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A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore.

Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living boost in 2025, smaller than in recent past

The smaller increase for 2025 reflects moderating inflation. Retirees voiced concern that the increase would not be enough to counter rising costs.

Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024.

As Harris and Trump campaign on economics, Joel Naroff looks at how the economy fared under Trump and Biden

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Robert Moore has founded a string of Philadelphia software companies. Crossbeam raised $76 million in October 2021 from firms led by Silicon Valley venture capital giant Andreesen Horowitz. In June, it acquired a France-based rival, Reveal.

These Philly software firms are attracting big investors

Joseph N. DiStefano

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference to announce that TD Bank will pay an approximately $3 billion settlement after authorities say the financial institution's lax practices allowed for significant money laundering, at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Washington.

TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department

Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A Giant supermarket is coming to South Philly at South Broad and Carpenter Streets by the end of 2024.

More Giant supermarkets are coming to the Philadelphia area

Ariana Perez-Castells

As Harris and Trump campaign on economics, Joel Naroff looks at how the economy fared under Trump and Biden

Looking at each presidency in its entirety, the overall economy expanded faster under Biden than Trump, but Biden saw inflation surge.

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024.

As Harris and Trump campaign on economics, Joel Naroff looks at how the economy fared under Trump and Biden

Looking at each presidency in its entirety, the overall economy expanded faster under Biden than Trump, but Biden saw inflation surge.

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

PennDot could keep I-95 from bigfooting Philadelphia by supporting transit

Jay Arzu, a doctoral candidate in urban planning at the University of Pennsylania, believes PennDot should focus on improving transit instead of widening I-95. He has single-handedly resurrected a proposal to build a Roosevelt Boulevard subway, which would give motorists an alternative to the highway.

The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?

Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

A customer passes an array of beverages while shopping at a grocery store in Chicago Sept. 19, 2024.

A close election raises economic questions. Mark Zandi explains what could follow if Harris or Trump wins.

Mark Zandi, For The Inquirer

This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024.

As Center City shoppers shift from office workers to downtown residents, Sunday sees retail bonanza

People shop along Walnut Street in Center City in 2021. The foot traffic has changed since the pandemic ended.

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