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• Debt forgiveness vs. Chapter 11 bankruptcy: How to choose the best option

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• How much will a $150,000 home equity loan cost per month in 2025?

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  Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; UK defence firm Chemring ‘targeted’ by private equity firm – business live

  One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group, Sky News reports. German election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe ...
  
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  Ex-Dodger Gavin Lux embraces new role with Reds: 'You have that chip on your shoulder'

  Gavin Lux understands why the Dodgers traded him, but he's out to prove to the world, and by extension his former team, that he can be star for the Cincinnati Reds.
  
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• The Fed is stuck in neutral as it watches how Trump’s policies play out

  With an abundance of unknowns, the only gear the central bank really can be in these days is neutral.
  
  CNBC - 2d
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  Friday Briefing

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  The New York Times - 4d
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  What is the Tush Push? How Eagles execute the play, why they run it so well, and how other teams fare

  The Eagles have an unstoppable play the league may try to ban again
  
  CBS Sports - 37m
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  NASCAR Friday schedule at Atlanta

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  Yahoo Sports - 4d

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• Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico 'will go forward'

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  MarketWatch - 19m

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  CNBC - 20m

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  CNBC - 20m

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