Making salary ranges public may shrink pay gaps but slow wage growth

The rise of pay transparency laws in the United States could change how the nation’s workers negotiate their annual salaries in today’s fast-changing labor market. As layoffs mount in the ...

These states will raise their minimum wages in 2023

Labor activists hold a rally in support of a national $15 minimum wage on May 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images As the calendar turns to 2023, workers in m...

Why salaries in the United States don’t keep up with inflation

Inflation in the United States hit a record high in June 2022. Consumer prices soared by 9.1% compared with a year prior — the largest annual increase since 1981. While wages are rising, they’re...

Heiress Abigail Disney on how to bring magic back to capitalism

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 20: Abigail Disney speaks at Firehouse DCTV’s Cinema For Documentary Film Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on September 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago ...

Mind The Gap

Gender gaps are visible in terms of wages, opportunity, aspiration, and leadership roles. Graduates, regardless of where they position themselves on the gender spectrum, need to be prepared to navigat...

Money decisions by women will shape the future for the U.S.

The rising economic power of women in this country is one of the most significant financial shifts of recent decades. The bottom line: Women are generating and managing an increasing amount of wealth ...

Here’s why health savings accounts may contribute to inequality

The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images A popular way to save for out-of-pocket medical expenses might be contributing to health-care inequality, new research suggests. Health savings accounts...

Here’s what every woman needs to know about investing

Thomas Barwick | Getty Images Despite setbacks during the pandemic, the financial influence of women in the U.S. only stands to grow in the coming years. To that point, as more and more women embrace ...

Coalition aims to end gender pay gap for pre-IPO companies by 2027

A jabot collar is seen placed on the Fearless Girl statue outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in honor of recently passed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bad...

Women in low-paying jobs are losing billions as U.S. gender pay gap persists, Labor Department says

Women rally to demand equal pay for women and an end to the wage gap . Creative Touch Imaging Ltd. | NurPhoto | Getty Images Women in low-paying industries, particularly Black and Hispanic women, are ...

One-third of job switchers took a pay cut for better work-life balance

Ricardo Mojana | Getty Images As the Great Resignation continues, employees are rethinking salaries, work-life balance and flexibility in their new careers. Some are willing to take a pay cut in excha...

Federal Reserve may cause recession from fewer Bond Asset Purchases

Members of the Federal Reserve are debating how quickly to reduce the central bank’s portfolio of bonds, without starting a recession. Heading into the second quarter of 2022, the balance of Fed...

Taking a pay cut? Here’s how to revise your budget for a lower salary

Ricardo Mojana | Getty Images About 47 million workers left their jobs in 2021 amid the ‘Great Resignation.’ Many of them did so for less pay. Last year, 53% of workers who left their jobs...

27-year-old earns $650,000 a year in LA, is on her way to $1 million

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. When Lauren Simmons introduces herself to new people, sh...

Black families are achieving upward mobility in high-opportunity areas

Families have long sought to move toward better neighborhoods and schools to put their kids on the pathway toward success. A study from the Census Bureau is providing fresh insight on where to look. I...

Young Starbucks baristas are powering a growing push to unionize

From coast to coast, young Starbucks baristas are pushing to unionize their cafes, flexing their collective power against the coffee giant in a fight that could change the broader restaurant industry ...

Here’s what to consider before taking a pay cut

Drakula & Co. | Moment | Getty Images The pandemic has upended millions of American lives, and for many has made them reconsider priorities around work. That’s prompted many to quit jobs ami...

Petition for $2,000 stimulus checks reaches 3 million signatures

A worker installs U.S. flags as part of a Covid-19 memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan.18, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters When the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, Steph...