Yet, for many Americans, it doesn’t feel that way. A closely watched Index of Consumer Sentiment, published by the University of Michigan, fell to 67.8 in February, its lowest mark since last summer.

While service quality is the main driver of Americans’ tipping decisions, about three-in-ten U.S. adults also cite workers’ pay before tips as a major factor they consider, according to a recent Pew ...

Gross pay is the amount of money you earn before any payroll deductions are taken out of your paycheck. In contrast, your net pay is the amount of money you take home after deductions like taxes, ...

The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not budged since 2009, essentially leaving it to states to set meaningful minimum wage increases. Money; Getty Images Minimum-wage workers in 19 states ...