The story of the American middle class is no longer a simple tale of steady paychecks and predictable progress. Across ...

A Mexican household considered "middle class" by national standards earns less per month than what a full-time U.S. worker on the federal minimum wage brings home. While both countries debate living ...

The cost of living has been top of mind for many people over the past two years as inflation has driven up prices. As with rising costs in living, the income needed to be considered middle class has ...

A Wall Street portfolio manager has gone viral with a blog post that posits a new poverty line for a family of four in America: $140,000 a year. It’s a large number. The Federal Poverty Level set by ...

WASHINGTON - In a recent speech, President Barack Obama referred to the "middle class" 14 times, defining it as a family that makes up to $250,000 a year. Republican challenger Mitt Romney has looked ...

The true middle class has shrunk in recent years. While many people still classified as “middle class” are experiencing a slight shift in incomes, others are being pushed into poverty by basic ...

In August Amalia Adininggar, Indonesia’s statistician-in-chief, appeared in parliament with bad news. The country’s middle class had shrunk. Between 2021 and 2024, 6m Indonesians had fallen into the ...

If anything, a slew of economic data suggests a middle class that’s actually shrinking. Mid-wage manufacturing and other jobs are disappearing due to automation and outsourcing, while lower-income ...