BOISE, Idaho — Idaho and Boise keep growing, despite inflation. But are housing costs rising faster than the cost of basic needs or basic wants (specifically, the average fast food burger)? Boise ...

Fast-food outlets like McDonald’s have always been a place where you could get a cheap meal compared with the high prices you would pay at most restaurants. But even at the low end of the curve, ...

EACH YEAR a typical American worker can afford more than six times as many Big Macs at home as a worker in Mexico can. That gap is the point of The Economist’s McWages index, which translates pay into ...