japan’s fiscal position also appears healthier following a rare burst of inflation, which has boosted tax receipts.

In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 1.0% to finish at 38,488.34. Shares in Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp. jumped ...

Waves of tariffs from President Donald Trump — despite a temporary pause on many — has unleashed chaos across global markets, ...

The annual rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased to 4.8% from 4.0% in April, the highest point since March 2024, when the rate was 5.1%.

Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries ...

Fed keeps rates steady but pencils in two cuts by end of 2025; Powell sees ‘meaningful’ inflation ahead - Nation and World ...

As expected, at its meeting this week the Federal Reserve did nothing regarding interest rates. President Trump, before and ...

Central bankers tweaked their projections to reflect slightly worse outcomes. But Chair Powell played down his institution's ...

Benz: They both would stand to benefit, but when yields are as high as they are today, it can be an awfully good time to lock them in by buying a portfolio of individual bonds, perhaps laddered to ...