US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images In his final days in office, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would forgive student debt for more than 150,000 borrowers. That relief includes nearly 85,000…
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. A United Steelworkers sign is seen outside the Great Lakes Works United States Steel plant in River Rouge, Michigan U.S., September 16, 2024. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Cleveland Cliffs is partnering with rival Nucor in a potential bid for U.S. Steel, whose takeover by Japan’s Nippon…
Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management CEO, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in NYC on Sept. 28th, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is offering to take over the rest of Howard Hughes Holdings the investment firm does not own for $85 a share. “While we are pleased with the substantial…
If you find saying “no” daunting, try to stop thinking about how the other person will respond, says Cornell University behavioral scientist Sunita Sah.
Rhetoric & Writing Studies Major, Adamary Garcia studies inside of the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin on February 22, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images If your federal student loans were forgiven in 2024, you may be wondering if there are any tax implications. Many borrowers have benefited…
Canned cocktails are having a moment. Americans consumed over 62 million cases of ready-to-drink spirits in 2023, an increase of almost 25% from 2022. They were the second-largest spirit category by volume, behind vodka. Back in 2016, White Claw launched and took the U.S. by storm. The malt-based drink provided an alternative to light…
Dozens of beachfront homes in Malibu, CA were destroyed overnight in the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. David Crane | MediaNews Group | Los Angeles Daily News | Getty Images Insurance companies have asked Southern California Edison to preserve evidence related to the devastating wildfires that have swept Los Angeles, according to a…
U.S. Treasury yields jumped to their highest level since November 2023 after the latest jobs data came in stronger than economists had forecast. The 10-year Treasury yield added nearly six basis points at 4.745%. The 2-year Treasury surged more than 10 basis points at 4.369%. One basis point is equal to 0.01% and yields and…
Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Department of Justice on Friday after he completed his two criminal investigations of President-elect Donald…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg slammed rival tech giant Apple for lackluster innovation efforts and “random rules” in a lengthy podcast interview on Friday. “On the one hand, [the iPhone has]…
