Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion: Here's what to do if you win

It's been nearly three months since anyone has won the Powerball, sending its jackpot to a whopping $950 million - the sixth largest in the game's history.

Mobile home park residents fight for their legal rights

The residents of one of the Bay Area's most affordable mobile home parks want to give the city a half million dollars a year for decades to but buy the park that they are entitled to purchase, But realistically, they will have paid for it twice.

These are Americans' top financial regrets -- and what to do about them

Some of the top reasons people had a financial regret were not saving early enough for retirement, taking on too much student loan debt and credit card debt.

Powerball grows to $643M

The Powerball jackpot is rapidly growing, and could grow into one of the largest jackpots in history if a winner doesn’t emerge in the next drawing or two.

Wages are outpacing pandemic-era inflation in these 4 industries

A new Bankrate report shows that while wages are slowly catching up, they still lag behind the surge in prices that began during the pandemic.

$1,390 IRS stimulus checks are not in the works, despite viral rumors

Online posts claim the IRS is set to send $1,390 stimulus checks to low- and middle-income taxpayers by summer’s end. The IRS says that’s false — and explains why no payments are coming.

Wholesale prices surged in July, BLS says

The Federal Government put out a report today that concerns lenders and businesses worried about inflation, jobs and tariffs. The Producer Price Index rose sharply in the last month, and KTVU’s Tom Vacar joins us from a car dealership where tariffs guarantee higher prices.

Victims of AT&T data breaches could claim up to $7,500 in new $177M settlement

AT&T agreed to a $177 million settlement this year after a pair of data breaches were confirmed in 2024. Here's how the millions of affected current and former account holders can file claims.

Here's how much Social Security payments are projected to increase in 2026

Social Security recipients’ will likely get more money next year with cost-of-living adjustments, but the increase may not cover the full effects of rising inflation.

California grocers push to allow alcohol sales at self-checkout

California is currently the only state in the nation that doesn't allow alcohol of any kind to be bought at self checkout.

US national debt hits record $37 trillion

The U.S. national debt topped $37 trillion for the first time Friday as federal borrowing hits record levels.

Office vacancies down in SF, ‘gold rush’ for commercial real estate

Real estate experts and data collectors claim San Francisco is seeing a revival as office space vacancies are lower than they’ve been in years.