Free tuition at public colleges and universities was a popular topic during the 2020 presidential campaign and President Biden has proposed making community college tuition free as part of his American Families Plan. But depending on how the program is designed, it could end up helping the students who need it the least. A number of states
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Companies are in desperate need of workers across the country as the economic reopening collides with a tight labor market, but the boom in manual labor job wage growth pre-dates the pandemic. Donna Kauffman, co-owner of a landscaping design and construction company in Colleyville, Texas, said a tightened labor market has pushed her starting wage
Serhii Shleihel | iStock | Getty Images Signs are mounting that student loan borrowers could get more time before they need to resume their payments. For more than 16 months now, most borrowers’ bills have been on pause, thanks to a break offered by the U.S. Department of Education because of the financial struggles wrought
In this article ABG sturti | E+ | Getty Images Company: Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (ABG) Business: Asbury Automotive Group is an automotive retailer in the United States. It offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; and vehicle repair and maintenance services, replacement parts, and collision repair services. The
Aging brings many changes but one thing we all have in common at any age is the need for connection and a sense of purpose in our lives as adults. As people age, they sometimes feel a loss of purpose. We, as family members can do something about that. Some habitually unhappy folks are not
Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Sasha Demskie received a welcome deposit in her bank account this week: a $250 payment from the government as part of the new monthly child tax credit payments. The money will go to pay basic bills, said Demskie, 46, of Conway, Arkansas, who lost her job in April while she
Supporting a family while your spouse is active duty in the military isn’t easy. Since military families typically relocate every two to three years, spouses find themselves constantly on the move, which makes it difficult to hold a steady job and pursue a career. “You never know what’s going to happen, you didn’t know when
Shares of Blend Labs, a San Francisco-based mortgage software company, debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday at $18, hitting the top-line IPO price of $16 to $18 per share. Blend raised a total of $360 million via yesterday’s IPO and has a market value of almost $4 billion. The offering was led
Topline The U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday morning families of nearly 60 million children have received $15 billion dollars in the first monthly payments under the recently expanded Child Tax Credit—one of the major antipoverty initiatives in President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan passed in March—and here’s what to know if
ENSIVAL, BELGIUM – JULY 16: Citizens clear up their flood damaged houses on July 16, 2021 in Ensival, Belgium. Olivier Matthys | Getty Images News | Getty Images Heavy rainfall and flooding have wreaked devastation across parts of western Europe, with rescue workers currently trying to prevent further damage. The death toll rose above 150
The logo of cryptocurrency exchange Binance displayed on a smartphone with the word “cancelled” on a computer screen in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Binance will no longer offer digital versions of stocks like Tesla, Apple and Coinbase, as the cryptocurrency exchange faces growing pressure from regulators around
bymuratdeniz | iStock | Getty Images Intuit, the company behind popular tax filing software TurboTax, announced that it will no longer participate in the IRS Free File program, which helps millions of Americans submit tax returns at no cost. “With the Free File program surpassing its founding goals of e-file and free tax preparation, and
Serena Williams of The United States celebrates a set point in her ladies singles first round match against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania on day two of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2021 in Paris, France. Stephane Cardinale | Corbis Sport | Getty Images Serena Williams is investing an undisclosed amount
The clients suited the property perfectly. They had strong liquid assets, excellent jobs, and lovely reference letters. They seemed like a shoo-in for the board of the pleasant, undistinguished Carnegie Hill co-op in the East 90s. ADVERTISEMENT But the board rejected their package. In absolute bafflement, their agent tried to unearth the reason, since co-ops,
Albert Einstein once said that a workable definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Sign me up as crazy: Let’s talk about the federal gasoline tax (again). By way of reminder, the federal gas tax is imposed at a rate of 18.3 cents per gallon for
In this article AMCX Walkers from “The Walking Dead” Source: AMC AMC Networks has settled a lengthy legal dispute with filmmaker Frank Darabont and the Creative Artists Agency for $200 million over the cable network owner’s long-running zombie series “The Walking Dead.” This settlement comes less than a month before the series kicks off its
A view of the Norwegian Encore cruise ship during its inaugural sailing from PortMiami, which took place from Nov. 21-24, 2019. Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. State Street — The financial firm’s shares rose 2.9% after beating on the top and bottom
If you want to be successful, you have to start by being honest with yourself about some of your biggest weaknesses. That’s according to billionaire Ray Dalio, who certainly has experienced his share of success as the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. The hedge fund, which Dalio founded in his New
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during the daily press briefing on May 7, 2021, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets next week to discuss the role stablecoins
As I’ve said before, the first step to rehabbing your finances is admitting you have a problem. And I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, okay Nicole, I’ve admitted it, I have a problem, I’m shouting it from the rooftops, but what happens now? Maybe the old you had some bad money habits, and you
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