The projected Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is edging upward, according to fresh estimates from ...

The rise in monthly production output in June 2025 resulted from increases in “manufacturing” (up 0.5%), “electricity and gas” (up 3.3%), and “water supply and sewerage” (up 0.5%); this was partially ...

The 2.7 percent increase predicted for 2026 is .2 percentage points more than the COLA for 2025. The 2025 COLA boosted benefits by about $49 a month for the average Social Security retiree’s payment.

The Bureau of Land Management is asking people for input on proposed adjustments in the John Day Basin Fee Area. The area, ...

The index increased 0.9 per cent from a month earlier, the largest advance since consumer inflation peaked in June 2022.