Still paying off last year's holiday debt

Shopify’s stock heads for best day ever on upbeat holiday forecast

A Shopify executive says the company’s latest results showed “continued discipline of balancing both future growth investment and operational leverage.”

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Report says 76% of kids are asking for video games this holiday | ESA

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) found that 76% of U.S. kids are asking for video games as gifts for the holiday season.

Tech - VentureBeat - 3 days ago

Kids Wants Video Games More Than Money For The Holidays, Study Finds

It's not a big surprise, but a lot of children want video games for the holidays. The Entertainment Software Association, which represents the US video game industry's interests in Washington D.C., ...

Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago

PS5 Price Cut For The Holidays Edited Out Of New Sony Trailer

On November 12, Sony published a marketing trailer for the PlayStation 5 that ended with the announcement that the digital PS5 Slim would be marked down for the holidays. That trailer has since ...

Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago

Bank Holiday airport chaos made worse by password issue, report says

An air traffic control engineer was unable to fix a major fault from home, a report says.

Homebuying during the holidays: Pros and cons experts say to know

There are some unique benefits to buying a house this time of year — but it's not perfect.

Who has to pay inheritance tax?

Inheritance tax is again creating political debate so how does it work and who pays?

Citi revamps pay for wealth bankers

More bonuses will go to those who move client assets into investments, and less to those who sell new loans

Business - Financial Times - November 7

Will rich countries pay for climate change?

At COP29 the world’s nations will try and negotiate a new spending commitment on climate change.

U.S. forgives $4.5 billion in student debt for 60,000 public employees

The Biden administration's latest round of relief should have borrowers learning of their canceled debt in coming weeks.

Intrum seeks U.S. bankruptcy protection to restructure $4.7 billion net debt

Intrum, Europe's biggest debt collector, said on Friday it will file for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States as it seeks to restructure its own finances. The company ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Spirit Airlines extends debt refinancing deadline hours before expiration

Spirit Airlines on Friday again extended a deadline with its credit card processor to renegotiate more than $1 billion in debt.

Business - CNBC - October 18

El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation

One of Central America’s longest rivers will be the primary beneficiary of El Salvador’s deal to refinance $1 billion of debt with support from the United States government, in the latest example ...

World - ABC News - October 18

Debt will overshadow IMF gathering as World Bank boss pleads for poorest countries

In Washington, finance ministers will face pressure for action to reduce their own debt and offer more resources to poorer nations. Debt, and why governments need to reduce it, will top the agenda ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

U.S. and Europe Agree to Finalize $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said an agreement was close. She also rebuked China’s lending practices and called for more debt relief.

Business - The New York Times - October 22

Housing, Tariffs and Debt: Four Experts Debate How to Fix the American Economy

One set of writers on the left and another on the right lay out competing visions for what the next president should do.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

‘King of debt’ Donald Trump needs to reassure the bond markets — now

Millions of investors are watching the value of their bond funds sag almost daily as concerns about the impact of Trump’s policies on the national debt grow.

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

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