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FINANCE
‘I Didn’t Know Any Better to Ask Questions Because How Could I?’ Graduate Breaks Down After Learning Student Loans Carry Credit-Card-Level Interest
A viral TikTok video exposing high student loan interest rates has sparked nationwide outrage over lending practices where teenagers feel trapped in debt they cannot understand or escape. Alyssa Jeacoma, 26, discovered that her student loans carry interest rates as high as 17%, which is higher than many credit cards, despite making $1,500 monthly payments for two years. Her tearful…
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ECONOMY
Are Financial Markets Good Predictors of R-Star?
Sophia Cho and John C. Williams Recently, there has been renewed attention on the natural rate of interest—often referred to as “r-star”—and whether it has risen from the historically low levels that prevailed before the COVID-19 pandemic. The natural interest rate is the real (inflation-adjusted) interest rate expected to prevail when supply and demand in the economy are in balance…
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MARKET
I’m 67. My wife, 48, is financially illiterate. How do I teach her to manage our money? After all, I won’t be around forever.
“We have a 12-year-old daughter. I have $1.1 million in a traditional IRA and $250,000 in cash.” Source link
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MONEY
10 Monthly Bills You Can Negotiate Today
Did you know you may be able to lower your bills by negotiating them? There are all kinds of bills out there that you can lower to save money, like insurance, internet, and even medical bills. I’ve negotiated a few bills myself and have some tips to share that can increase your chances of a… Did you know you may…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
How To Maximize Video Content Engagement on LinkedIn [Infographic]
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Video is thriving on LinkedIn. Video watch time rose 36% year-over-year in 2024, with short-form video creation growing at twice the rate of other post formats, while video posts are shared 20x more than any other content type in the app. If you’re not…
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GADGET
Gemini arrives on Google TV
Gemini is officially available on Google TVs, now that the TCL QM9K series TVs are out in stores. At the moment, they’re the only television models that feature Google’s AI assistant, but Gemini will be available on more devices later this year. Google says it will make its way to the Google TV Streamer, Walmart’s onn 4K Pro streaming device,…
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MOBILE
Durability test confirms iPhone 17 Pro series vulnerable to scratches
It’s been a while since the iPhone had a ‘-gate’ controversy, but the new iPhone 17 Pro lineup seems to have sparked one called ‘scratchgate’. Several users have claimed that the Deep Blue and Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max scratch far too easily. YouTuber Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything, in his durability tests, found that the iPhone…
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SCIENCE
Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area
September 22, 2025 2 min read San Francisco Rattled by Predawn Earthquake The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled early this morning by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake along the Hayward fault line By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson USGS/CISN: Northern California Seismic System (UC Berkeley, USGS Menlo Park, and Partners) Sleeping residents of California’s San Francisco Bay Area were…
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CELEBRITY
Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez Support Jimmy Kimmel
Jennifer Aniston will always be there for Jimmy Kimmel. Less than a week after ABC announced its decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live!because of the late-night host’s comments on the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Friends alum and hundreds of Hollywood celebs signed an open letter by the American Civil Liberties Union condemning the action. “Jimmy Kimmel was…
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GAMING
Black Ops 7 Multiplayer Deep Dive and New Beta Details
The Black Ops 7 Beta — divided into the Early Access and Open Beta periods — runs from October 2 to October 8. The Early Access Beta launches at 10AM PT on Thursday, October 2 for those who preorder the game, and runs for a period of 72 hours. The Open Beta launches at 10AM PT on Sunday, October 5 for all players on all platforms, and runs consecutively after the…
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