Middle class

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

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August 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

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June 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

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April 2, 2025
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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March 24, 2025
Dave Ramsey
Success

Dave Ramsey says he can 100% tell who will stay middle-class by looking at the cars they drive

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February 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

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November 7, 2024
Mature woman with headache in front of laptop at home
Success

Workers making under $200K are scared they’ll outlive their retirement funds

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September 9, 2024
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Harris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll

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August 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 Press
May 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

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March 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

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February 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

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January 31, 2024
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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

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December 19, 2023
Two men
Personal Finance

You’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 Hoffower
October 28, 2023
Miami’s status as the favorite American city for the ultrawealthy is pushing out its middle class—and everyone else
Success

Miami’s status as the favorite American city for the ultrawealthy is pushing out its middle class—and everyone else

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August 2, 2023

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