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By-the-numbers graphic on the 2026 3M Open purse: an $8.8 million total purse at TPC Twin Cities, a $1,584,000 winner's share equal to 18% of the purse, the customary 10% caddie share of a win, and Minnesota's 9.85% top income tax rate for 2026.

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The 3M Open paid out $8.8 million on Sunday. About half the winner's check never reaches the winner

Jackson Koivun's first PGA Tour title came with $1,584,000 attached. A caddie's customary cut, Minnesota's 9.85% top rate and a 37% federal bracket all get there before he does — and the arithmetic is not a secret, just unpublished.

July 26, 2026, 6:09 PM ETGraphic: DWC News

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Costco will pay $14 million over its marketing emails — and claims close on August 24

A Washington class action over allegedly misleading subject lines ended in a $14 million settlement. No proof of purchase is needed to file, but the eligibility test is narrower than 'I shop at Costco' — and the deadline is real.

July 25, 2026, 12:20 PM ET

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Nigeria still quotes two prices for the dollar. The gap is the quietest fee on your remittance

The naira has spent 2026 doing something it has not done in years: holding steady. Official and parallel rates have converged to a few percent apart, and reserves have climbed past $51 billion. Here is what that gap actually does to the money you send home.

July 24, 2026, 9:28 PM ET

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The Social Security email said seniors got $7,500. Here's what the tax break actually gives you.

A July 2 email from Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano told 35 million seniors they'd received 'an average of $7,500 in relief.' Five senators call it misleading. We checked what the new senior tax deduction actually does — and built a tool to estimate what it's worth to you.

July 22, 2026, 10:30 AM ET