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US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024
Court Order Partly Blocking SAVE Plan Leaves Student Loan Borrowers In Limbo—Again
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 25, 2024
Microsoft Teams logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo
Microsoft Teams Bundling May Have Violated Antitrust Law, EU Says
By
Aaron McDade
Published Jun 25, 2024
A teacher with children
Biden Administration Moves To Forgive Preschool Teachers' Student Loans
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 20, 2024
The Adobe logo is being displayed on a smartphone in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on June 10, 2024
Adobe Charged by Federal Officials With Deceiving Customers
By
Bill McColl
Updated Jun 17, 2024
President Joe Biden in a press conference at the White House, May 2024
What Is Joe Biden's Net Worth?
By
Hiranmayi Srinivasan
Published Jun 17, 2024
X (Formerly known as Twitter) being shown on a person's iPhone screen among other social media apps
Surgeon General Calls for Social Media Warning Labels to Protect Children
By
Aaron McDade
Published Jun 17, 2024
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on medical debt in the South Court Auditorium of the White House on April 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C
Biden Administration Proposes Wiping Medical Debt from Credit Records
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 11, 2024
Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during the House Financial Services Committee hearing "The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection," in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
CFPB To Create Public Record of Financial Company Wrongdoing
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 03, 2024
A couple signing a document
CFPB To Probe Home Sale Closing Costs
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published May 30, 2024
People use IRS Direct File at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 05, 2024 in Washington, DC.
The IRS Is Offering A Way To File Your Federal Income Taxes For Free, For Real, Forever
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published May 30, 2024
President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Former vice president Joe Biden as Former president Barack Obama looks on at the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2017.
National Debt Likely to Grow No Matter Who Wins US Presidential Election
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published May 24, 2024
Rows of car at the Changan Automobile Distribution Center in Chongqing, China, on May 19, 2024
China May Impose Tariffs on Car Imports, Business Group Says
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published May 22, 2024
US President Joe Biden, center, signs orders that increase tariffs on China during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Biden is hiking tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports, including semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, and critical minerals, in an election-year bid to bolster domestic manufacturing in critical industries.
Biden White House Is on an Economic Regulation Spree
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published May 17, 2024
View of a construction site of a housing project in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province of China.
China Rolls Out Strong Measures To Fix Broken Housing Market
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published May 17, 2024
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning, April 29, 2024.
Government’s Consumer Watchdog Agency Fends Off Supreme Court Challenge
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published May 16, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2024
Biden Levies Sweeping Tariffs on Chinese Chips, Solar Cells, EVs
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published May 14, 2024
A composite image shows the White House, President Joe Biden and Presidential Candidate Donald Trump looming over the Federal Reserve building.
What Would Happen If The Federal Reserve Answered To The President?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published May 11, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House.
Biden to Announce $3.3 Billion Microsoft Investment for AI Data Center
By
Naomi Buchanan
Published May 08, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden leaving the White House
Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Students Misled By The Art Institutes
By
Kevin George
Published May 01, 2024
People use IRS Direct File at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 05, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Nearly 141,000 People Filed Taxes Online Directly With IRS This Year
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Apr 26, 2024
Tesla cars in San Bruno, California, on Feb. 2, 2024
Tesla Being Investigated Over Concerns About Autopilot Recall Fix
By
Bill McColl
Published Apr 26, 2024
The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, on April 18, 2024
Micron Set to Receive $6.1B in CHIPS Act Funding to Build Plants in New York, Idaho
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Apr 25, 2024
FTC headquarters in Washington D.C.
New FTC Rule Bans Employee Non-Compete Clauses In Contracts
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 24, 2024
The home page of the social media application TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on April 24, 2024
Biden Expected To Sign Into Law Bill Forcing Chinese Owner To Sell TikTok or Face Ban
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Apr 24, 2024
Customers wait in line to drop baggage off at a Spirit Airlines check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
Airline 'Junk Fees' Can No Longer Fly Under the Radar, New Rule Says
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Apr 24, 2024
Gina Raimondo, US commerce secretary, during a trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden,
Commerce Secretary Raimondo Downplays Huawei’s Latest Phone Chip
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Apr 22, 2024
US President of the United States Joe Biden delivers remarks on student debt and lowering costs for Americans at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, United States on April 8, 2024.
Biden Administration Forgives $7.4 Billion More in Student Loans
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Apr 12, 2024
US President Joe Biden speaks during an event in Madison, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Who Will Get Forgiveness Under Biden's New Student Loan Proposal?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 09, 2024
Janet Yellen
Yellen Says US Will 'Underscore' Need for China to Shift Course
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Apr 08, 2024
A screenshot of the IRS Direct File tool.
What's the Early Reaction to the New IRS Free Online Tax Filing Service?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 28, 2024
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2024. The US House of Representatives voted March 22 to approve a sprawling $1.2 trillion package to fund the government, provoking an angry response from conservatives and kicking off a race against the clock in the Senate to ensure the lights stay on past a midnight deadline.
Nearly Six Months Into Fiscal Year, Congress Approves a Spending Bill
By
Taylor Tompkins
Published Mar 23, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands on April 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.
IRS Direct File Program Officially Opens For Business
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 12, 2024
US President Joe Biden, center, speaks during a State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
4 Key Economic Takeaways From the State of the Union Address
By
Terry Lane
Updated Mar 08, 2024
President Joe Biden listens to remarks during a meeting with his Competition Council in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 5, 2024.
Biden Calls for $10,000 Tax Credits for First-Time Homebuyers and Starter Home Sellers
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 07, 2024
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Senators Grill Federal Reserve Chair Powell On Interest Rates, Immigration
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 07, 2024
US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14 2023.
Biden Calls On Lawmakers To Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 06, 2024
A woman taps a credit card at a store counter
Your Credit Card Late Fees May Come Down to $8
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 05, 2024
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023.
What Economic Talk To Expect from the State of the Union
By
Terry Lane
Updated Mar 05, 2024
Representative Scott Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, left, speaks to members of the media while arriving for a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024.
Congress Passes Yet Another Stopgap Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 29, 2024
Cars at port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province of China.
US Opens Probe Into Chinese Smart Cars, Auto Technology on National Security Concerns
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Feb 29, 2024
A customer loads his truck after shopping at a Kroger grocery store on September 09, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
FTC Sues To Block $24.6B Kroger-Albertsons Merger
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 26, 2024
An H & R Block tax preparation office is seen on Flatbush Avenue on February 06, 2024 in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City.
FTC Targets H&R Block For Deleting Customer Tax Prep Data
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 23, 2024
A man doing taxes
Some Taxpayers Will Get To File Online Directly To The IRS Soon
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 22, 2024
College students study around a table with laptops.
Student Loan Borrowers With Smaller Loans Have $1.2 Billion In Debts Forgiven
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 21, 2024
Dr. Elizabeth Maziarka reads a blood pressure gauge during an examination of patient June Mendez at the Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Medicaid Roll Purge Pushes More People to 'Obamacare'
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 16, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden speaking at a meeting.
The US Is Investing $5B in Chip R&D—Here's What You Need to Know
By
Naomi Buchanan
Published Feb 09, 2024
A sign for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters
Texting Employees Cost 16 More Financial Firms $81 Million In Fines
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 09, 2024
Stressed man at a computer
Education Department Sends Staff To Help Colleges Fix FAFSA Mess
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 05, 2024
US President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about lowering prescription drug costs at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 14, 2023.
Medicare To Begin Price Negotiations Over 10 Commonly Prescribed Drugs
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 01, 2024
Two teenage boys studying together, sitting at a table in a library.
FAFSA Student Aid Timeline Delayed, Complicating College Acceptance Process
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 31, 2024
A 2022 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee
What Happens Inside the Fed Meetings Where Decisions on US Interest Rates are Made?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 29, 2024
A screenshot of a form on the IRS's new Direct File website currently in testing
Why You Might Want To Wait Until March To File Your Taxes This Year
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 26, 2024
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at an event.
FTC Opens Inquiry Into Microsoft, Google & Amazon, Over OpenAI & Anthropic Partnerships
By
Naomi Buchanan
Published Jan 25, 2024
A woman shopping online with a card
CFPB Seeks To Prevent Banks From Charging 'Abusive' Fee on Instantly Declined Transactions
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 24, 2024
A family eating dinner in a greenhouse
What the Proposed Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Means For You
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 23, 2024
Snow covers the White House grounds January 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. This afternoon, U.S. President Joe Biden will hold an event with bipartisan mayors attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting at the White House.
Biden Signs Deal Funding Government Through March, Averting Shutdown
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 19, 2024
Biden delivering remarks on student debt cancellation October 4, 2023.
Biden Forgives $4.9 Billion Student Loans for 73,600 Borrowers
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Jan 19, 2024
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York), and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) listen during during remarks at a Capitol Menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
Budget Deal Brightens Near-Term Outlook for US Economy, But High Debt Still Threatens
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 09, 2024
Nissan and Volkswagen electric cars sit parked at a Charge Point EV charging station on July 28, 2023 in Corte Madera, California.
Fewer EVs Would Qualify for Tax Credits Under New Treasury Department Rules
By
Bill McColl
Published Dec 02, 2023
Bank of America Branch
Bank of America Fined For Failing To Collect Data On Mortgage Applicants
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Nov 28, 2023