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Shutdown Likely to Delay Social Security’s 2026 COLA Announcement

The funding lapse has stalled the inflation report that determines the 2026 increase for Social Security benefits.

Florida Regulators Open Hearings on FPL Rate Hike Proposal After Counterplan Is Rejected

New Polls Tie Rising Grocery Pain to Political Risk for Trump, GOP

SSI Recipients Will Get Two Payments in October as Calendar Shifts Move November Check

New York Begins Mailing Inflation Refund Checks of Up to $400 to 8.2 Million Households

USDA Axes Long-Running National Hunger Survey as DC Food Insecurity Deepens

Seminole County Approves 10.2% Property Tax Hike, Adopts $1.2 Billion Budget

ANSES Confirms October 1.88% Pension Increase and $70,000 Bonus, Releases DNI-Based Payment Dates

BOJ Holds Rate at 0.5% and Begins Annual ETF and J-REIT Sales

West Coast Gas Prices Surge as California, Washington Trade Nation’s Top Spot

Malawi Counts Votes in Tight Presidential Race Focused on Economic Pain

Top 10% Now Drive Nearly Half of U.S. Consumer Spending

$1.26 Million Target for Retirement Falls Short for Many, Advisors Warn

2026 Social Security COLA Projected at 2.7%–2.8% After August Inflation Data

Støre Wins Second Term as Labour Bloc Secures Slim Majority in Norway

Australian Consumer Sentiment Slips as Business Conditions Firm and Price Pressures Ease

McDonald’s Brings Back Extra Value Meals Nationwide With $8 Big Mac, $5 McMuffin

Seven Million Older Pensioners Poised to Miss Full Triple Lock Rise Next Year

Turkey’s Price Surge Starts to Dent Tourism as Visitors Cut Trips Short

German Hospitality Sales Fall Again in H1, July Data Show Deeper Drop