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President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a long-awaited plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt, making good on a campaign promise to aid debt-strapped younger Americans even as some Republicans argue the move could worsen inflation.

Data on employment outcomes for new graduates and young workers

Many Sears kit homes, which were ordered from a catalog and built by the homeowner in the early 1900s, remain standing throughout Chicagoland, evoking a sense of nostalgia for better times in the department store’s history.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under the long-awaited forgiveness plan President Joe Biden announced Wednesday, a historic but politically divisive move in the run-up to the midterm elections.

In four short modules, see how you can teach adults about effectively monitoring, managing, and improving their credit reports and scores.

Every time you pay with your credit card, it costs the store a small percentage in fees: usually around 3%. And in 2022, Visa and Mastercard raised those cre...

/PRNewswire/ -- A survey of consumers with federal student loans on pause, which went into effect during the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals that only 14% of...

Spring 2022 saw 685,000 fewer students compared to last year, and projections estimate that the decline in postsecondary enrollment will continue into the fall.

Preliminary data show hybrid schedules and flexibility to work entirely from home are impacting demographics and economics more substantially than many realize.

Retail’s biggest names are offering workers the option of accessing their hourly pay on-demand, hoping it will improve recruitment and retention.

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Square footage has increased but income didn't get the memo.

The average size of starter homes has steadily increased. Read more about the demand builders are seeing to construct bigger homes.

Houses are less affordable today than they were 50 years ago. However, a viral TikTok video exaggerates the increase in prices.

Grocery gains are here to stay.

Who are the Credit Invisible?

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

Walt Disney Co edged past Netflix Inc with a total of 221 million streaming customers and announced it will increase prices for customers who want to watch Disney+ or Hulu without commercials.

Credit scoring is supposed to fix the problem, isn't it?

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Today we have TWO videos that might help your students save thousands in interest...read on to find out how! The first video from TwoCents is titled "How to Build Credit from Scratch!" and it details the steps you can take to start building your credit score from the bottom up by diving into some of the options available to new users to credit.     The second video is a re-release from our video library titled "What Goes Into Your Credit Score?" This video dives deeper into the individual factors that impact your score and how to keep increasing your credit once you have it!     Interested in more EdPuzzle videos?

Bolster your case for a salary increase by knowing your worth. Here are the 7 best salary information websites to get you started.

Cashy is a game where you compete with friends on who can grow their assets the most while remaining happy.

Households under age 40 spend more of their budgets on items with the fastest-rising prices.

We look at quotes from investing legends like Warren Buffett and Peter Bernstein to take cues on how investors should approach a down market.

Most millionaires use similar strategies to build wealth, according to best-selling author and financial expert Tom Corley, who has interviewed 225 of them. Here are the four types of "rich people," and the habits that helped them become millionaires.

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