In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years last week, virtually assuring the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate next week.

A YouGov poll, released earlier this month, found inflation as the reigning issue among all Americans. According to the poll, respondents — including Democrats, independents and Republicans — were most likely to name inflation and prices, at 24%, as well as jobs and the economy, at 14%, as their most important issues.

Many consumers, especially younger Americans, believe the administration's trade policies are pushing them deeper into debt.

Tariffs disproportionately slam low-income Americans, who already live paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford to lose out on more of their income.

The new YouGov poll showed that Americans are growing more concerned about Trump’s age and health affecting his ability to conduct his job as president. Trump, 79, became the oldest president ever to be sworn in on Inauguration Day earlier this year, prompting some critics to question his health.

More than a fifth of Americans admitted to following medical advice from artificial intelligence that was later proven wrong, according to a new report from AI platform Pearl.com. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence systems is leading to major changes in how Americans interact with technology, information and everyday services.

A new report by the Consumer Federation of America to Congress calls on lawmakers and regulators to protect car buyers, saying a crisis is at hand.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s breezy suggestion this week that Americans who are roughed up by ICE can sue agents in federal court is drawing pushback from civil rights attorneys who note the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has in recent years made those cases nearly impossible to win.

More older Americans were living in poverty in 2024, new data on income, poverty, and health insurance released by the Census Bureau shows.

Most Americans still want to thank the academy, at least a little. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve watched all or most of an awards show on TV or streaming in the past year.

On World Sepsis Day, health experts remind Americans that sepsis strikes 1.7 million people in the U.S. each year and causes more than 350,000 deaths -- but most have no idea what sepsis is or how it turns deadly.