Since the beginning of his presidency, Donald Trump has focused on bolstering the economic strength of the United States. However, this ambition comes with a set of policies that may not favor the ...

Six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, economists say the middle class is holding steady but facing mounting pressure. For You: I Asked ChatGPT What Will Get More Expensive When Trump’s ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

Experts point to slow-growing wages, soaring health care costs and more. If you feel like you're running yourself ragged but aren't making headway, you're not alone. The U.S. is experiencing one of ...

While many of the differentiators between wealthy people in the upper class and the shrinking middle demographic are almost entirely institutional, there are still several individual-level things ...

“I believe deep in our bones that if we lose the middle class, and by association the American dream, we will lose our democracy and our American country,” Slotkin said. “This is the existential ...

The American Dream: if you work hard you can marry, own a home, raise and educate your children and decades later retire and not live in poverty. With each generation, the middle class would live a ...