Student-loan forgiveness is back on — but a tax change could be a 'financial disaster' for some borrowers

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on the IRS to prevent big tax bills for student-loan borrowers next year.

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Uber and Lyft see more demand with robotaxis. Here's what their CEOs say about a driverless future.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft CEO David Risher
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft CEO David Risher both said in their company's earnings calls this week that they envision a hybrid network of robotaxis and human drivers for the foreseeable future.

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Washington just moved one step closer to ending the longest government shutdown in US history

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Senators arrived at Capitol Hill for a rare weekend session on Sunday.

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Blood, sweat, and tears: The exec who launched Marriott in India tells Business Insider what it takes to open a hotel

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John Toomey, Marriott International's chief commercial officer, is wearing a suit with a blue tie and holding a pair of glasses.
"It is an absolutely exploding economy and democracy," John Toomey, Marriott International's chief commercial officer, said of the hospitality giant's bet on India.

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Trump floats using tariff revenue to send $2,000 checks to Americans. Here's how that could hurt people in the long run.

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President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Thursday, September 11, 2025, for a trip to New York.

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The Trump administration orders states to reverse full SNAP benefits sent for November

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Donald Trump on November 7, 2025.
The Trump administration has paused SNAP payments amid the government shutdown.

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Trump says a tariff dividend of 'at least' $2,000 will be paid to most Americans

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting.

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Businesses' use of AI comes with plenty of stops and starts

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AI robots working in office cubicles.
Wall Street's junior set may cut their teeth in management by overseeing the work of AI agents, a top JPMorgan executive predicts.

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Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash say self-driving tech is the future — and they'll need to spend big to make it happen

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One of DoorDash's Dot robots, which features a red exterior, cameras and other sensors in front of and above it, four wheels, as well as two eye-like lights in the front, sits in a conference room at a company office.
Autonomous technology, such as Dot, DoorDash's delivery robot, will take investment to roll out broadly.

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