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
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...
Airlines push to keep fares high even as jet fuel prices drop
A round-trip flight from Chicago to Miami cost roughly $340 in March 2026, according to booking aggregators tracking domestic routes. A year earlier, the same...
Google plans up to $40B more for Anthropic in expanded AI partnership
Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude family of models, is on track to receive up to $40 billion from Google in what would rank...
States ramp up new millionaire-tax pushes, reshaping high-earner bills
Washington state now has a millionaire tax on the books. Massachusetts is already spending the proceeds of one. And California may ask voters to go...
Ilhan Omar husband’s winery closes as House GOP probes finances
Ilhan Omar husband’s winery closes as House GOP probes finances The California winery linked to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband jumped from a reported value of...
Rhode Island finalizes multimillion-dollar Deloitte breach settlement
Rhode Island has finalized a $7 million settlement with Deloitte Consulting LLP over the December 2024 data breach that exposed the personal information of hundreds...