Burned Out, More Americans Are Turning to Part-Time Jobs

Part-time work is exploding. The number of Americans working part time rose by 1.2 million in December and January compared with the preceding months, according to the Labor Department. Most of that i...

Troubles at Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Began Well Before Crypto Crash

Sam Bankman-Fried built the cryptocurrency exchange FTX on the reputation of his trading firm, Alameda Research LLC. Alameda was applying Wall Street-style wizardry to the crypto world—and outsiders t...

Stock Selloff Hits Life Insurers’ Fastest-Growing Product

Listen to article (2 minutes) The hottest thing in life insurance for more than a decade might be cooling off. A long-running stock-market rally and low interest rates combined to create the perfect c...

Inflation Pushes Social Security COLA to 8.7% in 2023, Highest Increase in Four Decades

Social Security checks will be 8.7% bigger in 2023, the largest cost-of-living adjustment to benefits in four decades, the Social Security Administration said Thursday. The extra funds will provide re...