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Economy

The cost of living is still going up, but not as fast as it had been

9:53am October 12, 2023

Social Security beneficiaries can expect a 3.2% cost-of-living increase next year. It's a smaller increase than the 8.7% bump recipients got this year, which was the largest in decades.

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High inflation has been particularly tough for people who rely on Social Security for their income.

Economy

Social Security recipients will get a smaller increase in benefits as inflation cools

9:12am October 12, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.2% cost of living adjustment next year. Inflation has been moderating recently, with consumer prices in September up 3.7% from a year ago.

In Argentina, everyone is living through record inflation and political upheaval

5:08am October 12, 2023

by Amanda Aronczyk

A political outsider won an important presidential primary in Argentina, campaigning on the promise to replace the country's currency with the dollar — making an already volatile economy even worse.

Wall street wore Birkenstocks as the sandal-maker debuted on the Stock Exchange

5:08am October 12, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

Birkenstock, which is nearly 250 years old, is now a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange — valued at about $8 billion. (Story aired on ATC on Oct. 11, 2023.)

Farmer Rob Stone (R) and Gregory Gingera, a canola breeder at Corteva Agriscience, walk through Stone's field in Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada in May. Canadian farmers are looking for ways to deal with recurrent drought, including planting earlier and using seeds that are more resistant to heat.

Climate rules are coming for corporate America

5:01am October 12, 2023

by Michael Copley

U.S. regulators are finalizing rules that will make publicly traded companies disclose information about climate change. Other jurisdictions have been announcing similar requirements.

National

Wall street wore Birkenstocks as the sandal-maker debuted on the Stock Exchange

4:47pm October 11, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

At nearly 250 years old, sandal-maker Birkenstock is — for one day — both the oldest and the newest company on the New York Stock Exchange.

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on hidden junk fees during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Washington.

Biden proposes a ban on 'junk fees' — from concert tickets to hotel rooms

4:36pm October 11, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

A rule proposed by the Federal Trade Commission would outlaw hidden and "bogus" fees. Officials estimate that junk fees cost consumers at least $64 billion each year.

People enter The Washington Post's headquarters. The newspaper is cutting nearly 10% of its jobs through voluntary buyouts.

'The Washington Post' will cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts

4:23pm October 11, 2023

by David Folkenflik

The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, through voluntary buyouts. Leaders said they had been "overly optimistic" about growth.

DocGo, a New York-based medical company, has partnered with Dollar General to test whether patients will use urgent and primary care from a van parked in the retail giant's parking lots.

Health & Safety

A mobile clinic parked at a Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care

4:23pm October 11, 2023

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Dollar General's primary care experiment could help solve rural America's care shortage. But it's getting a chilly reception in Tennessee.

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The Washington Post is offering voluntary buyouts to 240 employees

3:52pm October 11, 2023

by David Folkenflik

The Post had been "overly optimistic" about its growth in readership, subscriptions and ads for the past two years, interim CEO Patty Stonesifer wrote in an email to staff.

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