The U.S. Postal Service has requested a price hike on shipping services starting next year. Here's what to expect.

The USPS says the changes are part of the service’s 10-year transformation plan to be financially sustainable and provide ...

USPS shipping rates are going up on January 18, 2026. Priority Mail rises about 6.6%, Priority Mail Express by 5.1%, Ground ...

The price of a First Class stamp last increased from 73 cents to 78 cents in July 2025. Before that, the most recent price increases took effect in June 2024, January 2024 and July 2023, according to ...

Consumer costs will go up after the U.S. Postal Service posted a $9 billion loss this year—but the good news is, the increase ...

Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S.

The U.S. Postal Service plans to increase the price of a stamp to $0.68 in January, part of a 2% overall increase from current mail rates. The hike is the full amount authorized under the mailing ...

Here’s another inflation-era hike: You’re soon going to have to pay more to mail a letter. On Sunday, Jan. 22, new postage rates go into effect. The cost for sending a 1-ounce letter via first-class ...