Tyler Foster
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3.5 million people have lost SNAP food aid since the new work rules took hold last summer
Millions of Americans who relied on federal food assistance are no longer receiving benefits after expanded work requirements took effect under the One Big Beautiful...
A drop in income after retirement can lower the higher Medicare premium you were charged
Retirees who stopped earning a paycheck in 2024 or 2025 may still be paying Medicare premiums based on their peak working-year income, because Social Security...
Stocks bounced back the day after the Fed selloff, recovering part of the hit to 401(k)s
Millions of Americans with retirement savings tied to broad stock indexes saw part of their losses reverse on June 13, 2024, one day after the...
2.6 million more borrowers fell back into student-loan default in a single quarter
Roughly 2.6 million federal student-loan borrowers crossed into default between September and December 2025, a single-quarter surge that pushed the total number of defaulted borrowers...
There are now 470,000 more home sellers than buyers, handing buyers the upper hand
Homebuyers across the United States now face a market tilted sharply in their favor, with sellers outnumbering active buyers by roughly 630,000, the largest gap...
Sugar and sweets are set to cost 6.7% more this year, outpacing most of the grocery aisle
American grocery shoppers face a steeper bill for candy, cookies, and ice cream in 2026 than for nearly any other product in the supermarket. The...
Americans poured a record amount into IRAs last quarter, up 29% from a year ago
American households directed a record volume of dollars into Individual Retirement Arrangements last quarter, with contributions climbing 29 percent compared with the same period a...
Full Social Security checks are flowing again to millions of public workers after a 2025 repeal
More than 2.8 million retired public workers are now receiving their full Social Security payments after decades of reductions tied to non-covered government pensions. The...
$333 million vanished into Bitcoin ATMs last year, mostly seniors’ savings
Older Americans lost hundreds of millions of dollars through cryptocurrency kiosks last year, fed by a scam playbook that turns corner-store Bitcoin ATMs into one-way...
New Medicaid work rules in 2027 will require 80 hours a month to keep coverage
Millions of adults enrolled in Medicaid will need to prove they are working, volunteering, or training for at least 80 hours each month to keep...
Heating oil and diesel are tumbling too, easing the freight costs baked into store prices
Trucking companies, retailers, and anyone who pays a heating bill are catching a break as distillate fuel prices slide from their recent highs. Weekly spot...
Roth conversions jumped 41% as savers move to lock in today’s tax rates
Retirement savers converted traditional IRA and 401(k) balances into Roth accounts at a sharply higher rate in the first three months of 2026, driven by...
The Iran ceasefire is holding under a 60-day deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Commercial vessels are moving through the Strait of Hormuz again after the United States and Iran signed a 60-day ceasefire that terminated military operations and...
A mini-fridge recall has grown to nearly 1 million units that can catch fire
Nearly 964,000 Frigidaire-brand mini-fridges sold through Target now carry a federal recall warning after Curtis International expanded its earlier action to include a fifth model....
67% of new IRA contributions are now going into Roth accounts
Two out of every three dollars flowing into individual retirement accounts at Fidelity Investments now land in Roth accounts, a shift that signals millions of...
The median U.S. home sold for a record $398,771 in May as buyer demand cooled
American homebuyers paid more than ever for a house in May 2026, even as fewer of them competed for listings and nearly six in ten...