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
Ford is recalling 2022–2026 Broncos because the fender flares can detach at highway speeds
Ford is pulling back 2022 through 2026 Broncos after federal safety regulators flagged a defect that allows front fender flares to separate from the vehicle...
Summer electric bills are set to hit a record, up 10.5% to about $792 as cooling costs climb
American households are heading into a summer of record electricity costs, with bills projected to average about $792 for the season, a 10.5% increase driven...
The House passed the first major benefits increase for catastrophically disabled veterans and Gold Star families in decades, and now the Senate must act
Catastrophically disabled veterans and surviving families of service members killed in action stand to receive their first significant federal benefits increase in decades after the...
Memorial Heart Institute patients can file for a data-breach payout until July 13
Patients whose personal and medical data were exposed in a 2023 hacking incident at the Chattanooga Heart Institute, which operates under the Memorial Heart Institute...
Cadillac is recalling more than 14,000 VISTIQ SUVs over a defect
More than 14,000 Cadillac VISTIQ SUVs are now subject to a federal safety recall after General Motors flagged a defect serious enough to trigger a...
A congressional proposal would cut disability pay for up to 1.5 million veterans to save $57 billion over ten years
Up to 1.5 million veterans who receive disability compensation for conditions like tinnitus and sleep apnea could see their monthly payments reduced under a House...
SNAP theft victims can no longer get stolen benefits replaced with federal money after a program lapsed
Millions of Americans who rely on SNAP benefits to buy groceries lost a critical safety net on December 20, 2024, when Congress allowed the only...
Drivers in Hawaii and California pay over $5.40 a gallon as the national average nears $3.83
Motorists in Hawaii and California are paying more than $5.40 a gallon for regular gasoline, a premium of roughly $1.57 above the national average that...
Gas is under $3.50 a gallon in nine states, cheapest in Indiana at $3.12
Drivers in nine states are paying less than $3.50 a gallon for regular gasoline, with Indiana averaging $3.12, the lowest in the country. The price...
Jeep is recalling 1.08 million SUVs over a wiring flaw tied to 51 fires
More than a million Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator owners across the United States have been told to park their vehicles outdoors and away from structures...
Summer air-conditioning bills will hit records, with Arizona households projected near $1,060
Arizona households that depend on air conditioning to survive triple-digit summers are on track to pay roughly $1,060 in total cooling costs this season, a...
Adults ages 55 to 64 must now work 80 hours a month to keep food stamps, and 4 million have already dropped off
Millions of adults between 55 and 64 years old now face a stark choice: log 80 hours a month of work, training, or volunteering, or...
AT&T’s data-breach settlement is set to pay customers up to $7,500, pending final court approval
Customers affected by AT&T’s massive data breach could receive payments as high as $7,500 under a proposed $177 million settlement, but no money will move...
New York’s cooling program pays up to $800 toward a window air conditioner through August 31
Low-income New Yorkers who depend on the state’s cooling assistance program to survive summer heat now face a narrowing window to get help. The Cooling...
Challenge your home’s tax assessment, and many owners who appeal get their bill lowered
Property owners in major U.S. cities who formally contest their tax assessments often walk away with lower bills, and the appeals process itself is more...
The government has collected $282 million from defaulted student-loan borrowers since May
Millions of federal student-loan borrowers in default are losing portions of their tax refunds, federal salaries, and benefit payments after the Department of Education restarted...
$73.82 buys the most expensive Fourth of July cookout on record, with beef at an all-time high
American families planning backyard barbecues for the Fourth of July face the steepest grocery tab ever recorded. At $73.82 for a standard cookout spread, the...
$16,800 a year is the new cost of center-based infant care, up from $14,100 in 2022
Families with infants are now paying $16,800 a year for center-based child care, a jump from $14,100 recorded in 2022. That $2,700 annual increase, roughly...
Thriveworks therapy-portal users can claim $50 to $2,000 over data-sharing, by September 3
People who used the Thriveworks online therapy portal during a specific period now have a narrow window to file claims worth $50 to $2,000 each,...
$1,208 a week is Washington’s new top unemployment check for claims filed July 5 or later
Workers filing new unemployment claims in Washington state starting July 5, 2026, can receive up to $1,208 per week, the highest weekly benefit the state...