Nearly one-third of U.S. household wealth was held by the top 1% in the third quarter of 2025.

The richest 10 percent of the world’s population now owns three-quarters of all personal wealth, according to the newly released World Inequality Report 2026. Income is not much different, where the ...

According to data from the Congressional Budget Office, wealth inequality has been rising steeply in the United States over the last 30 years. This gap between rich and poor means that the top 1% of ...

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While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

Income inequality in the United States has become a defining issue of our time, with the gap between the rich and the poor expanding significantly over the past few decades. This growing divide is not ...

Across 41 states, the bottom 20% make less than $20,000 on average. Meanwhile, the top 20% earn more than $250,000 in 25 states — accounting for half of America. While it’s not exactly a new ...

U.S. philantropist and oil magnate John D. Rockefeller gives a dime to a child. After “robber barons” like Rockefeller amassed a staggering amount of wealth in the late 19th century, the progressive ...

Raising the minimum wage can help address economic inequality, but support has declined as the gap between rich and poor has increased, according to new research from the School of Management.

AMES, Iowa – Job growth in the retail and service sector has not matched the wages of manufacturing and other middle-skill level jobs lost over the past decade in Iowa. The difference has contributed ...

Debating whether 3 lakh rupees makes someone an “Indian-equivalent lakhpati” misses the larger truth. The real story is not about currency conversion, but about economic decay.