Money in the News
Trending and breaking stories with a financial angle. This category covers the headlines that affect people’s wallets, from government policy shifts and cost of living changes to corporate upheaval and the financial side of technology. This is what keeps The Money Overview current with the broader news cycle.
Latest in Money in the News
The $186 billion cut to SNAP signed into law is the largest reduction to food assistance in U.S. history
Millions of Americans who rely on federal food assistance face the steepest spending reduction the program has ever seen. The law known as the One...
Adults 60 to 64 must now prove SNAP work rules or lose their food benefits
Hundreds of thousands of Americans between 60 and 64 who rely on SNAP benefits now face a new requirement: prove they are working, in a...
Harley-Davidson is recalling nearly 90,000 motorcycles over an oil leak that can cause a crash
Harley-Davidson is recalling nearly 90,000 Softail, Touring, and Trike motorcycles from model years 2023 through 2026 because a defective airbox backplate can leak engine oil...
Google will pay up to $200 to parents whose children used its apps, with claims open until September 14
Parents of children under 13 who downloaded or used apps from Google Play may be eligible for payments of up to $200 each under a...
A new federal tax credit now rewards donations to private-school scholarships in 27 states
Families weighing private-school options in more than half the country just gained a new financial tool. Twenty-seven states have opted into the Federal Scholarship Tax...
Redfin is accused in a new lawsuit of sharing home shoppers’ data with Meta and TikTok
A proposed class-action lawsuit targets Redfin Corporation for allegedly routing home shoppers’ browsing activity, including video views on property listings, to Meta and TikTok through...
Ford is recalling about 420,000 vehicles because a seat belt may not hold in a crash
Owners of roughly 420,000 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs built between 2018 and 2022 face a direct safety risk: the front seat belts in...
A new lawsuit claims Best Buy secretly sold shoppers’ personal data to advertisers
A Virginia shopper has filed a lawsuit accusing Best Buy of quietly funneling customers’ personal purchase data to advertisers without the notice required under state...
Beef prices are on track to rise about 12% this year, the steepest climb in the grocery aisle
A pound of ground beef that cost $5.00 last summer now runs closer to $5.60, and the gap is still widening. Beef and veal prices...
Tyson and Cargill will pay $87.5 million over beef prices, and shoppers who bought steak between 2014 and 2019 can claim by June 30
Shoppers who purchased beef between 2014 and 2019 have until June 30 to file claims in an $87.5 million settlement involving Tyson Foods and Cargill....
Nearly 40% of households earning under $50,000 say they struggle to pay their energy bills
Nearly 40% of U.S. households earning under $50,000 report difficulty paying their energy bills, according to preliminary microdata from the federal government’s most detailed household...
Gas is cheapest in Indiana, Texas, and Oklahoma, each under $3.55 a gallon
Drivers in Indiana, Texas, and Oklahoma are paying less than $3.55 a gallon for regular gasoline, placing these three states at the bottom of the...
The national gas average sits near $4.05, still elevated after the spring spike
American drivers are paying roughly $4.05 a gallon for regular gasoline, a price that has eased only slightly since the spring surge pushed the national...
Arizona faces the nation’s steepest summer power bills, around $1,060
Arizona households entering summer 2026 confront electricity costs that dwarf the national average, with estimates placing the typical three-month cooling bill at roughly $1,060. That...
Connecticut households are projected to pay about $944 to stay cool this summer
Connecticut residents bracing for a hot summer face a projected $944 in cooling costs over the season, even as state regulators and the governor have...
Consumer prices climbed faster than electricity only recently, with power costs up over 6% in a year
American households paying electric bills saw those costs climb 5.9 percent over the past year, outpacing the 4.2 percent rise in overall consumer prices through...
Home cooling bills are set to hit a record this summer, averaging $792 to run the air conditioning
American households face a summer of record cooling costs, with the average air-conditioning bill projected to reach $792 for the season. The U.S. Energy Information...
Electricity prices have jumped 39% in five years, far outpacing overall inflation
American households and businesses are paying sharply more for electricity than they were five years ago, with retail power prices climbing 39 percent over that...
Summer electricity bills are set to rise 10.5% to a record this year
American households are heading into the summer of 2026 facing the steepest electricity bills on record, with residential costs projected to climb roughly 10.5 percent...
One in six U.S. households has fallen behind on its utility bills as energy costs climb
Roughly one in six U.S. households has fallen behind on utility payments as residential energy costs continue to rise, according to federal survey data tracking...