The top 1% of American earners now control more wealth than the nation’s entire middle class, federal data show. More than one-quarter of all household wealth, 26.5%, belongs to Americans who earn ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will mark this German Unity Day in Saarbrücken. Sometimes French, sometimes German, sometimes ...

Up to 87% of Americans identify as middle class — but few agree on what that means. Here’s what your income says about you, your community and the country. Enter your household income* to start Start ...

The term "middle class" is thrown around all the time—especially during an election year—but what does it really mean? And more importantly, are you part of it? While definitions can vary, being ...

America's middle class has been shrinking for the past 50 years. While middle class Americans remain the biggest income group by number of people, the same can't be said of the aggregate income earned ...

Jeff Swope felt the first spurt of anger bubble up when he learned in February that his landlord was raising the rent on the empty two-bedroom apartment next door by more than 30%, to $2,075 a month.