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.
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Trump’s tariffs brought in $25.3 billion in September alone, but only $5.9 billion after refunds
Importers paid $25.3 billion in customs duties in September, the last month of fiscal 2026, but only $5.9 billion remained after refunds, according to Treasury’s...
The White House says about 500,000 Kansas seniors benefit from the new deduction
The White House says about 500,000 Kansas seniors benefit from the new senior deduction. The count appears in an October 19 release on Kansas tax...
HealthCare.gov opens November 1, and January 1 coverage requires enrolling by December 15
HealthCare.gov opens for 2027 coverage on November 1. The marketplace’s own deadlines page says anyone who enrolls or changes plans by December 15 can have...
Food stamp recipients in 15 northern Michigan counties also lose their time-limit exemption on October 31
Fifteen northern Michigan counties lose their shield from the three-month food stamp time limit on October 31, 2026, when a USDA waiver runs out. The...
A one-person food stamp household in Hawaii can get up to $496 a month, against $392 in urban Alaska
A one-person household on SNAP, the program still widely called food stamps, can receive up to $496 a month in Hawaii this fiscal year. In...
A USDA waiver exempting food stamp recipients in Detroit, Flint and Saginaw from the three-month time limit expires October 31
A USDA waiver that exempts food stamp recipients in Detroit, Flint and Saginaw from the three-month time limit expires October 31, 2026. The Food and...
Trump’s tariffs collected $317.8 billion in customs duties last fiscal year, but Treasury’s books show $173.2 billion after refunds
Customs duties brought in $317.8 billion across fiscal 2026, which ended September 30, but Treasury’s books show only $173.2 billion once refunds are subtracted. The...
The FTC is emailing Cleo AI customers from a consumersentinel.gov address through October 26, and PayPal payments start the next day
People who paid Cleo AI for instant cash advances are getting emails from the FTC, sent from no-reply@consumersentinel.gov through October 26, 2026. PayPal payments start...
Utah exempts caregivers of children 13 or under from its new Medicaid work rule, and Nevada exempts parents of children under 13 and people drawing unemployment
Two states that start Medicaid work requirements on January 1, 2027 have named different exemptions. Utah excludes a parent, guardian or caregiver of a child...
A Nevada food stamp time-limit waiver expires January 31
A federal waiver that spares people in one Nevada county and 12 reservation areas from the SNAP work-rule time limit ends on January 31, 2027....
Food stamp payments rose October 1 in Georgia, which had about 2.35 million people on SNAP in June
The most food stamps can pay a household went up on October 1, and Georgia had about 2.35 million people in 589,416 households on SNAP...
Kroger is closing about 60 stores by the end of 2026, and FOX Business counted at least 39 already shut across nine banners by mid-August
Kroger told investors in June 2025 that it would close approximately 60 stores over the next 18 months, and that clock runs out at the...
Treasury has proposed letting farmland sellers pay the tax on their gain in four yearly installments when the buyer is a qualified farmer
Treasury and the IRS have proposed rules that would let farmland sellers pay the tax on their gain in four yearly installments, as long as...
Leslie’s filed for bankruptcy with 943 company-operated stores as of July 4 and is closing 76 more, but says gift cards, store credit, returns and loyalty benefits will still be honored
Leslie’s, the pool-supply chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 30 with 943 company-operated stores in 38 states as of July 4, and it...
Treasury and the IRS have proposed limiting who can claim the health insurance premium tax credit, with comments closing November 30 and a hearing set for December 8
Treasury and the IRS have proposed new rules that would limit who can claim the premium tax credit, the subsidy that lowers monthly premiums for...
Anyone who applies for Medicaid from January 1 gets one or two months of retroactive coverage instead of three, depending on the group, under the law enacted in July
Starting with applications filed on or after January 1, 2027, Medicaid will reach back only one or two months before the month a person applies,...
Food stamp households in Pennsylvania must prove their rent and utility costs at their next renewal or have their benefit figured without those deductions
Pennsylvania households that get food stamps, known formally as SNAP, now have to document what they pay for rent and utilities. Current recipients who have...
Food stamp purchase bans start November 1 in Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia, and USDA now lists 23 states with approved waivers
Four states are scheduled to stop SNAP benefits, the program once called food stamps, from paying for sweetened drinks and candy on November 1: Montana,...
The White House says $500 refunds are going out to nearly a million people in 30 states who bought HealthCare.gov coverage without premium help
The White House says $500 refund checks are going out to nearly a million people who bought HealthCare.gov coverage without premium help. The one-time payments...
Trump’s voided tariffs face 27 consumer lawsuits, and none has a claim process
Twenty-seven consumer lawsuits now accuse retailers and manufacturers of passing along President Trump’s tariffs and then keeping the refunds, and not one of them has...