Why is the 2026 Social Security 2.8% COLA failing against 3.3% inflation? Is your retirement check shrinking?Social Security COLA 2026 Inflation Gap: Why 2.8% Increase Trails 3.3% Senior Inflation. The 2.8% Social Security COLA for 2026 is failing....
30 Apr, 2026, 10.27 PM IST
600 million barrels gone, gas +47%, jet fuel +100%: is the global energy crisis 2026 from US– Iran war about to trigger inflation shock and global recession?The global energy crisis 2026 is intensifying fast. Over 600 million barrels of oil supply are now lost, triggering a historic oil shock. T...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
LPG shortage forces Noida and Ghaziabad domestic workers to cook on chulhas, face rising hardshipNoida and Ghaziabad's daily wage earners and domestic workers face an LPG crisis, forcing a return to wood-fired chulhas and costly small c...
05 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
'Will my company keep me?': Employee 'bleeding' with broken leg in hospital fears job loss. Is this modern worklife reality?A Reddit post highlighted the pressures faced by employees juggling family responsibilities and job security. After a man was hospitalised ...
29 Jan, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Social Security payments up to $5,181 arrive January 28, 2026—who qualifies, why SSI pays early, and how COLA boosts checksOn January 28, 2026, Social Security will deliver payments up to $5,181. This final January wave hits accounts for those born after the 20t...
23 Jan, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Rising living costs persist despite official claims of economic stability in PakistanDespite government claims of economic stabilization and a drop in headline inflation, millions of Pakistanis face a harsh reality of rising...
27 Dec, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
$2000 stimulus check date: US Treasury secretary reveals when American will be getting ‘very large refunds’, and who could be eligible$2000 stimulus check date: President Donald Trump is considering a $2,000 stimulus check for working Americans. This proposal, termed a 'ta...
14 Dec, 2025, 12.23 PM IST
America’s cost-of-living crisis deepens: 68% now living paycheck to paycheck68% of Americans now live paycheck to paycheck. Rising costs for housing, food, energy, and essentials are squeezing families hard. Even ho...
31 Oct, 2025, 10.13 PM IST
You won’t believe how much the wealthiest stash in their 401(k) accounts – average balance revealedHigh earners often wonder if their 401(k) balance truly reflects “upper-class” financial security. With incomes starting around $150,000, t...
16 Sep, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
Household is where the heart is: What India’s smaller families tell us about big economic changesIndian households are shrinking. Families now have fewer members. More households have multiple earners. But income inequality persists. Wo...
18 Jun, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
Trump’s tax plan may cost poor Americans $1,500 a year—while tipping the rich $104,000President Trump's proposed tax break on tips faces scrutiny as analysts suggest it disproportionately benefits the wealthy while offering l...
02 Jun, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
New bill proposes multiple nominees for bank Fixed Deposits to ease fund distribution after deathA new bill, expected to be introduced in Parliament's winter session, seeks to amend bank nomination laws, allowing up to four nominees for...
25 Nov, 2024, 07.52 AM IST
How governments are trying to ease impact of inflationIndia is set to offer 2 million to 3 million tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers such as flour millers and biscuit makers as part of efforts ...
19 Dec, 2022, 10.50 PM IST
Global monthly wages contract to 0.9% in first half of 2022 owing to rising inflationAmong advanced G20 countries, real wages in the first half of 2022 are estimated to have declined to -2.2%, whereas real wages in emerging ...
01 Dec, 2022, 01.34 PM IST
To each, an equity: The implications of wealth inequalityET Evoke’s global experts highlight strategies from government safety nets to equitable corporate norms and companies’ enhanced sensitivity.
29 Jan, 2021, 12.04 AM IST
How the suddenly rich are disrespecting their moneyThe chicken will come home to roost. In the cycle of callousness the seeds of losses have been sown already. What seems like small leaks wi...
18 Jan, 2021, 06.30 AM IST
Census busts urban myth, finds rural India has more Double Income No Kids couplesAn overwhelming 51 per cent of urban households live on the income of a single earner, while double-income families are a distant 26 per ce...
31 Aug, 2014, 10.55 AM IST