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The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Wed Apr 1 2026

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

Do gas prices rule our lives?

It is but one daily expense among many. Yet, when gas prices spike, as they have this spring, many Americans find themselves changing the way they live .

Is a recession coming?

Rising oil prices have raised the odds that America could soon enter a recession, at least by some forecasts. Here's a story on how that could happen, and what you should do to prepare.

Trump pushes private equity in 401(k)s

The Trump administration wants American retirement savers to gain access to "alternative" investments, including private equity and cryptocurrency. That push is feeding debate on whether those potentially risky assets belong in retirement accounts.

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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA TODAY. The Daily Money breaks down complex consumer and financial news. Subscribe here.

Texas resident Breya Lewallen, 28, fills up her Toyota 4Runner SUV at a gas station in Denver on March 31 before making the 12-hour drive back home. Lewallen paid $3.65 a gallon to fill up at a time when the national gas price average was $4 a gallon.

Gas prices hit a national average of $4 a gallon, the highest since 2022, impacting drivers' budgets and daily lives. Many drivers say they're fed up.

High prices for gasoline and diesel no. 2 at a gas station in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake
 

This scenario could tip the US into recession. Here's how to prepare.

A coin flip. That's the odds the US enters a recession in the next 12 months, according to a Moody's Analytics model. How to prepare in case it comes.

BlackRock announced in 2025 that it would offer a 401(k) target-date retirement fund that includes private investments.
 

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These deals are no joke. See April Fools' Day food freebies, offers

Dunkin', Hooters, and more are offering freebies and deals this year for April Fools' Day.

Sam's Club is opening in Lebanon.
 

Sam's Club raising annual membership prices in May. See by how much.

Walmart-owned Sam's Club is set to increase its membership prices in May. See by how much.

The Gmail app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
 

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Gas prices are displayed at a gas station on Capitol Hill, amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2026.
 

Surging gas prices are hurting commuters. It may get worse.

Commuters across the nation say their strained household budgets cannot easily absorb the sticker shock they are experiencing at the gas pump.

FILE PHOTO: A man pumps gas at an Exxon station as the price of oil and gas has surged amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
 

Here's why you're paying 18 cents extra on every gas purchase

As gas prices continue to climb, President Trump and some U.S. lawmakers have floated the idea of suspending the 18-cent federal gas tax.

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