A new report shows the metro outperforms most of the U.S. on middle-class affordability, but many are still struggling to ...

The U.S. middle class is getting smaller and the number of Americans falling toward poverty is on the rise. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, more and more people are falling toward poverty as ...

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

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 ...

Anyone considering a run for Mayor or City Council should begin with an honest question: Are you prepared to solve poverty, ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now suffering from soaring levels of poverty as a devastating civil war drives tens ...

(CNN) — Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now suffering from soaring levels of poverty as a devastating civil war drives tens ...

For decades, Nigeria’s middle class symbolised stability, aspiration and economic balance, families that could afford decent housing, educate their children, access healthcare and still save for the ...