The fate of a post-2008 watchdog meant to protect Americans from another financial crisis is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, DC.

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A federal judge just ruled $6 billion in student-debt cancellation can move forward for 200,000 defrauded borrowers, saying the decision will 'allow them to not only to move on, but also to move up, elevating others in the process'

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The stock market and the economy are stuck on different pages - but the Fed's going to get the last word

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Welcome back, Opening Bell crew. I'm Phil Rosen, reporting from New York City. 

This morning I'm thinking about Joseph Heller's 1961 book "Catch-22." Since it came out, the name's become a colloquial way of describing a snafu defined by conflicting ideas. 

Heller coined the term in describing a soldier who wishes to stop flying dangerous combat missions. 

But soldiers can only be grounded if they are found "unfit to fly." 

A 'financial disaster for millions of Americans' could arise if the Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student-loan forgiveness, Elizabeth Warren details in a new report

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Days before the Supreme Court takes on Biden's student-loan forgiveness, Elizabeth Warren urges it to 'do its job and apply the law as it is written'

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks on student debt at the AFL-CIO on June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. The AFL-CIO held an event to discuss “the importance of student debt cancellation for American workers.”
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks on student debt at the AFL-CIO on June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Why the resilient US economy is making it difficult for stock investors to thrive

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The stock market and economy are stuck in a Catch-22.

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An architect of the law Biden is using to cancel student debt reiterates that it 'could hardly be clearer' that the loan forgiveness is legal

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U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

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Student-loan borrowers are gearing up to camp overnight outside the Supreme Court ahead of arguments on Biden's debt relief to 'make sure that the justices look into the eyes of borrowers'

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Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of The White House to celebrate President Biden cancelling student debt and to begin the fight to cancel any remaining debt on August 25, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Meet a borrower in the Navy who just got $323,000 in student loans forgiven and said public service was 'the only way' he could have paid off his debt

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Some critics of Biden's student-loan forgiveness say the relief will help rich people the most. New data suggests the exact opposite.

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A view of the U.S. Capitol before a news conference to discuss student debt cancellation on Sept. 29, 2022.

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