Low income Americans

Young family stressed over finances
Success

People making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200,000 a year aren’t even considered upper-class in some U.S. states

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U.S. consumer spending is increasingly driven by richer households
Retail

U.S. consumer spending is increasingly driven by richer households

By Alex Tanzi and Bloomberg
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Harris and Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ proposal is the rare idea that’s both unifying and unfair

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Harris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll

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Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk
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Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk

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Google and Howard University to train underrepresented high schoolers in data analytics—and it’s free to students

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July 19, 2024
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Finance

An obscure 47-year-old law designed to right the historic wrongs of redlining was the ‘original ESG framework,’ execs say. Just look at how Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy have changed

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Tech

Cheap electric cars are finally here—but price cuts won’t translate to more sales until infrastructure catches up, experts say

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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Retail

Retail theft has gotten so bad Walmart is building a police station inside an Atlanta store

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Biden administration will spend $4.5 billion to help low-income families with soaring heating costs this winter
Politics

Biden administration will spend $4.5 billion to help low-income families with soaring heating costs this winter

By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
November 3, 2022
Lower-income Americans are losing access to life-saving treatments for anorexia: ‘There are just gross inequities in access to care’
Health

Lower-income Americans are losing access to life-saving treatments for anorexia: ‘There are just gross inequities in access to care’

By Madison Muller and Bloomberg
August 15, 2022
Low-wage employees report high levels of financial stress—and it’s impacting their productivity at work
Personal Finance

Low-wage employees report high levels of financial stress—and it’s impacting their productivity at work

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Weecare cofounder Jessica Chang
Leadership

This startup wants to make childcare affordable for grocery clerks, janitors, and essential workers in the South and Midwest

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April 8, 2022
Americans register for health insurance
Health

ACA sign-ups for low-income people roll out as insurance agents face commission cuts

By Julie Appleby and Kaiser Health News
April 4, 2022
L.A. could soon become the largest city in the U.S. to offer guaranteed income for poor residents
Politics

L.A. could soon become the largest city in the U.S. to offer guaranteed income for poor residents

By Christopher Palmeri, Sarah Holder and Bloomberg
April 19, 2021

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