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The suspension of federal student loan payments that began in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic is soon coming to an end. More than three years after payments were paused and interest rates on the loans were reduced to 0% in March 2020 during the Trump administration and extended…

Small business owners are concerned about the economy for the 17th month in a row, according to a National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) report released Tuesday. Inflation was the biggest problem for 25% of small business owners in May, up two points from April. Concern about labor quality followed…

As millions of Americans head to airports for the Juneteenth holiday weekend, many are facing serious travel headaches — including hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of delays. The Federal Aviation Administration had imposed a ground delay program at Newark Liberty International Airport — which had a delay of more…

There are many factors to consider for choosing how to weigh stocks and bonds in an investment portfolio, and relative yield is on the shortlist. By that standard, the recent surge in the 10-Year Treasury yield vs. the dividend payout rate for US equities (S&P 500) looks attractive, at least…

There was a huge kerfuffle surrounding the news earlier this month that Edward Enninful was stepping away from his role as editor-in-chief of British Vogue. Meanwhile, the communications team at Condé Nast (Vogue’s publisher) decided to postpone the announcement that Venya Brykalin had just been appointed to the same position…

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