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After a delay due to the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, Social Security announced its most anticipated change of the year: The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Beginning on Jan. 1, ...

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Inflation is rising again much to the disappointment of price-conscious Americans. (AFP via Getty Images) Consumer prices rose in September slower than expected, likely locking the Federal Reserve ...

Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.