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Average Student Loan Debt [2024]: by Year, Age & More
Find out how the national average of $37,693 in student loan debt breaks down by age, degree and more, as well as how it's changed over time.
Comrade Kamala? Assessing Three of Harris’s New Economic Proposals - FEE
Kamala's latest economic proposals fail to account for basic economic facts.
Oklahoma State is trying to tip the NIL scales
Fans can donate to the school’s NIL fund via a QR code on football players’ helmets.
DOJ accuses real estate software company of helping landlords collude to raise rents
The lawsuit says RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software lets landlords effectively collude and set rents above market rate. The Texas-based company has denied the allegations.
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Some Federal Student Loan Interest Rates at Record Highs - NerdWallet
Some interest rates for new federal student loans have hit record highs for 2024-25: 6.53% for undergraduate direct loans, 8.08% for graduate and professional direct loans, and 9.08% for PLUS loans. Here's how to minimize your borrowing to lower your college costs.
Texas manufacturing sector continues to experience some weakness
Texas factory activity exhibited little growth in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
Why economists are scrutinizing sausage sales
Morning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
The Geography of Unequal Recovery
The U.S. economy has added roughly 19 million jobs in four years. But as of the end of 2023, 43 percent of counties still hadn’t regained all the jobs they lost in the early months of the pandemic.
Biggest proposed supermarket deal in US history goes to trial
Kroger’s bid to acquire the Albertsons grocery biz now looks like the meme of multiple Spider-Men pointing at each other.
New Zealand is used to people leaving — but not like this
Recession looms in the land of the long white cloud, but it’s not just young workers being lured across the sea
NYC's Rent Surge Drives 86-Year-Old to Move in With a 'Boommate'
Surging costs for housing and other expenses are prompting baby boomers to take on roommates.
Crypto industry accounts for almost half of corporate donations in 2024 election, report says
Crypto companies have been the biggest corporate spenders in the 2024 elections, according to a report from Public Citizen
Real estate tech illegally drove up rents, DOJ says
The DOJ is suing property management tool RealPage accusing it of enabling collusion among landlords.
How To Confuse Aspiring Economist
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article by Steven Landsburg lamenting the disappearance of `price theory’ from the Economics curriculum. Price theory is what some Economists at …

Education pays : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment rates and earnings by educational attainment
Private school tuition hikes have surged since Oklahoma tax credit began
Parents thought the tax credit would reduce what they pay. Instead, many schools raised tuition in a comparable amount to the tax credit.
Chuck E. Cheese launches national tiered subscription pass
The brand offers customers different benefits based on subscriptions, with escalating discounts on food and increasing numbers of free, daily games.
State subsidizes Traverse City project to cut housing costs for one profession
Four private and public concerns in the Traverse City area are building rental housing for workers who have been priced out of traditional housing.
Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital city
Victor Miller has skirted attempts by OpenAI and the state to shut down his campaign, believed to be the first U.S. effort of its kind.
The Economic Logic Behind the "No Tax on Tips" Policy
Imagine how much more pervasive tipping could become if tips were no longer taxed
On the Edge by Nate Silver: 9781594204128 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“Engaging and entertaining… a glimpse of the economy of the future.” —Tim Wu, New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise,...
Buying a home is going through changes
This new dog-eat-dog system for brokers could push many of the “mediocre” ones to leave the industry.
Then there was one: Company's ownership of both Mackinac ferry lines raises concerns
Repair needs put one line's boats out of commission, heightening worries about a lack of competition, disruption for travelers.
What Makes Student Loans So Forgivable?
On Why to Forgive Student Loans Rather than Other Debts

Has Capitalism Come at the Expense of the Poor? - FEE
Perhaps the most amazing fact in all of economic history is the unprecedented rise in wealth per person that has taken place in the last two centuries,
Elon Musk on the Difference between an Engineer and an Entrepreneur - FEE
Engineering is an important tool for society, but we need to recognize its limits. Societal success cannot be achieved solely by experts in optimization.
Holy $2b dome
The 18,000-seat arena, which will host the 2028 Olympic basketball games, sports some serious tech.