The middle class is starting to rein in spending "in this economy," amid mounting uncertainty. Squeezed by circumstances and ...

Any analysis of household income over time will always be distorted by the facts that: a) the number of “persons per household,” and b) the number of “earners per household,” vary significantly by ...

Welcome back to World According to Briggs. Today we're looking at 10 U.S. cities losing their middle class faster than a college kid's apartment loses its security deposit. These places, once symbols ...

Growing income inequality has had little traction thus far as a political issue. Why is this? Partly because some have moved up, as economist Stephen Rose points out. There are 12% more households ...