Inflation eased a bit last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Department. Consumer prices in April were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than the month before.
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More Americans are falling behind on credit card bills
Credit card delinquencies rose in the first three months of the year. That’s a sign of the growing financial stress that some families are feeling in an era of rising prices and high interest rates.
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The clock is ticking to fix Social Security as retirees face automatic cut in 9 years
Social Security’s finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic benefit cuts in less than a decade.
