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SuccessAmericans can’t agree on what ‘middle class’ means anymore, and they’re debating it in the comments of TikTok home tours
By Nick Lichtenberg and Ashley LutzNovember 26, 2025
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SuccessSix-figure salaries aren’t cutting it: Even high-earners are feeling the pinch right now and shopping at budget grocery stores
By Emma BurleighAugust 1, 2025
David's Bridal CEO Kelly Cook
SuccessGen X CEO of a popular retail chain was once a single mother surviving on $882 a month and pinto beans before finding success
By Emma BurleighJune 27, 2025
Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump.
SuccessThe world’s billionaires now hold more wealth than every country in the world except the U.S. and China—and they’d be even richer if it wasn’t for tanking stocks
By Emma BurleighApril 2, 2025
Dave Ramsey
SuccessDave Ramsey says he can 100% tell who will stay middle-class by looking at the cars they drive
By Emma BurleighFebruary 19, 2025
Bernie Sanders speaking at a podium at the DNC.
PoliticsBernie Sanders: Democrats shouldn’t be surprised middle class ‘abandoned’ its ‘disastrous campaign’ for Trump
By Brooke SeipelNovember 6, 2024
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SuccessWorkers making under $200K are scared they’ll outlive their retirement funds
By Jane ThierSeptember 9, 2024
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PoliticsHarris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 24, 2024
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Finance‘The lower income consumer in the U.S. is stretched’: Pepsi’s CEO isn’t the only executive worried about the economy
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressMay 9, 2024
Biden delivers State of the Union speech.
LeadershipPresident Biden has a warning for the corporate world: Get ready for higher taxes and forget about that private jet loophole
By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2024
Elon Musk
TechTop labor economist says don’t believe the AI doom narrative—and his reason why is the ‘underpopulation crisis’ Elon Musk talks about
By Irina IvanovaFebruary 12, 2024
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FinanceYou have to be ‘wealthy or lucky’ to buy a home in this housing market, says top economist Ali Wolf
By Sydney LakeJanuary 31, 2024
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SuccessIt really is the economy, stupid. 39% of middle-class Americans say ‘money’ is their top concern versus just 4% who cite political and social issues, survey finds
By Paolo ConfinoDecember 19, 2023
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Personal FinanceYou’re probably middle class if you’re a single millennial or boomer, living in Florida and making $45,000 to $145,000 per year
By Chloe Berger and Hillary HoffowerOctober 28, 2023
Miami’s status as the favorite American city for the ultrawealthy is pushing out its middle class—and everyone else
SuccessMiami’s status as the favorite American city for the ultrawealthy is pushing out its middle class—and everyone else
By Chloe BergerAugust 2, 2023
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