Wealth gap 'widest in 40 years'
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The gap between UK rich and poor is as wide as it has been for 40 years, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.
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Rising property prices are making the gap between rich and poor far worse, housing charity Shelter say.
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Not long ago, workers in their 40s were closer to the end of their careers than the beginning, already hearing retirement's siren song. Today, by choice or by chance, many 40-somethings (and 50- and 60-somethings) are starting over, seeking new jobs or even new careers.
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To a 70-year old pensioner, a bond that gives him only a third of what he invested and that matures in 30 years does not sound like the deal of a lifetime.
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WASHINGTON - Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less.    The growing disparity is even more pronounced in this recovering economy...
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The U.S. current account gap widened  again in the second quarter, growing to a record $166.18  billion, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.
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Life has improved for US women during the past 40 years, but big inequities persist, and they vary substantially by state, according to an assessment released Tuesday.
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There's the rich and the poor, but in any case, growth is back.
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The head of the Asian Development Bank warns of a widening poverty gap in Asia's fast growing economies.
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WASHINGTON - The agency protecting pensions of more than 44 million Americans Monday reported a deficit of $23.3 billion, more than double last year&#39;s record-shattering $11.
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South Africa may have gone a long way to addressing racial injustices but there is a growing acceptance that its huge wealth gap threatens to derail the achievements of the post-apartheid era.
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Four in 10 parents dip into their savings in order to give their children a head start in adult life, a survey suggests.
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British workers will have to save more and retire later to make up for a looming gap in pension savings, said the author of an official report being released Tuesday.
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The U.S. budget gap expanded to  $412.55 billion in fiscal 2004, marking the Bush  administration's second-straight record deficit, the Treasury  Department said on Thursday.
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The government agency that insures the private pensions of 44.4 million workers said Monday that its deficit more than doubled in 2004 to a record $23.
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Support for Labour breaks through the 40 per cent barrier for the first time in two years, poll shows.
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The gap between rises in health insurance premiums and wages is at its widest point in six years, a survey said on Tuesday, which experts said puts workers in a perilous position should the economy turn sour.