The labor market remained somewhat anemic in September, with the economy adding 194,00 new positions, 300,000 fewer than expected.
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Like a recurring bad dream, the debt ceiling is back in the news. The periodic political spasm over increasing the amount of money that the government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations is not new, but because it comes on the tail end of a global pandemic, it seems horribly ill-timed.
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The college funding season begins in earnest on October 1, when the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid form for the academic year 2022-2023 will be available.
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As the Federal Reserve preps for its upcoming two-day policy meeting, economic conditions are throwing central bankers for a loop.
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As we prepare for another inflation report, here are four questions that have been top of mind for readers, listeners, and viewers about supply shortages that are contributing to price increases.
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As millions of American students begin the academic year, it’s time to consider the state of student loans.
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The unique nature of the pandemic recession and recovery has done something seismic to the U.S. labor force. Workers at all income levels are thinking about their jobs and careers differently.
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According to the experts, the COVID recession lasted just two months, from February 2020 to April 2020, which makes it the shortest U.S. recession on record.
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In March, I wrote about how investors should prepare for inflation and then two months later, I wondered whether high prices would persist. So far, the answer to that question is a resounding, “at least for a while!”
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