The cost of health insurance is set to surge for millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act at the start of the new ...

Take A Number: A Striking Figure In Economic News Today Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in ...

WAR, W.Va.—Carolyn Owens was 9 years old when her family became one of the first in America to get food stamps. Her father could no longer work in the coal mines that pock the mountains here after an ...

How much does an American family of four need to earn to avoid poverty? According to the Census Bureau, $32,130. But what if it were really $140,000? Late last month, the investor and Substack writer ...

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 5 (UPI) --Income-based poverty in Argentina fell to 36.3% of the population in the third quarter of this year, down from 45.6% in the same period in 2024, according to a report from ...

Poverty in Latin America fell by 2.2 percentage points in 2024 compared to the previous year and now affects 25.5% of the population, the lowest level since comparable data have been available, ECLAC ...

Total falsehoods: "I want for people to recognize a great job that I've done on pricing, on affordability, because we brought prices way down," said President Donald Trump on Monday. (The White House ...

An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

Annually, on Oct. 17, the world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day meant to spotlight the grip of poverty on poor communities and to call for action. Yet in 2025, about ...

The Supporting Access to Finance and Enterprise Recovery Project (SAFER) is increasing access to financial services for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya. It unlocks financing for ...

WASHINGTON — The temporary expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 reduced child poverty in the United States ...

Houston has a higher percentage of residents living in poverty among the largest cities in the United States, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. One out of five residents — ...