Tyler Foster
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The average 401(k) balance slipped 4% to $141,000 even as workers saved at a record rate
Workers across the United States saved more of their paychecks into retirement accounts than at any point on record, yet the average 401(k) balance still...
A family of four now pays up to $720 in airline bag fees after every carrier raised them
A family of four checking two bags each on a round-trip domestic flight now faces up to $720 in baggage fees after American Airlines, JetBlue,...
Kroger is rolling out its biggest price cuts in years to fight Walmart and Costco
Kroger Co. is preparing its most aggressive round of price reductions in years, a direct response to intensifying competition from Walmart and Costco at a...
Obamacare premiums are set to jump another 14% in 2027, the second double-digit rise in a row
Millions of Americans who buy health coverage through Affordable Care Act marketplaces face a second consecutive year of double-digit premium increases, with early 2027 rate...
Sam’s Club raised its membership fee to $60, its first increase since 2022
Tens of millions of Sam’s Club shoppers in the United States are now paying more for the privilege of walking through the warehouse doors. The...
The number of 401(k) millionaires slipped 3% to 645,000 after a rocky first quarter
Roughly 645,000 Americans held at least $1 million in their 401(k) accounts at the end of the first quarter, a 3 percent drop from the...
Merkury is recalling heating-and-cooling fans that can catch fire, a hazard regulators call deadly
Merkury Innovations is pulling roughly 18,000 Hot + Cool Heating and Cooling Fans from the market after the devices were found to overheat and catch...
Gas has slipped to a national average of $3.79 a gallon, down from nearly $4 last month
American drivers are paying less at the pump than they were a few weeks ago, with the national average price of gasoline falling to $3.79...
Humana is pulling Medicare Advantage plans from 194 counties for 2026, and UnitedHealth and Aetna are cutting too
Roughly 560,000 Medicare Advantage members are losing their current Humana plans for 2026 after the insurer pulled out of 194 counties it deemed unprofitable, according...
New York is suing Zelle for $1 billion, saying it let scammers drain users’ accounts
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against Early Warning Services (EWS), the company that operates the Zelle digital payment network, alleging the platform...
A FEMA overhaul could make federal disaster aid harder to get, shifting costs to survivors
Families recovering from hurricanes, wildfires, and floods could soon face steeper out-of-pocket costs if proposals to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency move forward. A...
Government-impersonation scam reports jumped 40% last year as fake toll and traffic texts spread
Drivers across the country are receiving text messages that claim they owe unpaid tolls, and the scam is spreading fast. Reports of government-impersonation fraud jumped...
Flood-insurance premiums are rising more than 50% in 41 states under FEMA’s new pricing
Homeowners across the country face sharply higher flood-insurance bills as FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 reprices policies to reflect actual property-level flood risk. Premiums are climbing...
A record 1 in 5 new-car buyers now has a monthly payment above $1,000
More than one in five new-car buyers in the United States now carries a monthly payment above $1,000, a record share that signals how deeply...
New twice-a-year Medicaid eligibility checks start in December, and even people who work could lose coverage
Millions of adults who gained Medicaid coverage through state expansion programs face a new threat to their health insurance starting in December, when states begin...
Publix GreenWise frozen blueberries are recalled in an E. coli outbreak
Twelve people across two states have fallen ill from E. coli O145:H28 tied to a single lot of Publix-branded frozen blueberries, prompting a federal recall...