Budget Battles
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House Republicans Pass Defense Bill Packed with Culture War Policies
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Trump Promises CEOs Another Tax Cut
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Price Hikes Ease in May, Raising Hopes in Battle on Inflation
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Surprisingly Strong US Economy Is Powering Global Growth: World Bank
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White House Slams Republican Tax Cut Plans
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Blockbuster Jobs Report Sends Mixed Message to the Fed
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Trump Tax Cut Extension Won't Pay for Itself: Analysis
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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3 Big Changes Trump Wants to Make to Student Loans
By Rob GarverThe Trump administration is planning a major overhaul of the federal student loan system that will affect not just borrowers, but also the four companies that currently service the billions of...
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Bad News on Student Loans: They Stick With You Longer Than You Think
While the standard student loan repayment plan for federal loans lasts 10 years, many students end up making payments over a longer time period.
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The Hardest College to Get Into in the US
By Janna HerronThe most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
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16 States That Are Cutting College Funding
By Janna HerronState and local funding for higher education still lags 2008 levels by 17 percent.
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5 Alarming Facts About America’s $1.3 Trillion in Student Loan Debt
By Eric PianinThe president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank sounded the alarm on Monday that the student debt crisis continues to mount. At a staggering $1.3 trillion, outstanding student loan debt is casting...
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The Best Colleges for Older Students
By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
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College Endowments Take a Big Hit
College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
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Leave More Time for Your Financial Aid Form This Year as IRS Shuts Down FAFSA Data Tool
Many states and colleges have financial aid deadlines in the next few weeks, but technical difficulties are making it harder for students to fill out the applications. The “data retrieval tool,”...
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US Colleges Raise a Record $41 Billion, So Why Is Tuition Still Climbing?
American colleges and universities took in a record $41 billion in donations in 2016, but the contributions were concentrated among a handful of schools and often assigned to specific purposes. More...
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9 Best Laptops for $500 or Less
By Emily Shah, The Fiscal TimesLaptops have become the choice computer for college students, business people on the go and even families at home. The Vaio Z has a battery life upwards of 22 hours; the Samsung Notebook 9 weighs...
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Chief of Harvard’s $37.6 Billion Endowment Fund Out as Yale Beats Its Performance
By Ciro ScottiAfter just 18 months at the helm of Harvard’s massive $37.6 billion endowment fund, Stephen Blyth has stepped down for “personal reasons ,” Chief Investment Officer magazine, Bloomberg and others...
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Back-to-School Season Gives Retailers More Hope for 2016
While big box stores continue to struggle with sluggish sales and disappointing earnings so far this year, the overall retail outlook is rosier. Back-to-school sales, which comprise 17 percent of all...
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Surprising Student Loan Fact: Most College Student Don’t Borrow Money
For all the media coverage of the student loan crisis, the fact is that the majority of college students don’t take out loans to pay for college. More than 70 percent of students who attended college...
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How to Save Money on Banking Fees When You’re in College
Thousands of college students may be paying unnecessary fees on the checking accounts pushed by their schools, according to a new analysis by NerdWallet. The analysis evaluated the median overdraft...