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Editorial Roundup: United States 10/11/2023 07:05am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Oct. 7 The Washington Post on U.S. interest rates Borrowing is expensive again, as anyone who has tried to buy a car or home lately can tell you. The interest rate on 10-year Treasury bonds, the benchmark for home loans, is hovering ar Fraud trial: Trump acknowledged penthouse size at 11,000 square feet, not 30,000 he later claimed 10/10/2023 08:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump signed a document 30 years ago that gave the true size of his New York penthouse which was later listed as far larger on financial statements, according to evidence Tuesday at the former president's civil business fraud trial. The evidence appeared in an email attachme Gainful Employment Rule: What Students Should Know 10/10/2023 08:00pm • College programs with a pattern of leading graduates to low-paying jobs or leaving them with debt they can't afford could lose access to federal financial aid money beginning in 2026 under a rule change announced by the Biden Administration in September 2023. As the cost of attending college continu Stock Market Sectors 101: A Guide to All 11 Sectors 10/10/2023 08:00pm • You've probably heard of stock market sectors, but do you know what they are? Stock sectors are categories of companies that operate certain types of businesses. There are 11 stock market sectors that make up the stock market, according to the Global Industry Classification Standard. Sector classifi How Soon Can I Refinance My Mortgage? 10/10/2023 08:00pm • If you've had your mortgage for a while or have built equity in your home, you may have thought about refinancing your mortgage. Refinancing is when you take out a new home loan to pay off the existing one to gain some financial benefit, such as locking in a lower interest rate. How soon you can ref This Is the One Thing Americans Refuse to Stop Spending On 10/10/2023 08:00pm • Americans may be feeling the financial pain at the pump and supermarket as inflation escalates costs, but many are committed to opening their wallets for recreation. A 2023 McKinsey & Company Consumer Pulse Survey revealed a surge in out-of-home entertainment, a 7% year-over-year growth in real Star witness Caroline Ellison says FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried hoped to be US president someday 10/10/2023 07:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, the tech executive who ran Sam Bankman-Fried ’s hedge fund while sometimes dating him, testified Tuesday that he directed her to commit crimes before his cryptocurrency empire collapsed last November. She also revealed that her former boss thought he might be U. Former New York congressman wants to retake seat as Santos' legal woes mount 10/10/2023 06:15pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi on Tuesday launched a campaign to retake the New York congressional seat held by Rep. George Santos as the besieged Republican congressman faces a sprawling list of criminal charges. Suozzi had represented the 3rd Congressional District, which inclu Biden's second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan's details 10/10/2023 05:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s second attempt at student loan cancellation moved forward Tuesday with a first round of negotiations to help guide the administration to a new plan. The Biden administration vowed to try again after the Supreme Court rejected an earlier plan in June. In op Business Highlights: The long-awaited Amazon antitrust lawsuit, Taylor Swift's blockbuster tour 10/10/2023 04:35pm • ___ The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission’s long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon is the most aggressive move it has taken yet to tame the market power of a company that’s become synonymous with Biden is trying again on student loan forgiveness. Here's where the process stands 10/10/2023 02:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is making another attempt at student loan cancellation after the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that his administration couldn’t forgive $400 billion in student loan debt using a 2003 law called the HEROES Act. The first of three hearings took place Tue More states are teaching financial literacy. It could pay off for students struggling with math 10/10/2023 12:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside a high school classroom, Bryan Martinez jots down several purchases that would require a short-term savings plan: shoes, phone, headphones, clothes, and food. His medium-term financial goals take a little more thought, but he settles on a car — he doesn’t have one yet Pennsylvania universities are still waiting for state subsidies. It won't make them more affordable 10/10/2023 11:44am • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four of Pennsylvania’s universities are plugging budget gaps while they await hundreds of millions of dollars in aid that has been snarled in a partisan dispute among lawmakers in a state that has one of the nation’s most abysmal records for funding higher education. Edu China touts its Belt and Road infrastructure lending as an alternative for international development 10/10/2023 10:56am • BEIJING (AP) — China is touting its 10-year-old Belt and Road Initiative as an alternative model for economic development, releasing a government report that praises the program while glossing over criticism that it has saddled poor countries with too much debt. The program championed by Chinese How Trump's MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire 10/10/2023 10:54am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s $4.75 million Spanish-style estate is tucked away in a gated Arizona country club that charges nearly a half-million dollars for a golf membership. It boasts a guest casita, a “resort-style” pool and striking views of the Sonoran Desert. The Make America Grea