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
Google device owners have until August 27 to file for part of a $68 million privacy settlement
A $68 million class-action settlement over how Google Assistant handled private voice recordings is entering its final stretch, and the window to file a claim...
A new federal rule limits a child’s Trump Account to low-cost index funds and caps the yearly fee at one-tenth of a percent
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have proposed a rule that would sharply narrow how money in the new Trump Accounts for children...
CVS is opening about 60 stores in 2026 after years of closures, a sign the drugstore pullback may be easing
After several years in which the biggest U.S. drugstore chains shrank their store counts, CVS is planning to open roughly 60 new locations in 2026....
Nearly 8,000 U.S. stores are on pace to close in 2026, a record that takes pharmacy counters with them
The United States is on pace for close to 8,000 retail store closures in 2026, a total that retail analysts project would set a record...
Flo Health will pay a $59.5 million privacy settlement, and no proof is required to claim before October 15
Millions of people who used the Flo period- and pregnancy-tracking app several years ago can claim a share of a $59.5 million privacy settlement without...
A home health aide runs a median $35 an hour, so full-time care can cost more than a nursing home
Aging at home is widely assumed to be the cheaper path, but the arithmetic of hourly care tells a different story. A home health aide...
Assisted living now averages about $6,200 a month, and Medicaid pays only for care, not room and board
Assisted living is often pitched as the affordable middle ground between staying home and entering a nursing home, but the price tag has climbed to...
Several states let homeowners 65 and older defer property taxes until sale
For a homeowner living on a fixed income, a rising property-tax bill can be the expense that forces a sale of the family home. Several...
TrumpRx.gov is set to sell Ozempic and Wegovy for about $245 a month in cash, outside insurance
A federal program is preparing to sell two of the most sought-after weight and diabetes drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, for about $245 a month in...
Amazon must give identity-theft victims their account records free within 30 days under a $2.25 million federal order
A federal order against Amazon carries a number worth reading correctly: $2.25 million. That figure is a civil penalty the company will pay to the...
The national gas price near $4.14 a gallon set a late-summer record
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline sat near $4.14 in the third week of August 2026, a level that price trackers...
The FTC warns your own data can shape the online price you see
The price a shopper sees online is not always the price the person next to them sees. Federal regulators are now warning that the personal...
Section 301 tariffs now cover nearly all U.S. imports at 10% to 12.5%, while a promised rebate check stays a proposal
A broad tariff regime now sits on top of nearly everything the United States imports, applying a duty of either 10% or 12.5% to almost...
Starting in 2027, Medicaid’s expansion enrollees must reprove eligibility every six months, and missed paperwork can end coverage
Millions of adults covered through Medicaid’s expansion will soon have to prove they still qualify twice as often. A provision in the 2025 budget reconciliation...
A new 50% tariff on Canadian dairy, alcohol and vehicles took effect this week, adding to costs that reach shoppers
A new import tax took effect this week that adds an extra 50% duty on three categories of Canadian goods: dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and...
The government will seed $1,000 into a child’s new Trump Account, but about 3 million families still haven’t claimed it
The federal government is offering to deposit $1,000 into a newly created savings account for millions of young children, a one-time seed that requires no...
A federal program helps low-income households cover part of a summer cooling bill, yet most never apply
Every summer, a federally funded program stands ready to help low-income households pay part of a cooling bill or replace a broken air conditioner, and...
Anyone on SNAP or Medicaid can cut a phone bill $9.25 a month through Lifeline
A federal telephone and internet subsidy that has run for decades still knocks up to $9.25 a month off the bill for households already enrolled...
Seniors 60 and older can deduct medical costs to raise their food-stamp benefit
Millions of older Americans receiving SNAP take a smaller food benefit than the rules actually allow because they never report their medical bills. For households...
Five states — Mississippi, Kansas, Oklahoma, Alabama and West Virginia — carry the lowest overall cost of living
Where a retirement dollar stretches furthest is not a matter of opinion in the latest national data. In the first quarter of 2026, Oklahoma, Alabama,...