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ARTICLES BY RACHEL WOLFE

Having kids doesn’t preclude workforce participation, and plenty of liberals are still putting a priority on parenthood. (Pixabay)

Conservative young women flip the script: Kids first, then career

7 min read . 23 Nov 2025

Pew Research Center defines the middle class broadly as having a household income between about $66,666 and $200,000, depending on where they live. (Getty Images via AFP)

The middle class is buckling under almost five years of persistent inflation

5 min read . 21 Nov 2025

Seasonally adjusted unemployment is up significantly for college-educated and non-college-educated Black workers (Pixabay)

Black Americans are losing jobs in a warning for the economy

5 min read . 01 Sept 2025

There are still signs of turbulence in the U.S. economy. Growth has been subdued. (Reuters)

The US economy is regaining its swagger

6 min read . 21 Jul 2025

Young people are regarded as an important demographic for retailers. (Image: Pixabay)

Goodbye fancy bar, hello at-home pizza party: Young Americans cut back

5 min read . 25 Jun 2025

A shopper at a Lululemon store Thursday in Miami Beach, Fla. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Americans rush to buy TVs, soy sauce, Lululemon workout gear

6 min read . 04 Apr 2025

A third of today’s young adults will never marry, projects conservative think tank the Institute for Family Studies, compared to less than a fifth of those born in previous decades.

What happens when a whole generation never grows up?

9 min read . 01 Jan 2025

Luigi Mangione being led into a Pennsylvania courthouse for an extradition hearing. (Getty Images)

Untangling America’s love-hate relationship with corporate power

7 min read . 16 Dec 2024

Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China could raise consumer prices, strain import-reliant industries, and spark retaliatory tariffs.

What Trump’s new tariff threats mean for the US economy

7 min read . 27 Nov 2024

Trump works behind the counter during a visit to a McDonald's outlet in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, on 20 October. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

How Trump won the economy-is-everything election

7 min read . 07 Nov 2024

A July Wall Street Journal/NORC poll of 1,502 U.S. adults shows a stark gap between people’s wishes and their expectations.

The American dream feels out of reach for most

7 min read . 28 Aug 2024

The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers have shown that consumer sentiment, though far above a historic low in mid-2022, remains guarded as high prices drag down attitudes, especially for lower-income people. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

Has the US economy reached a tipping point?

8 min read . 09 Aug 2024

So widespread is the tactic that President Biden is making a fee crackdown one of his administrative priorities.

The gap between the price you see and what you pay is getting worse

5 min read . 08 May 2024

Altogether, researchers say, people no longer feel they’re getting the value they once did, and that is souring the national mood.

We Still Don’t Believe How Much Things Cost

5 min read . 13 Mar 2024

Today’s 18-to-35-year-olds say they understand the link between sleep and health better than people once did, with many seeing the long- and short-term benefits of more shut-eye.

The Hottest New Bedtime for 20-Somethings Is 9 p.m.

4 min read . 02 Feb 2024

TOP LEFT: Jessika and Dylan Amaral at a cooking class in Florence, Italy. TOP RIGHT: Alex and Amanda Ward with their children in Niagara Falls, Canada. BOTTOM LEFT: Cody McLaughlin on vacation in Hawaii with his girlfriend and his stepchildren. BOTTOM RIGHT: Amanda Miller Littlejohn on vacation in Paris. JESSIKA AMARAL; THE WARD FAMILY; CODY MCLAUGHLIN; AMANDA MILLER LITTLEJOHN

Five Ways Americans Keep Proving Economists Wrong

8 min read . 29 Oct 2023

Another Reason Having a Family Is More Expensive: The Cost of Donor DNA

Another Reason Having a Family Is More Expensive: The Cost of Donor DNA

5 min read . 21 Sept 2023

An extended United Auto Workers strike could affect car prices. Ford dealers have enough stock for 64 days worth of sales.

The Car Shortage Is Finally Easing. The UAW Strike Could Change That.

4 min read . 15 Sept 2023

RACHEL WOLFE/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Tipping at Self-Checkout Has Customers Crying ‘Emotional Blackmail’

4 min read . 08 May 2023

Many consumers around the world see an economic downturn coming in the year ahead

Four signs consumers are pessimistic about the economy

3 min read . 16 Jan 2023