Recently released data from the Census Bureau shows median household income is on the rise in southwest Illinois.

Home care, assisted living costs for older adults have surged over the past five years, straining affordability for middle class families, AARP said.

China's first generation of wealthy entrepreneurs begins passing on $2.1trn to heirs, creating inheritance disputes and deepening inequality as economic growth slows.

The lower middle class doesn't overspend — they live in an economic architecture where proximity to wealth inflates every ...