For many Americans, the idea of a $6,000 monthly mortgage sounds absurd. But in places like California, New York and Seattle, ...

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Parents said their children would be reassigned to neighborhood schools with worse academic performance, and where their kids ...

Aungst himself is a byproduct of Bowling Green City Schools, having started at Crim Elementary and graduating from BGHS in ...

The program bumped up high-school graduation rates by 5.2 percent and matriculation rates at two-year colleges by 9.1 percent ...

China's so-called second-tier cities are fast becoming the first stop for luxury goods vendors ‌as ​middle-class consumers ...

“The middle class is shrinking” might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...

We’re pleased to report the American middle class is indeed “hollowing out”—because ever more Americans are earning their way into higher income brackets. That runs counter to today’s populist gloom ...

On the Thursday, January 8, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: In 2026, many Americans are feeling financially squeezed. With the stubbornly high cost of healthcare and housing, what will it take ...

First-time Costco shoppers often grab the standard cart out of habit. To employees, it’s an instant tell. Costco isn’t about single items—it’s about bulk. Alex Pretti spotted on camera moments before ...

Auto sales are projected to decline to 15.8 million vehicles in 2026 — the first annual drop since 2022 — as high prices deter middle-class buyers. New-car sales have soared 45% among high-income ...