With interest rates trending low again, some families might be thinking about ways to lower their monthly student-debt payments. Refinancing—the process of turning federal loans into private loans or taking out a new private loan, generally at a lower interest …
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Walmart employees in Alabama are sharing into $180 million in cash bonuses distributed to workers across the U.S.. The bonuses were designed to recognize the “hard work of our associates as COVID-19 spreads and to help provide more cash in hand for …
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Congress has opened a probe into Carnival Corporation, the operator of the Princess Cruises line of cruise ships, over its handling of COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a report from Bloomberg. Officials are now requesting Carnival turn over documents and …
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Boeing has raised $25 billion in a massive debt sale, allowing it to avoid tapping a $17 billion coronavirus bailout fund meant to shore up businesses critical to national security. The massive bond sale significantly increases Boeing’s chances of riding out the …
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(Updated at 4 p.m.) With little notice, Arlington County is suspending its weekly collection of grass clippings, twigs and other yard waste. The suspension is effective as of Monday, meaning that those whose green carts are already full will have to compost or …
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