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U.S. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert federal shutdown before election

The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed a temporary measure to fund federal agencies through December 11 on Saturday, in a move

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Treasury yields are steady as Kashkari says time to raise rates, ADP jobs data is weak

U.S. Treasury yields held steady on Wednesday as traders mulled over the outlook for interest rates and weighed a weaker-than-expected jobs

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Tariff refunds push US June budget deficit to $120 billion

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – Growing refunds ‌from President Donald Trump’s tariffs, after they were ruled illegal, pushed the June

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Treasury yields move lower as traders weigh U.S.-Iran tensions

Treasurys fell on Thursday after the previous session’s yield spike as traders weighed new economic data and sought to look beyond the

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Educational News

  • Educational News

Student loan borrowers face steeper ‘marriage penalty’ under new repayment plan

Married student loan holders — and those soon tying the knot — face important tax and financial decisions, especially after recent changes to the federal lending system. The

States expand student loan options as new federal borrowing caps take effect

As borrowers come up against new federal limits on student debt, they may encounter financing options from an unexpected source: their state. But don’t assume these government-backed

How high hopes for Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plans cost borrowers

When then-President Joe Biden announced his first federal student loan forgiveness plan in August 2022, he predicted that it would lift tens of millions of Americans out

As Defaults on Student Loans Surge, Millions Are Trying to Get Their

According to an Associated Press analysis, more than 4.2 million people across the country defaulted on student loans between April 2025 and March 2026 Life

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