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
Montana’s new homestead tax system could cut some homeowners’ property taxes about 18% this year
Montana rolled out a new homestead property tax system for 2026 that could trim the bill on an owner-occupied primary residence by roughly 18 percent...
The VA’s disability claims backlog fell below 70,000 for the first time since 2020
For the first time since early 2020, the number of Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims stuck in the backlog has dropped below 70,000, a...
Veterans can now file VA disability claims for high blood pressure, thyroid problems and sinus infections
Veterans who have quietly lived with high blood pressure, a thyroid disorder, or chronic sinus and nasal problems may now have a clearer path to...
Big Lots is closing dozens more stores by September, so shoppers should use gift cards now
Big Lots, the discount chain that looked headed for extinction after its 2024 bankruptcy, is closing another round of stores this year under new ownership,...
$4.99 a month is Amazon’s new price for ad-free Prime Video, a 67% jump
The cost of watching Prime Video without commercials jumped to $4.99 a month in 2026, up from $2.99, a 67 percent increase that Prime members...
$159 a year could be Amazon Prime’s new price, its first increase since 2022
Amazon Prime could climb from $139 to about $159 a year under a projection from J.P. Morgan analysts, which would be the membership’s first base-price...
$19.99 a month is Netflix’s new standard-plan price after its 2026 hike
Netflix’s most-popular plan now costs $19.99 a month after the company’s 2026 price increase, the second hike in under two years and a fresh test...
A household with five streaming services now pays about $70 a month, before any live TV
A household juggling five streaming services now pays roughly $70 a month, or about $840 a year, before adding a single live-TV package. That total...
Grocery and food prices are set to rise about 3.1% this year, the USDA says
Grocery and restaurant prices together are expected to climb about 3.1 percent in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest food-price forecast. That...
82 cents is the new price of a Forever stamp after the latest postal increase
The price of a first-class Forever stamp climbed to 82 cents on July 12, 2026, the sixth increase in five years and one more reminder...
Imported pasta now faces tariffs near 107%, pushing up the price of a pantry staple
A plate of imported pasta is about to get considerably more expensive. Italian pasta shipped to the United States now faces combined tariffs approaching 107...
$1,060 in summer power bills will hit Arizona homes, the steepest in the nation
Arizona households are on course to pay roughly $1,060 to keep cool between June and September 2026, the steepest summer electricity burden of any state...
Drugstore chains have closed nearly 3,000 stores in four years, creating pharmacy deserts
The corner drugstore is disappearing faster than most shoppers realize. The three largest U.S. pharmacy chains have closed close to 3,000 stores over the past...
A bipartisan Senate bill would cap insulin at $35 a month for all Americans in 2027
A proposal moving through the U.S. Senate would set a $35 monthly ceiling on insulin for nearly everyone who needs it, insured or not, beginning...
Tariffs are on track to cost the average American household about $700 this year
Tariffs imposed and scheduled through 2026 are on track to cost the average American household about $700 this year, according to an analysis by the...
$800 will run the average home’s air conditioning this summer, a record
Running the central air through a hot American summer will cost the typical household about $800 in 2026, the highest figure on record and a...
More than 1 million older Americans could lose SNAP food aid as work rules expand to age 64
A change buried in last year’s sprawling tax-and-spending law is now reaching older Americans who long assumed food assistance came without a work test. The...
New-car payments hit a record $770 a month, and nearly 1 in 5 buyers now pay over $1,000
The average monthly payment on a new car has climbed to a record $770, and nearly one in five buyers who financed a vehicle now...
Low-income wartime veterans and their survivors can qualify for a monthly VA pension many never claim
A tax-free monthly payment sits unused by many of the older Americans it was written for: the Department of Veterans Affairs pension for low-income wartime...
Texas freezes school property taxes for homeowners once they turn 65
Texas homeowners who reach 65 gain a property-tax protection that quietly caps one of the largest lines on their annual bill: the school district portion....