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Student Loans: A ‘Teacher Penalty’ is Crushing Generations of Educators With Debt

August 20, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off

Yahoofinance.com: After nearly two decades in public service, James Stewart, a science teacher from Maryland, is fighting an uphill battle to deal with $122,000 in student loans. “It can be overwhelming,” the Dorchester County Public […]

Inflation

Inflation Eased in August, Though Prices Stayed High

WSJ.com: Inflation cooled slightly in August but remained strong, as a surge in Covid-19 infections slowed economic growth and pandemic-related shortages of labor and supplies continued to drive up prices. Advertisements Advertisements [...]
Housing Market

US Housing Market Forecast 2021 & 2022: Crash or Boom?

NoradaRealEstate.com: Record-low mortgage rates and shortage of inventory are keeping the US housing market strong concerning buyer demand. Prices have been surging month-over-month breaking new records. Will the housing market crash? Let’s [...]
Election News

Biden Vows to Hike Corporate Taxes on ‘Day One’ of His Presidency

Fox Business: The former vice president has vowed to raise the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to raise the tax rate that corporations pay on [...]
Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s been One of the Strongest FAANGs This Year. Here’s Why it’s Just Been Downgraded.

Marketwatch.com: The FAANG stocks haven’t really had much in common this year, with performance ranging from a 58% surge in Google parent Alphabet GOOG, +1.11%, to a 2% drop in online retailing giant [...]
Housing Market

Those Who Can’t Afford a Single-Family House Are Increasingly Turning to Build-To-Rent Communities

Realtor.com: Many renters crave the extra bedrooms, laundry facility, and backyard big enough for a pair of swings and a slide that single-family houses provide. But they’re facing a for-sale [...]
Covid 19

How Investors are Using Alternative Data to Track the Inflation Debate

MarketWatch.com: With the debate over inflation dominating financial markets as the global economy reopens from the COVID-19 pandemic, investors are turning to a number of so-called alternative-data sources in an [...]