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Why the interest-rate cut isn't delivering the relief consumers were hoping for
The 10-year Treasury yield went above 4%, leaving consumers facing high borrowing costs despite the…
Dan DeFrancesco
Millions of student-loan borrowers are about to lose a key safeguard that'll put their credit scores and debt relief at risk
The on-ramp period for student-loan borrowers is ending this month, meaning missed payments will no…
Ayelet Sheffey
Cries are getting louder for emergency interest-rate cuts this week, something that's been reserved for pandemics or terrorist attacks
Friday's jobs report triggered a key recession indicator, prompting calls for an emergency interest…
Ayelet Sheffey
How the cost of childcare is expected to change under Trump or Harris
BI looked at Harris and Trump's past track records and proposed policies to see how the election co…
Allie Kelly
Meet the millennials who made all the right money moves in the pandemic economy and are suddenly wealthy
Millennials' average wealth doubled in the last four years, leaving some surprised to realize that …
Juliana Kaplan
America is trapped in a nightmare of never-ending subscriptions
Companies are using shadowy sign-up tactics and difficult cancelation processes to keep Americans t…
Ayelet Sheffey
A key phase in Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan has wrapped up, bringing borrowers one step closer to relief. But pushback is brewing.
The public comment period for Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan is over, meaning implementa…
Ayelet Sheffey
Invasion of the dogs: How surging canine ownership is reshaping cities and businesses
A growing obsession with canines is shaping our built environments, from bars to apartments to your…
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
Inside the 24-hour legal whiplash that sent 30 million student-loan borrowers into limbo
In the morning, a court handed millions of student-loan borrowers a lifeline. By the evening, a dif…
Ayelet Sheffey
Beijing is no longer hiding its panic about the state of its economy
The stimulus blitz announced on Tuesday is sparking market speculation that Beijing is panicking ov…
Huileng Tan
The Fed finally cut interest rates. Here's what comes next.
Don't expect an immediate impact from the Fed cutting interest rates. But that doesn't mean you can…
Dan DeFrancesco
The Fed gives the US its first jumbo interest-rate cut in 4 years
The Federal Reserve announced an interest-rate cut of 50 basis points on Wednesday, the first in fo…
Ayelet Sheffey
It'll be a while before you feel today's interest-rate cuts
The Federal Reserve finally cut interest rates, but it could take time to see the relief reflected …
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
The agonizing uncertainty of America's so-so economy
The job market is getting weaker, and the economy feels trapped in limbo. Americans hate it.
Emily Stewart
Small business owners could be poised for a 1990s-like boom
One economist warned entrepreneurs against letting fear of the economy guide emotional business dec…
John Towfighi
Thousands of student-loan borrowers got their debt wiped through a new repayment reform. 11 GOP states just filed a lawsuit to block that relief.
A group of GOP attorneys general filed a lawsuit to block Biden's SAVE income-driven repayment plan…
Ayelet Sheffey
75 artists received $9,000 each in a basic income trial. The cash helped a yarn guru to buy a house and a new car.
Fiber artist Tori Hanna used the $500 a month to replace her damaged car, cover debts and bills, an…
Theron Mohamed
The Fed's first big move of 2024 isn't an interest rate cut but that relief could come soon
The Federal Reserve continued its pause on interest rate hikes on Wednesday, leaving the door open …
Ayelet Sheffey
A boomer living off Social Security is worried she'll lose lower student-loan payments through Biden's new plan: 'It seems like a war on the old and the poor'
Sue, 70, has $84,000 in student loans, and the SAVE plan helped her manage her payments. Now that i…
Ayelet Sheffey
The economy's gone from strength to strength after the pandemic but no one quite knows why, or what comes next
The US economy just keeps defying doomsayers' warnings of a stock-market crash and recession. Here'…