Economic Issues

Cost of Living Poverty Cost of Living Crisis Income Inequality Taxation Unemployment Inflation Financial Literacy Consumer Behavior Employment

Shelby Township Man Sentenced to Three Years for $2.5 Million PPP Fraud

Prosecutors say Samer Kammo secured loans using fabricated payroll records.

U.S. Paid-Plasma Boom Pulls In Middle-Class Donors After Record 2025 With 2026 Uptick Forecast

New Report Ranks Where Groceries Take the Most of Paychecks

Education Department Publishes Overhaul of Student Loan Repayment, Creating RAP as SAVE Ends

Ohio Sues Nine Multistate Cannabis Firms Over Alleged Shelf-Space Collusion

South and West Side Leaders Back Hynes, Escalating Challenge to Cook County Assessor Kaegi

Education Department Sets July 2026 Start for RAP as SAVE Plan Winds Down

New Zealand Unemployment Climbs to 5.4%, Highest Since 2015

Sweet Settlement Deadline Passes, Putting Automatic Student Loan Relief in Play

House Rules Panel Blocks Gambling-Loss Deduction Fix as Spending Bill Advances

Education Department Halts Involuntary Student-Loan Collections as McMahon Signals Restart Soon

Maryland Bill Would Ban Dynamic Grocery Pricing and Individualized Algorithms in Stores

Education Department Halts Wage Garnishments and Tax-Refund Seizures for Defaulted Student Loans

White House Weighs Letting 401(k) Funds Cover Home Down Payments

Student Loan Relief Backlog Hits 817,591 as Education Department Limits Discharges

HMRC Sets Out 2027 ISA Overhaul and Plans to Replace Lifetime ISA

Germany’s 2025 Company Insolvencies Reach 20-Year High After December Surge

French Overindebtedness Filings Jump 9.8% in 2025 as Banque de France Adds Staff

HMRC Reminds Workers to Check PAYE Tax Codes as Errors Trigger Refunds or Bills

Trump Demands 10% Cap on Credit-Card Rates by Jan. 20, 2026, Hammering Card and Bank Stocks