Here's why the surge in bankruptcy filings this year isn't as scary as it sounds

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A Bed Bath & Beyond storefront with store closing signs advertising significant sales
Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.

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Only a couple dozen student-loan borrowers have gotten their debt wiped out in court since Biden announced changes nearly a year ago to make the process easier

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US President Joe Biden.

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Elizabeth Warren and Ron DeSantis agree on one way student-loan borrowers should get a path to relief: getting rid of debt in bankruptcy court

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Trucking giant Yellow declares bankruptcy after nearly 100 years in business

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Investors are making the same mistake they made during the dot-com and housing bubbles, analyst says

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Traders at the New York Stock Exchange.

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Bed Bath & Beyond stores are gone, but its new website and app are brimming with discounts

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Screenshot of the debut of Bed Bath & Beyond website under Overstock ownership
The new Bed Bath & Beyond website and app launched on Tuesday.

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A trucking giant that's been on America's roads for almost a century is on the brink of collapse with 30,000 jobs at risk, report says

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Yellow Corp. box trailers sit at a terminal
Yellow Corporation was founded in 1924, and serviced giants like Walmart and Home Depot before it began losing customers.

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Caroline Ellison took a $22.5 million bonus from Alameda, FTX alleges

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The FTX bankruptcy estate is asking a court in Delaware to help it get back "hundreds of millions of dollars" it alleges Sam Bankman-Fried and his top associates, including Caroline Ellison, "misappropriated" in their heyday.

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Student-loan borrowers should be able to achieve 'financial freedom' through bankruptcy, Elizabeth Warren says — especially with 'the looming threat of restarting' repayment

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SEPTEMBER 20: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

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What is the difference between debt consolidation and bankruptcy?

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