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
Utility rate hikes now reach 116 million electric customers across 49 states, adding $40 or more a month in some
An advocacy-run tracker of utility filings now counts more than 116 million electric customers facing higher or proposed-higher power bills, spread across 49 states and...
A Senate bill would send $600-per-person tariff rebates, but it still hasn’t moved in Congress
Talk of tariff “rebate” or “dividend” checks has circulated for months, and a Senate proposal would put a concrete number on it: at least $600...
Kroger is closing about 60 stores across roughly 15 states, taking their in-store pharmacy counters with them
Kroger is closing about 60 supermarkets by the end of 2026, and the roughly 39 already shuttered stretch across some 15 states. The nation’s largest...
Walgreens is closing about 100 stores and cutting 628 jobs, moving prescriptions to nearby pharmacies
Walgreens is closing roughly 100 stores and eliminating 628 corporate and warehouse jobs this year, the latest contraction at a chain that has spent two...
Wartime veterans and surviving spouses can qualify for an Aid and Attendance pension worth up to about $2,900 a month
The maximum Aid and Attendance pension for a married wartime veteran now reaches $34,488 a year, or about $2,874 a month, after a 2.8% cost-of-living...
Starting in 2027 the government will deposit up to $1,000 a year into low- and middle-income retirement accounts
A federal retirement perk that has existed only as a modest tax credit is about to turn into real cash landing directly in savings accounts....
A new Medicaid work rule could cost adults 50 to 64 their coverage, while people 65 and older stay exempt
A federal rule taking hold for 2027 will require many working-age adults on Medicaid to log 80 hours a month of work or approved activity...
ACA marketplace premiums rose about 26% for 2026, the steepest increase in eight years
The amount insurers charge for coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces is rising about 26% on average for 2026, the largest jump since 2018...
VA disability pay is on track to rise about 3.9% in 2027, roughly $39 more a month at a $1,000 rating
Veterans receiving VA disability compensation are on track for a raise of about 3.9 percent at the start of 2027, though the figure is still...
A new food-stamp rule makes most households prove their utility bills or lose about $100 a month in benefits
A change buried in this year’s federal budget law is quietly cutting food-stamp benefits for households that cannot document what they pay to keep the...
ACA tax credits lapsed, and a 60-year-old can pay more than $10,000 extra for marketplace coverage this year
The enhanced premium tax credits that held down Affordable Care Act premiums for five years lapsed at the end of 2025, and the first bills...
Minimum wage rose in 19 states this year, with a handful more raising it later
Minimum wage increased in 19 states at the start of 2026, lifting the pay floor for millions of workers on the first paycheck of the...
A new SNAP rule cuts monthly food benefits for about 600,000 households
A change in how the food-stamp program counts utility costs is quietly shrinking monthly benefits for an estimated 600,000 households, an average loss of about...
Former SAVE borrowers must pick a new repayment plan by about September 29 or be moved into a costlier standard plan
Millions of federal student loan borrowers who were parked in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan are now on a clock, and the earliest...
Miss the new 80-hour-a-month food-stamp work rule for three months by September 30 and benefits can be cut off
A federal work rule tied to food stamps is forcing a hard choice on hundreds of thousands of lower-income adults, including many in their late...
A new federal law gives filers 65 and older an extra $6,000 deduction, but it phases out above $75,000 in income
A tax break written into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act hands most Americans 65 and older an extra $6,000 deduction, a meaningful cut for...
Several states freeze seniors’ property taxes, and New Jersey pays up to $6,500
New Jersey reimburses eligible senior homeowners for the amount their property taxes have risen above a set base year, a benefit worth up to about...
Homeowners 65 and older can defer property taxes until the home is sold
Homeowners in their mid-60s and older can, in many states, stop paying their annual property-tax bill and let the state cover it instead, repaying the...
A shared nursing-home room now runs $72,000 to $127,750 a year, and Medicaid helps only after savings fall below $2,000
A shared room in a nursing home now costs far more than most retirees’ entire annual income, and the public program that finally pays for...
A bill in Congress would repeal the federal income tax on Social Security benefits, but it has not cleared committee
The idea of ending federal income tax on Social Security benefits has a real bill behind it, and that bill is going nowhere fast. Legislation...