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Supreme Court Student Loan Ruling May Raise US Recession Risk

The upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness may be an unprecedented in its near-immediate impact on consumer finance. If the conservative court strikes down the $400-billion giveaway, the US economy could face a close brush with recession.




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The stakes for the ruling in Biden v. Nebraska, which could come as early as Friday, is heightened by the fast-approaching end to the moratorium on federal student loan payments that’s been in place since April 2020.

Student Loan Payments To Cut Consumer Spending

Deutsche Bank estimates that a resumption of student loan payments will

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Investors should expect Tesla to launch a full-scale financing arm as it tries to capture more of the auto market, Morgan Stanley says

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  • Investors can expect Tesla to soon offer its own options for financing, Morgan Stanley said.
  • Analysts said it was time for the EV maker to create a subsidiary that finances retail sales.
  • That could potentially draw in more customers as Tesla wages a price war against its rivals.

Investors shouldn’t be surprised if Tesla was to soon launch its own full-scale financing arm as part of the company’s efforts to attract more customers and grab more share of the electric vehicle market, Morgan Stanley said.

“For years Tesla could sell a car for cash or minimal

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Which Diet (way of eating) Is Best for Health and Longevity?

Proper diet undoubtedly promotes healthier aging and longevity. But what’s the right diet? A meta-analysis of diet studies proposes an answer. or more accurately, answers, based on diet-related biomarkers linked to disease and aging. Half of the studies were done in Europe, the rest from North America and Asia. The February, 2023, article was published in Nutrients. You can read the entire article online.

“….the main goal of this systematic review was to perceive the quantity and quality of different diets or aspects in nutrition, how they could modulate biomarkers and prevent aging-related diseases, in order to enlighten

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France plans to close AirBnB’s tax loophole benefiting

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s finance ministry is working on plans to close a tax loophole benefiting short-term furnished rentals such as AirBnB, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday.

Many big French cities are facing housing shortages and renting flats to tourists on platforms such as AirBnB which is often blamed for reducing the supply of housing.

A trio of cross-party lawmakers last month called for regulatory rules such as rentals to be tightened and for an end to the more favorable tax treatment such as rentals receive vis a vis normal long-term rentals.

“I have a hard time

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Have your say: Where will mortgage rates be in one year?

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25 Best Personal Finance and Investing Blogs

In this article, we will examine 25 best personal finance and investing blogs. If you want to skip the detailed analysis, visit 10 Best Personal Finance and Investing Blogs.

Blogs about personal finance and investment offer information and instructional materials on a range of financial and investing topics. Saving, budgeting, debt management, investing tactics, retirement planning, and other subjects are covered. These blogs assist investors in staying informed, increasing their financial literacy, and making wise financial decisions. These blogs are frequently written by people with various educational backgrounds, professional experiences, and financial beliefs. Investors can examine numerous investing

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Montgomery County schools consider a financial literacy graduation requirement

The Montgomery County school board is considering requiring a financial literacy course to graduate, joining a growing number of school systems intent on providing students with skills to make better money decisions later in life.

The school system currently offers lessons in elective courses including personal finance and financial mathematics.

In Maryland, there is no statewide financial literacy graduation requirement, but the state has required since 2011 that school systems introduce some method of financial literacy instruction to third- to 12th-graders — whether it is embedded in a math class or other course, or as

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Management Options for Knee Osteoarthritis

May 25, 2023 · 2:22 AM

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Dr. Howard J. Luks is an orthopedist who published a reasonable and fairly comprehensive article on knee osteoarthritis management. Thankfully, knee replacement surgery is the last resort for this surgeon. He discusses exercise, tai chi, diet, yoga, knee injections, NSAIDs, ice, heat, etc.

Osteoarthritis of the knee is a prevalent health issue. Despite a diagnosis of arthritis of the knee, the majority of you can live an active, happy life. But you’ve heard awful phrases used to describe your Xrays– phrases like Bone on Bone, bone spurs, degeneration,

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