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Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program Has Canceled Debt for Over One Million People
An effort to revive and maximize use of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program has resulted in student loan forgiveness for over one million people.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
4.8M borrowers, including 1M in public service, have had student debt forgiven, Biden admin says
The Biden administration announced it has provided student debt relief to more than 1 million borrowers who work in public service and 4.8 million borrowers in total.Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
Trump and Harris would add trillions to the national debt. Here’s why it could lead to higher costs for households.
The combined cost in new debt of former President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s tax and spending proposals would dwarf those put forward in previous election cycles, according ...Business - MarketWatch - October 18 -
El Salvador gets $1bn US-backed loan from JPMorgan to refinance debt
Deal linked to promise of river conservation is latest example of increasingly popular ‘debt for nature swaps’World - Financial Times - October 17 -
Have $20,000 in credit card debt? Here's how much a forgiveness plan could cover.
Credit card debt forgiveness can help you dig out of debt. Here's how much of a $20,000 debt a forgiveness plan can cover.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Bondholders could make $14bn from emerging market restructurings, says Debt Justice
Campaign group says debt resolution in countries from Ghana to Ukraine means potential big profits for investorsWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
China needs stimulus with 'beautiful deleveraging' to avoid debt crisis, says Ray Dalio
China must employ a “beautiful deleveraging” in addition to its recent stimulus measures in order to avoid debt crisis, says Ray Dalio.Business - CNBC - October 18 -
Stuck with $30,000 in credit card debt? Here's how much a forgiveness plan can cover.
A $30,000 debt balance can be debilitating for your finances. Here's how much a forgiveness plan can reduce it by.Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
As nervous investors worry about the presidential election, public debt is a top concern financial advisors say
The impacts of outstanding U.S. debt could have long-lasting implications beyond the November election, according to new research.Business - CNBC - October 18 -
U.S. deficit tops $1.8 trillion in 2024 as interest on debt surpasses trillion-dollar mark
The shortfall was more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday.Business - CNBC - October 18 -
Worries about deficit spending after election bog down U.S. government debt
With about two weeks left before the Nov. 5 election, Treasury yields extending their climb from September’s lows on Monday — spurred in part by growing concern about the path of the U.S. deficit ...Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
‘We have no health insurance’: My wife died, leaving behind a lot of medical debt. Am I responsible?
“Can they take our house?”Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Student-loan borrowers facing financial hardship could get debt forgiveness — if Biden’s new plan survives
Student-loan borrowers struggling financially may have a path toward debt relief if the Biden administration gets its way.Business - MarketWatch - October 25 -
Biden's latest student debt plan would create forgiveness path for borrowers facing financial ruin
The Biden administration introduced a proposal to deliver student loan forgiveness to millions of people experiencing devastating financial hardship.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
How can we help stop deadly drug-resistant infections spreading? Debt relief | Glenda Gray
Millions of lives could be saved if the world would only consider more innovative ways to help poorer nations tackle AMR. Drug-resistant infection, already one of the world’s biggest killers, is ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Bond investors load up on ‘Magnificent Seven’ debt in bullish move ahead of earnings
Investors have been snapping up bonds issued by Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
U.S. Treasury says debt-auction sizes can remain steady for next several quarters
Agency to auction $125 billion next week, unchanged from last quarterBusiness - MarketWatch - October 30 -
No, Robert Jenrick, former colonies do not owe a ‘debt of gratitude’ for Britain’s legacy of brutality and exploitation | Kenneth Mohammed
As a historian, the UK conservative party leadership candidate should know that the only debt owed is one of accountability and reparation. . Conservative leadership hopefuls Robert Jenrick and ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Sovereign debt is the biggest risk to global growth in 2025, Saudi finance minister says
Global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023, prompting the UN to call for urgent reforms for governments and financial systems around the world.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
U.K. government bond yields hit 2024 highs as traders balk at increased debt sales
Benchmark U.K. bond yields hit their highs of the year on Thursday as investors balked at the increased borrowing set out in the government’s budget.Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Here's how an 86-year-old grandmother got her nearly $32,000 private student loan debt forgiven
Some lenders of private student loans offer disabled borrowers a way to get their debt forgiven. But the process is difficult to learn about and to navigate.Business - CNBC - November 2 -
Wall Street frenzy creates $11bn debt market for AI groups buying Nvidia chips
Huge loans for ‘neocloud’ groups raise concern over chipmaker’s dominance of artificial intelligence marketBusiness - Financial Times - November 4 -
Why credit card debt forgiveness is worth it even with more Fed rate cuts
Another interest rate cut was just issued. Here's why you should still pursue credit card debt forgiveness anyway.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
China announces $1.4 trillion package over five years to tackle local governments' 'hidden' debt
Authorities in Beijing have ramped up stimulus announcements since late September in an effort to bolster its flagging economy.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
China approves $840B plan to refinance local government debt, boost slowing economy
China has announced a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan to help local governments refinance their mountains of debt in the latest push to rev up growth in the world's second largest economyWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Shares in UK retailers fall as sector counts cost of NICs tax rise – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. Tariffs, tech and Taiwan: how China hopes to Trump-proof its economy . Yesterday’s cut to UK interest rates doesn’t seem to have ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago