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Social Security beneficiaries could see a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, which is slightly above the 2.5% increase U.S. retirees received in 2025. That's according to an estimate from ...

CPI rose 2.9% in August, locking in a likely 25bps Fed rate cut next week. Shelter, food, and gas costs increased, pushing prices higher across the board. Airfares jumped 5.9%, while medical care and ...

More than 74.5 million people receive Social Security benefits, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Many of them rely on Social Security for their financial well-being. For some ...

We won't know how much of a COLA jolt retirees and others receiving Social Security benefits might see next year until the official number is released in October. The highest COLA increase for Social ...

The latest COLA projection is 2.7%, or slightly above the average COLA. This would add about $54 to the average Social Security benefit. The Social Security Administration will announce the official ...

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Aon (AON.N), opens new tab agreed on Wednesday to sell a majority of NFP's wealth business to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for $2.7 billion, as it looks to sharpen ...

The July Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index increased in line with expectations, up 2.6% from year-ago levels. When volatile food and energy costs are factored out, the Federal Reserve’s ...

Social Security hikes retirees' benefits almost annually, to help them keep up with inflation. The measure of inflation Social Security uses may not be the best one, though. Prepare for Social ...

Kidney dialysis firm DaVita has confirmed that a ransomware gang that breached its network stole the personal and health information of nearly 2.7 million individuals. DaVita serves over 265,400 ...

Aug 21 (Reuters) - A ransomware attack that encrypted certain elements of dialysis firm DaVita's (DVA.N), opens new tab network impacted 2.7 million people, the U.S. health department's website showed ...

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