Trump has frequently played up his builder bona fides – and slammed others for their lack of expertise and for cost overruns on projects.

Civil Service Retirement System retirees will see a 2.8% increase to their defined-benefit annuities next year, compared to just a 2% bump for Federal Employees Retirement System annuitants.

President Donald Trump's tariff and trade policy is directly affecting Social Security raises in the new year.

The average premium for family coverage is up 26% over the past five years — the first time in two decades the cost of covering a family of four has risen by 6% or more for three straight years.

The Democratic candidate is leading the polls. Here are his affordability-centered plans, and what may stand in the way.

This has been a unique year, with Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal delayed by nine days due to the federal government shutdown. Social Security benefits will climb by 2.8% in 2026, which marks the fifth consecutive year that recipients have received at least a 2.5% year-over-year increase.

U.S. consumers are bearing 55% of the cost burden of tariffs already, according to recent Goldman Sachs data reported by NBC News (5). S&P Global, meanwhile, says that only about one-third of Trump’s tariffs will be covered by companies, with the rest of the cost burden falling onto consumers. And that’s a conservative estimate.

Aston Martin has committed a minor breach of F1's 2024 cost cap, with an unprecedented delay in the releasing of the full 2024 results