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The backbone of America’s economy remains solid, despite a slowing job market, elevated interest rates and still-high inflation. Sales at US retailers unexpectedly surged in July, the Commerce Department said Thursday, rising by a solid 1% from the prior month, up from June’s downwardly revised 0.2% decline. That trounced economists’…

Co-authored by Treading Softly. When you decide to give somebody a gift, you can often choose between two categories. The first category includes tangible items such as a book, a set of skis, or a television. The second category includes experiences such as an annual pass to your local zoo,…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.One of the world’s great divides is between people who can afford to go on holiday and those who can’t. Asser Khattab, a Syrian refugee in France, recalls, “I grew up…

Young adults in the U.S. have been skeptical about Social Security at least since the days when I was one of them. Today’s younger generations are no different, and that’s affecting their retirement planning. About 47% of non-retirees believe Social Security won’t pay them any retirement benefits, according to a…

Inflation rose as expected in July, driven by higher housing-related costs, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that is likely to keep an interest rate cut on the table in September.The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of prices for goods and services, increased 0.2% for the month, putting…

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