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35,000 student-loan borrowers in public service are getting $1.2 billion in debt wiped out after fixes to a key relief program
The Education Department approved another batch of student-loan borrowers for debt relief through t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet the Gen Xers and boomers retiring with 6 figures of student debt that threatens their Social Security and savings
Some Gen X and boomer student-loan borrowers are staring down a retirement crisis where their savin…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Student-loan borrowers who were set to get debt cancellation or lower payments through Biden's new repayment plan won't get it for now. Here's what you need to know.
Two separate court rulings blocked parts of the SAVE plan, including student-debt relief and cheape…
Ayelet Sheffey
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An ALICE has $250,000 in student loan debt and left teaching for a stable job: 'There are many teaching college who are hungry and can't go to the doctor'
Murphy Pizza, 51, worked as an adjunct professor for most of her career. She left academia because …
Allie Kelly
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A California millennial shares how he made nearly $200K secretly working multiple jobs. He said he only worked 20 hours a week.
Making nearly $200,000 secretly working multiple remote jobs gave a millennial the confidence to st…
Jacob Zinkula
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A boomer living on $1,680 Social Security and SNAP struggles to afford food: 'It has kept me very isolated.'
Rita, 68, lives in Pekin, Illinois on $1,680 a month in Social Security. Without savings, she strug…
Allie Kelly
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Credit card rewards are turning us into jerks
The battle to rack up credit-card rewards is turning friends against each other.
Emily Stewart
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China released a 22,000-character plan for its economy that doesn't say very much
David Lubin, a senior research fellow of global economy and finance at Chatham House, said the plen…
Huileng Tan
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Why a majority of Americans think the economy is already in a recession
Three of five Americans surveyed by Affirm say the US is in a recession. On average, most think it …
Filip De Mott
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Mutual fund AUM crosses the Rs 60 lakh crore mark, SIP nos. and AUM touch all-time highs
As AMFI data further revealed, the number of new SIPs registered in June 2024 stood at a staggering…
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Inox Wind shares surges over 14% after promoter entity infuse Rs 900 cr
Shares of Inox Wind surged more than 14 per cent in the morning trade on Thursday after the wind en…
PTI
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PIMCO economist says fears of a US debt crisis are overblown - for now
"Previous episodes when federal interest payments (as a proportion of total outlays) reached simila…
Filip De Mott
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Artists in New York got $1,000 monthly through a basic income program. One participant used the money to pay bills and afford healthcare.
Jacinta Bunnell, 52, received guaranteed basic income from Creatives Rebuild New York. The program …
Allie Kelly
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A second Trump term would be 'chaos' for student loan borrowers
Trump has intensified his verbal attacks on student loan forgiveness and a recent Supreme Court rul…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Why Gen Zers aren't leaving the nest
Young people are living at home and relying on their parents for money well into their 20s. Their p…
Eve Upton-Clark
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Vacations, planes, and high-speed trains are off limits if you're in too much debt in China
So-called deadbeat debtors are stigmatized, face travel restrictions and have trouble getting gover…
Camilo Fonseca
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Parents who took on student debt for their kids have 'extremely limited' options for loan forgiveness and cheaper monthly payments — but Biden can change that, 9 Democratic lawmakers say
A group of Democrats said they have "deep concern" regarding the limited options for student-debt r…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Baby boomers living on $1,000 a month in Social Security share their retirement experience: 'I never imagined being in this position.'
Retirees explain what it's like to live on Social Security checks and no savings.
Allie Kelly
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Gen Zers and millennials are willing to go on summer vacation at all costs. Literally.
Multiple surveys also found young people are willing to put travel plans ahead of their financial g…
Dan DeFrancesco
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A millennial making $350,000 a year through overemployment says he only worked 50 hours a week
A Texas-based millennial who's making $350,000 secretly working two remote jobs says he only worked…