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
Low-income households can get federal help with summer cooling bills through LIHEAP, and many states are taking applications now
Families facing steep summer electricity bills now have a narrowing window to apply for federal cooling assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Georgia...
Wyze is recalling its solar security cameras after six caught fire and injured owners
Six Wyze Solar Cam Pan security cameras caught fire and injured their owners, prompting Wyze Labs to recall roughly 323,920 units sold across the United...
Federal regulators recalled EcoFlow Delta Max power stations that can overheat and catch fire
Owners of roughly 25,030 EcoFlow Delta Max 2000 portable power stations face a direct fire risk after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a...
Congress killed the rule that would have capped overdraft fees at $5, so big banks keep charging full price
Bank customers who overdraw their checking accounts at the largest U.S. financial institutions will keep paying fees far above $5 per transaction. Congress used the...
Officials widened a listeria recall of soft Mexican-style cheese after new contaminated products turned up
Consumers who bought soft Mexican-style cheese, prepared salad kits, or meal kits containing crema earlier this year now face a widening recall tied to Listeria...
Anyone who owned a Google phone or speaker since 2016 can file for up to $56 from a $68 million privacy settlement by August 27
Millions of people who owned a Google Pixel phone, Nest speaker, or other Google Assistant-enabled device since May 2016 now have a narrow window to...
Yamaha recalled 8,650 golf cars whose brake cable can snap mid-drive
Yamaha is recalling approximately 8,650 model-year 2021-2022 fleet golf cars after discovering that a passenger-side brake cable can be misrouted during assembly, causing the cable...
Regulators recalled pool drain covers sold on Amazon that can trap a swimmer underwater
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has warned consumers to stop using Asixxsix pool drain covers immediately and has recalled at least five other drain...
Egg prices have dropped about 39% from a year ago
American grocery shoppers are paying dramatically less for eggs than they did a year ago, with the federal Consumer Price Index recording a 39.2% year-over-year...
The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk to a 75-year low, pushing beef prices up 12.9% over the past year
American families are paying sharply more for beef after the national cattle herd contracted to levels not recorded since the early 1950s. Total cattle and...
Many states let older homeowners defer property taxes until the house is sold
Older homeowners on fixed incomes in states like California, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and Massachusetts can postpone paying property taxes for years, with the bill coming...
Anyone on SNAP or Medicaid can take $9.25 a month off a phone or internet bill through federal Lifeline
Millions of Americans enrolled in SNAP or Medicaid already qualify for a federal discount on their monthly phone or internet bill, yet most never claim...
Mt. Baker Imaging will pay $3.3 million to patients exposed in a data breach
A data breach at Northwest Radiologists Inc., doing business as Mt. Baker Imaging, exposed Social Security numbers, financial account details, and health insurance records for...
Honda is recalling about 98,892 cars and SUVs because a cracked sensor can set off the airbags when no one is crashing
About 98,892 Honda cars and SUVs are under recall because a cracked sensor inside the vehicle can trigger the airbags to deploy with no collision...
An $18 INIU power bank sold on Amazon has sparked 11 fires and over $380,000 in damage, forcing a recall
Federal regulators have ordered the recall of about 210,000 INIU BI-B41 10,000mAh power banks after the lithium-ion batteries inside overheated and ignited, causing 11 fires...
A Listeria outbreak traced to recalled Mexican-style soft cheese has killed one person and hospitalized seven across three states
One person is dead and seven others have been hospitalized after eating soft ricotta and requesón cheese produced by Clover Hill Dairy in Mechanicsville, Maryland....
Federal forecasters expect Americans to use more electricity this summer than in any of the past five
American households and businesses face their most electricity-hungry summer since at least 2021, according to federal energy forecasters. The U.S. Energy Information Administration completed its...
Joy Furniture is recalling its Talan and Royce living-room sets over a fire hazard
About 10,400 living-room furniture sets sold by Joy Furniture are being pulled from homes across the country after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission determined...
A new federal tax credit will refund every dollar you donate to a school-scholarship fund, up to $1,700 — and 27 states just signed on
Families in more than half the country now have a path to recoup every dollar they give to a school-scholarship fund, up to $1,700, through...
An Oregon utility is cutting home electricity bills 1.3% while raising data-center rates 29% — a rare case of the AI boom easing a household’s bill instead of inflating it
Residential customers of Portland General Electric stand to pay less on their monthly electricity bills at a moment when utilities across the country are asking...