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
Costco is being sued by shoppers who say it raised prices for tariffs, then moved to keep the government’s refund for itself
Costco Wholesale is facing a consumer lawsuit alleging that the retailer raised shelf prices to cover tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act,...
A bipartisan House bill would add two cost-of-living raises for the survivors of veterans killed by service-connected conditions
Surviving spouses and dependents of veterans who died from service-connected conditions would receive two additional annual cost-of-living adjustments to their monthly benefits under legislation the...
Tariffs are on track to cost the average U.S. household about $1,600 this year, a bite that lands hardest on retirees living on fixed incomes
American households are absorbing higher prices on imported goods this year as tariff rates sit well above historical norms, and the cost falls disproportionately on...
A bipartisan House bill would add a new $833-a-month payment for survivors of veterans who died from service-connected illness, starting in December
Surviving spouses and dependents of veterans who died from service-connected illness could receive an additional $833 per month under H.R. 6047, a bipartisan House bill...
New Jersey’s ANCHOR program is paying homeowners and renters up to $1,750 this year, with seniors in line for the largest checks
New Jersey residents 65 and older who own homes and earn $150,000 or less stand to collect up to $1,750 in property tax relief this...
Beef prices are up about 9% this year while eggs fall more than 20%
American grocery shoppers are paying sharply more for steaks and ground beef than they did at the start of the year, even as egg prices...
SNAP has lost more than 4 million people since new work rules took hold, and veterans and some caregivers lost their exemptions
More than 4 million people have dropped off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect after being signed...
A bipartisan bill would let thousands of combat-injured veterans collect both their military retirement and full VA disability pay
More than 50,000 combat-injured military retirees stand to receive thousands of additional dollars each year if Congress passes the Major Richard Star Act, a bipartisan...
Lettuce prices have jumped 32% over the past year, squeezing fixed-income grocery budgets
Grocery shoppers on fixed incomes are absorbing one of the sharpest single-item price increases in the produce aisle: lettuce costs climbed 32.1% over the past...
New York is mailing inflation-relief checks of up to $400 to about 8 million households this year
More than 8 million inflation refund checks have already landed in New York mailboxes, delivering up to $400 per household in a one-time payment that...
23andMe will pay $46.75 million to customers whose DNA data was exposed
Millions of 23andMe customers who had their genetic data exposed in a 2023 breach will split a $46.75 million settlement fund, but the payout is...
Most states waive property taxes entirely for veterans rated 100% disabled
Veterans with a 100 percent service-connected disability rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can eliminate their entire property-tax bill in a growing number...
The same veterans bill would raise survivor payments and restore benefits to spouses who remarried
Surviving spouses of veterans who depend on Dependency and Indemnity Compensation would see their monthly payments rise under companion bills introduced in the Senate and...
New Medicaid work rules now reach adults up to age 64, but people 65 and older stay exempt
Millions of adults on Medicaid who are between 19 and 64 years old now face a federal requirement to log 80 hours per month of...
New York now lets towns cut up to 65% off a senior’s home value for property taxes, if you apply
Homeowners aged 65 and older across New York State can now qualify for a property-tax exemption that shaves as much as 65 percent off their...
Texas homeowners 65 and older can now shield $200,000 of their home’s value and freeze their school taxes for life
Texas homeowners who are 65 or older now qualify for a combined $200,000 school-district homestead exemption, effectively removing that portion of their home’s assessed value...
Amazon Prime members have until July 27 to claim up to $51 from a $2.5 billion federal settlement
Millions of Amazon Prime subscribers who were enrolled without clear consent or blocked from canceling now face a hard deadline: July 27 is the last...
New Jersey’s Stay NJ program could cut some seniors’ property taxes nearly in half this year
Senior homeowners across New Jersey began receiving checks earlier this year that could cut their property tax bills by as much as half, marking the...
The national gas average is nearing $4 a gallon, up about 20% from a year ago
American drivers are paying roughly 20 percent more for a gallon of regular gasoline than they did a year ago, with the national average climbing...
Egg prices are down almost 28% from a year ago
American grocery shoppers are paying sharply less for eggs than they did a year ago. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its June 2026...