The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates one more time this year. In their recent meeting, the Fed decided to cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point, dropping rates to 4.25% to 4.5%. This move was largely expected by economists. The Fed cited indicators of an expanding economy…

Two student loan repayment plans have been reopened for enrollment by the Department of Education (DOE) following a federal court injunction against the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program.    New enrollment in the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans programs was halted…

A federal consumer watchdog is warning that certain credit card companies may be illegally devaluing accrued rewards such as points or airline miles.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Wednesday that companies may violate federal law if fine print disclaimers or vague terms buried in a contract conflict with…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The dollar rose to its highest level in more than two years and global stocks fell on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve jolted markets by signalling a slower pace of interest…

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Next Avenue Mary has worked in marketing at a major health care organization that is committed to promoting from within and has a leadership development program that invites 20 people across the organization each year. Mary has yet to be invited, despite often telling her manager that…

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Tengbo Yang, a Chinese man who became a confidant of the UK’s Prince Andrew, allegedly worked for a senior part of China’s hierarchy that Beijing calls “its magic weapon”. But this week in London, that weapon spectacularly backfired.While the United Front Work Department, where UK intelligence agency MI5 alleges Yang…

People often associate the entire realm of digital assets with Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, but digital assets are much more than that. In fact, digital assets comprise all electronically stored pieces of information used and owned, ranging from emails, text messages, social media posts, self-recorded videos, photos, blogs, websites, downloaded videos,…

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