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
Kroger is rolling out its biggest price cuts in years to fight Walmart and Costco
Kroger Co. is preparing its most aggressive round of price reductions in years, a direct response to intensifying competition from Walmart and Costco at a...
Anyone who owned a Google phone or speaker can claim up to $56 from a privacy settlement by August 27
People who owned a Google Pixel phone or a Google Home speaker could receive up to $56 each from a $68 million privacy settlement, but...
Obamacare premiums are set to jump another 14% in 2027, the second double-digit rise in a row
Millions of Americans who buy health coverage through Affordable Care Act marketplaces face a second consecutive year of double-digit premium increases, with early 2027 rate...
The government’s first $1,000 deposit into newborns’ Trump Accounts started landing July 4
Families with babies born as far back as January 2025 can now access a one-time $1,000 federal deposit after the U.S. Treasury activated Trump Accounts...
Sam’s Club raised its membership fee to $60, its first increase since 2022
Tens of millions of Sam’s Club shoppers in the United States are now paying more for the privilege of walking through the warehouse doors. The...
Gas has slipped to a national average of $3.79 a gallon, down from nearly $4 last month
American drivers are paying less at the pump than they were a few weeks ago, with the national average price of gasoline falling to $3.79...
Rent tops $3,500 a month in San Francisco, New York and Boston, while Toledo stays near $1,060
Renters in San Francisco, New York and Boston now face median monthly costs above $3,500, according to American Community Survey 2022 5-year estimates published by...
Ford is recalling Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs over improperly secured seat-belt anchors
Owners of certain 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs face a safety risk tied to seat-belt lower anchors that may not have been properly...
A FEMA overhaul could make federal disaster aid harder to get, shifting costs to survivors
Families recovering from hurricanes, wildfires, and floods could soon face steeper out-of-pocket costs if proposals to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency move forward. A...
Tariffs are adding roughly $1,500 to the average U.S. household’s costs this year
American households are absorbing roughly $1,200 to $1,500 in added costs this year as tariffs imposed since early 2025 push up prices on imported goods,...
Egg prices have fallen 32% from their 2025 peak even as beef and coffee hit records
American grocery shoppers are catching a break on eggs, but the relief stops at the dairy aisle. The average retail price of a dozen Grade...
Walmart and Sam’s Club cut prices on thousands of summer grocery and grilling items this month
Walmart and Sam’s Club are rolling back prices on thousands of summer grocery and grilling products this July, a move that lands while food-at-home costs...
For the first time, states must start paying a share of food-stamp costs this October
State governments across the country will begin paying 75 percent of SNAP administrative costs starting this October, a sharp jump from the 50 percent share...
New York is sending inflation-refund checks of up to $200 a person to 8.2 million residents
Governor Kathy Hochul’s office confirmed that New York State mailed 8.2 million inflation refund checks to residents, distributing more than $2 billion in direct payments...
California now requires large restaurant chains to list the nine major food allergens
Diners with food allergies who eat at large chain restaurants in California will soon see allergen information listed alongside their menu options. Governor Gavin Newsom...
New York seniors can now knock up to 65% off their home’s assessed value where their town opts in
New York seniors who own their homes now have a path to cut the taxable value of their property by as much as 65 percent,...
Fresh tomato prices are up 32% from a year ago
American grocery shoppers are paying sharply more for fresh tomatoes than they were a year ago, with the 12‑month price increase hitting 32.0 percent in...
One in six U.S. households is now behind on utility bills
Roughly one in six U.S. households reported being unable to pay an energy bill in full over the past year, according to the Census Bureau’s...
Minimum wage rose July 1 in more than 20 cities and states, reaching $18.40 an hour in Washington, D.C.
Low-wage workers in Washington, D.C., received the largest single-city minimum wage in the country when their hourly floor rose to $18.40 on July 1, 2026....
A new bill would let homeowners over 65 shield up to $1 million in home-sale profit from capital gains tax
Seniors who bought homes decades ago in high-cost metro areas could keep hundreds of thousands of dollars more from a sale under a bill introduced...