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Thu Apr 23 2026

Daniel de Visé | Personal Finance Reporter

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Medicare has delayed a program for older Americans that would have required participating insurance companies to cover GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, Ken Alltucker reports.

Does that mean Medicare recipients will go without their weight-loss drugs?

Ranking billionaires for their charity work

Billionaires aren’t very popular with the American public, recent surveys have shown. And one reason may be their reluctance to give back.

Now, Forbes magazine has new ranking of the planet’s wealthiest people, sorting them not just by net worth but also by the value of all they’ve given away.

Bringing back toys in cereal boxes

Remember pawing through your cereal boxes, hunting for the plastic toy at the bottom?

You may be too old for that now. But Kellogg's is reviving the tradition.

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Medicare changes coverage for weight-loss drugs. What to know

There are four common GLP-1 agonists you'll find in common weight loss drugs.

Medicare delayed a plan to make insurance companies cover GLP-1 drugs Wegovy and Zepbound. Instead, Medicare will cover the popular weight-loss drugs

Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett challenged fellow billionaires to give half or more of their wealth to charity.

These are the 5 wealthiest people when you count charity work

Forbes has a new ranking of the planet’s wealthiest people, sorting them not just by net worth but also by the value of all they’ve given away.

In conjunction with the release of "Toy Story 5," Kellogg's is releasing toys, playable spoons and trading cards inspired by the franchise in select cereal boxes starting April 26, 2026

Remember toys in cereal boxes? Kellogg's is bringing them back

The toys will be in boxes of Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes and Cocoa Loops.

A detailed view of Hershey's Chocolate World sign outside the Hershey Park Entertainment Complex prior to a college basketball game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at the Giant Center on Dec. 21, 2025 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Hersheypark pauses mask guidance after sign sparks backlash

Hersheypark rolled back a ban on face coverings that sparked controversy online. But the park says there's more to the story.

Andy Poppert scans his purchases at the self-checkout at a Target in Doylestown Borough, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

These states want to pass stricter self-checkout laws. See list

Some states are looking to pass legislation that would limit the number and type of items customers could bring through self checkout.

A Trader Joe's customer has accused the grocery chain of selling her juice that may have resulted in her swallowing part of a finger.

Lawsuit claims Trader Joe's juice contained glove, possible human finger

The Oregon woman is "concerned" that the pulp in her orange juice could have been from a rubber glove and/or human finger, alleges the suit.

The 2026 Toyota Prius.

The greenest cars? The most fuel efficient models for 2026

Here are the most fuel-efficient vehicles on the market for 2026. Their positive attributes don't stop at stellar gas mileage.

Social Security card in money.

Mid-year retirement? You may still get full Social Security

What if you earned more than the Social Security earnings test limit before you leave your job? Here's what all mid-year retirees need to know.

American Girl has relaunched its eight original dolls as part of its new Historical Characters collection.

American Girl bring back 8 original dolls in new collection. See lineup.

American Girl has relaunched its eight original dolls as part of its new Historical Characters collection. See the dolls.

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