Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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How to Teach Your Kids About Money When Back-to-School Shopping
In addition to picking up notebooks and calculators this year, you can give your kids something even more valuable: a lesson in personal finance. The back-to-school shopping period provides an ideal...
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Here’s How Much the Class of 2016 Owes on Their Student Loans
Students who graduated from college in 2016 with educational loans borrowed slightly less to pay for school than those who finished in 2015, new data shows.
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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Do Public Universities Really Favor the Upper Middle Class?
A college education has always been described as an investment in the future – for students, and more broadly, for American society. Parents and students alike have already begun questioning the...
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The Hardest College to Get Into in the US
By Janna HerronThe most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
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The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year
By Janna HerronThe proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
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The Best Colleges for Older Students
By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
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What College Students Worry About Most
The biggest driver of stress around college admissions is no longer about whether students will get into their top school.
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College Endowments Take a Big Hit
College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
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The Big Payoff for Cinderella Schools in the March Madness Tournament
Lesser known schools can see a big jump in applications and merchandise sales after an appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament.
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3 Reasons to Get a Head Start on Your Taxes
By Marine ColeAlthough April 15, the deadline to file your taxes, may seem far away, it’s never too early to get started.
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Save for Retirement and Still Pay Your Kids’ College Costs
By Ivory Johnson, CNBCYou can borrow money for a college education but not for your retirement. It's what we, as financial experts, truly believe. But a constant tug-of-war between 401(k) plans and Section 529 college...
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Guess Who Fakes Their Sick Days More Than Others?
By Futurity Org, FuturityA recent poll reveals that as many as 39 percent of Australian employees ages 18 to 24 admit to playing hooky in the past 12 months. Among workers ages 25 to 34, 43 percent admitted to faking a sick...
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Today’s Retirement Means More Work of All Kinds
By Jennifer Woods, CNBCThe golden years aren't what they used to be. Whether that's good or bad depends on whom you ask. These days, more Americans are working longer into retirement. Since the recession, the average...
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College Accreditors Care About Money, Not Students
By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal TimesThe federal government doles out roughly $100 billion in student aid each year in the form of Pell grants and subsidized student loans. In order to accept that money from the Department of Education...