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Young family stressed over finances
Success
People making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200K a year aren’t considered upper-class in some states
By Emma BurleighDecember 5, 2025
MacKenzie Scott
Success
Trump’s new tax policies will cut the wealthy’s philanthropy by over $4 billion—and middle-class donors can’t match the donations of MacKenzie Scott
By Emma BurleighDecember 1, 2025
middle class
Success
Americans 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
Rich stressed person looking at bills
Success
Six-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
Success
Gen 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.
Success
The 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
Success
Dave 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.
Politics
Bernie Sanders: Democrats shouldn’t be surprised middle class ‘abandoned’ its ‘disastrous campaign’ for Trump
By Brooke SeipelNovember 6, 2024
Mature woman with headache in front of laptop at home
Success
Workers making under $200K are scared they’ll outlive their retirement funds
By Jane ThierSeptember 9, 2024
A waitress carrying two plates of food
Politics
Harris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 24, 2024
Person spending money
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.
Leadership
President 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
Tech
Top 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
housing dream
Finance
You have to be ‘wealthy or lucky’ to buy a home in this housing market, says top economist Ali Wolf
By Sydney LakeJanuary 31, 2024
A woman holding a baby outside of her home
Success
It 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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