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
JetBlue cuts flights and lifts fares as jet fuel costs surge
Travelers booking JetBlue flights this spring are finding fewer choices and fatter price tags, and the reason traces back to the global fuel market. Jet...
Tariffs could price out America’s last affordable cars, report warns
Walk into a dealership looking for the cheapest new car in America and you will land on the Nissan Versa, stickered just under $17,000. The...
GOP backs high-deductible plans as medical debt burdens millions
When her 8-year-old son broke his arm on a school playground in rural Georgia last fall, Sarah Mitchell drove straight to the nearest emergency room....
Trump’s $1M “gold card” visa plan sells 1 as debt pitch fizzles
Seven months, one approved applicant, and a $1.3 billion claim that no one outside the Commerce Department can verify. That is the full scorecard for...
Mayor Mamdani targets NY hedge fund and private equity tax break
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin stood together in late April 2026 and asked Albany to do something no...
Americans hit a breaking point on price hikes, WSJ reports
The price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since 2020. Rent for a typical two-bedroom apartment costs hundreds more per month than it did...
Wren Kitchens shuts U.S. business and files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Wren Kitchens, a major British kitchen manufacturer that lists more than 115 showrooms across the United Kingdom on its own website, has pulled the plug...
Tariff refunds may not lower prices much for shoppers
Billions of dollars in tariff refunds are heading back to U.S. importers after the Supreme Court struck down sweeping trade duties earlier this year. But...
Rogers offers buyouts to 10,000 workers as it moves to cut costs
Roughly 10,000 Rogers Communications employees are eligible for voluntary buyout packages, Bloomberg reported in late April 2026, citing people familiar with the matter. If a...
China plans tighter rules on U.S. investment in AI and tech firms
In early 2025, Chinese regulators killed Meta’s attempt to acquire Manus, the AI startup behind an autonomous agent that had captivated the tech world. The...
Android users may get cash from Google’s $135M data privacy settlement
Millions of people who carried an Android phone between 2014 and 2019 could be in line for a direct cash payment from Google. A class-action...
Domino’s misses U.S. sales estimates as diners cut back on spending
Domino’s Pizza Inc. posted U.S. same-store sales growth of just 0.4% in the first quarter of 2026, badly missing the 1.5% gain Wall Street had...
Trump health plan shifts aid from insurance subsidies to direct pay
Right now, roughly 21 million Americans have signed up for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, though the number with active, effectuated coverage...
Microsoft and OpenAI drop exclusivity, opening talks with rivals
OpenAI’s most powerful AI models were, for years, available in exactly one place: Microsoft’s Azure cloud. That era is over. The two companies have formally...
Companies jockey for a share of the $50B federal rural health fund
Somewhere in rural Mississippi, a county with one clinic and no broadband is now sitting on a share of the largest federal investment in rural...
Companies revisit benefit cuts as employers regain leverage in hiring
On October 1, 2025, Sherwin-Williams stopped matching employee contributions to its 401(k) Plan and its Deferred Compensation Savings Plan. No phase-out, no partial reduction. The...
Wealthy newcomers drive Florida housing costs up, squeezing the middle class
When Maria Gonzalez started looking for a three-bedroom house near her children’s school in Hillsborough County in early 2024, she found listings that would have...
Apple CEO John Ternus faces China rebound—and rising political risks
John Ternus has spent most of his Apple career making hardware work. He oversaw the shift from Intel chips to Apple’s own silicon. He stood...
Critics slam Trump-era 401(k) rule shift as a win for Wall Street firms
The retirement savings of roughly 70 million American workers could soon look very different. A proposed federal rule would clear the way for private equity,...
NYC’s proposed $30 minimum wage by 2030 could raise costs for businesses
A home health aide in the Bronx who works full time and still needs a second job. A Brooklyn restaurant owner who says another round...