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The middle class's worst retirement fear
A new Transamerica report found that dwindling Social Security benefits are a key concern for middl…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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A new housing plan wants to give middle-class Americans the kind of support typically reserved for low-income households
The HOMES Act would cap rent at 25% of tenants' incomes, and offer homebuyers affordable mortgages.
Eliza Relman,Juliana Kaplan
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American fast-food giants are going big on a China wager, betting they can get the country's new middle class to love them back
As KFC and McDonald's struggle globally, they're driving hard into China with aggressive store expa…
Matthew Loh
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Inflation is scrambling Americans' perceptions of middle-class life
"I feel like I can make ends meet, but I can't really move this lifestyle," one person told Busines…
Jennifer Sor
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Who exactly is the middle class that JD Vance and Tim Walz are targeting?
Politicians love to cater to the middle class. But who that actually is remains murky.
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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To feel middle class, you have to be wealthy
Middle-income Americans aren't middle-class; that's reserved for the rich now.
Juliana Kaplan
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More Americans are feeling a six-figure salary can't afford them a middle-class lifestyle
In today's big story, we're looking at people who feel like a middle-class salary doesn't equal a m…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Middle-class Gen Xers are facing a new retirement challenge: their student loans
Student-loan debt is weighing down older workers, who may see their Social Security garnished to pa…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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A new study shows that Americans secretly agree on more than they admit
Trump and Harris voters are lying to their friends about what they really believe.
Eliza Relman
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Here's how much money you need to make to be middle class in each US state
A Business Insider analysis finds varying income levels between states that qualify as middle class…
Noah Sheidlower
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You must earn over $128,000 to be middle class in parts of the Bay Area. See the income thresholds in other major US cities.
A Business Insider analysis reveals the household income needed to be middle class in major US citi…
Noah Sheidlower
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We heard from 1,000 older Americans: Here are some of their biggest regrets
Over 1,000 older Americans shared their biggest regrets, including not saving enough for retirement…
Noah Sheidlower
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International airlines are all-in on fancy first-class seats, even as US carriers focus only on business for long-haul flights
First class is largely filled with corporate customers, but many deep-pocket individuals are willin…
Taylor Rains
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A US Navy aircraft carrier has left the Middle East, ending a rare show of force
Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was sent to the Middle East in June to take over the Navy's…
Jake Epstein
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I raised my kids in Denmark. When we returned to the US, they were far more independent than their American peers.
A US family embraced free-range parenting in Denmark, contrasting sharply with their kids' peers i…
Jane Ridley
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Middle-class movers are heading to these three cities in search of affordability
Movers making between $45,000 and $145,000 are heading to Las Vegas, Phoenix, and San Antonio. One …
Jordan Pandy
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The US naval presence around the Middle East is getting a firepower boost. Here are the warships already there and what's on the way.
The US has an assortment of warships in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, including aircra…
Jake Epstein
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Auto parts and dollar store execs warn that low-income Americans are stretched thin and running on borrowed time
Auto parts and dollar stores serve a lot of customers who earn less than $50,000, and the squeeze o…
Dominick Reuter
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Corporate America is going through a middle-management meltdown
The thinning of Corporate America's middle management is putting millennials and Gen Z at risk.
Dan DeFrancesco
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Why a majority of Americans think the economy is already in a recession
Three of five Americans surveyed by Affirm say the US is in a recession. On average, most think it …