Guiding the Way to Financial Freedom
Touted by Biden as “the most affordable student loan repayment plan ever”, the White House has vowed to keep fighting to help millions of low-income Americans ease their debt. Not What They Wished For On Wednesday, one of President Joe Biden’s biggest programs regarding student loan relief failed to remain in effect while Republican-led states … Read more
If Biden’s newest debt-forgiving program gets the green light, the lives of millions of Americans could change for the better as soon as this fall – but only if they qualify, of course. Debt Relief 2.0 If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That seems to be the motto of the Biden administration, at … Read more
Once calling it “not money”, Donald Trump now promises the US will lead the world in cryptocurrency – IF he becomes President. A Very Good Morning Investors in cryptocurrency surely cracked a smile on Monday morning when the Bitcoin price climbed above 3%, peaking at about $69,745. That is the highest it has been in … Read more
How will the “largest IT outage in history” affect CrowdStrike’s reputation, customer base, and wallet? More importantly, who will pay? So, That Was Bad Most of the business world is still reeling from the disastrous software update that caused chaos by paralyzing millions of Microsoft computers worldwide. The error kneecapped everyone from airports (more than … Read more
Lawyers and the crash victims’ families are “highly disappointed” in the plea agreement, arguing for the case to go to public trial. Boeing is Pleading Guilty According to the US Justice Department (DoJ), on Sunday night, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge. This is to avoid a criminal trial related … Read more
While reasons like higher production costs are given, other sources blame “greed” for the mass layoffs. A Sad Summer The largest international seller of tractors and crop harvesters, John Deere, announced that it’s implementing another wave of staff layoffs. Over 600 people employed at three US-based John Deere plants were notified that, by the end … Read more
More than 245 million Americans have been warned about record-breaking heatwaves shifting east and moving inland this week. No Hiding Place The extreme heatwave that’s been sizzling up the US west coast the past few weeks now seems to be moving inward towards the mid-west and south-east areas. Get Ready for a Scorcher That means, … Read more
American consumers are spending less as economists claim stress is affecting “more and more households”. Is the Economy OK? With unemployment levels hitting a high in over two years and job growth slowing down, a big chunk of the US economy seems to be weakening. Nasty Surprises According to the latest monthly survey from the … Read more
While reasons like higher production costs are given, other sources blame “greed” for the mass layoffs. A Sad Summer The largest international seller of tractors and crop harvesters, John Deere, announced on Friday that it’s implementing another wave of staff layoffs. Over 600 people employed at three US-based John Deere plants were notified that, by the … Read more
As inflation (and everything else) keeps rising, economists say that more teens joining the workforce is “absolutely essential.” Part of the Grind It’s not uncommon to see or hear about teenagers taking on part-time jobs or seeking summer work. Usually, this would be to have some extra spending cash or maybe even to save for … Read more