Millions of student-loan accounts are being transferred to the Treasury. There's a new push to slam the brakes.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is requesting information on the planned transfer of student-loan accounts to the Treasury Department.

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Why Disney's parks business could boom this year despite the Iran war rocking the economy

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Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro (center left) recently took over for Bob Iger (center right).

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Dan Pratl believes the credibility economy is coming and it will redefine value in the age of AI

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A growing sense of unease is shaping how professionals engage with artificial intelligence, particularly as its capabilities expand across information creation and execution. Dan Pratl, founder of Quadron, believes this anxiety reflects a deeper structural issue that extends beyond automation and into how value itself is recognized. “We’ve reached a point at which the maturation […]

Resale sharks are hijacking secondhand shopping

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A year later, two charts show how Liberation Day inflation panic actually panned out

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President Donald Trump on Liberation Day, on April 2, 2025.

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I started a baking business after retiring from the government. Tariffs are affecting almost everything.

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Katrina Golden's business involves a coffee shop and a baking business.

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How have you used tech to support your or your parents' aging and caregiving journeys? We want to hear from you.

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Older Americans are increasingly using AI and advanced tech.

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Companies are tightening their belts on Americans' ability to tighten their belts

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Kristi Turner had lost 108 pounds on Zepbound when her insurer cut her off.

The IEEPA tariff refund portal tops 26,000 registrations as CBP races to pay back $166 billion

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'I came, I saw, I conquered': Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address

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President Donald Trump is expected to declare the Iran war is winding down in an Oval Office address.

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