• Complaints of Fraud Targeting Older Americans Rose 14% in 2023

    Fraud targeting older Americans’ money or cryptocurrency increased by double-digit percentages in 2023. The number of complaints of elder fraud increased by 14% during the year, while the associated losses rose by 11%, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) said in a Tuesday (April 30) press release. Individuals 60 years and older reported 101,068 of these scams in […]

  • Romania: Among EU Countries with Highest Deficit, Debt Growth in 2023

    Romania recorded a budget deficit of 6.6% of GDP last year, according to Eurostat data, being 0.3 percentage points higher compared to 2022. If we refer to the national methodology, it amounted to 5.68%, in while in 2022 it was 5.76%. According to Eurostat, ahead of us were Italy with 7.4% and Hungary with 6.7%. […]

  • Student debt is bad, student debt bailouts are worse

    Student debt, a new Gallup report shows, is making it harder for young people to reach key life milestones. According to a Gallup survey of over 14,000 adults, over 70% of people say student debt has “delayed major life events” including moving out of their parents’ home, getting married, and having a child. Strikingly, there […]

  • Debt Matters: Why It's Time To Position Into Countries With Low Outstanding Debt

    Debt Matters: Why It's Time To Position Into Countries With Low Outstanding Debt Authored by Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com, In an era of economic uncertainty and volatility, the importance of managing national debt has never been more evident. Investors seek stability and long-term growth opportunities, so the spotlight turns towards countries with low outstanding debt. Understanding the Debt Conundrum National debt, often measured as a percentage of a country’s GDP,...

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    IROBOT CORPORATION (NASDAQ: IRBT) DEADLINE ALERT: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reminds iRobot Corporation Investors of Upcoming Deadline

    NEW YORK, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP: Do you, or did you, own shares of iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT)? Did you purchase your shares between August 5, 2022 and January 26, 2024, inclusive? Did you lose money in your investment in iRobot Corporation? Do you want to discuss your rights? Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, reminds investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class

  • Roses for Julez

    When Daniel Julez J. Smith, aka, Julez, showed up at the Luar show, his mom, aka Solange, captured the moment on her phone, and fashion wept a collective tear

  • How we all got into debt

    Student loans continue to burden adults decades after they’ve left school, and credit card debt haunts many Americans. On the flip side, many of us make leveraged investments in our homes, taking out mortgages to buy houses that we expect to appreciate in value. In other words, debt structures American lives in myriad ways. But, as historian Louis Hyman writes, this is a relatively new thing. In the nineteenth century, Hyman points out, if an individual needed credit, they turned to friends,...

  • Campus Protests and the Corporate University

    The murder of the four students who protested the Vietnam War at Kent State University on May 1, 1970, was a tragedy. The suppression of student protests on campuses across the United States in the spring of 2024 is a farce. The latter points to how little college administrators and politicians have learned when it comes to students' speech, thinking that repression is the solution for dissent and disagreement. More

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    Best Sports Drinks of 2023

    Stay hydrated and energized through your workout with our picks of the best sports drinks, recommended by fitness trainers.

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    The 5 Best Dishwashers in 2023

    Buying a new dishwasher is a big deal. Here are our top picks for the best dishwashers of 2024 -- from the highest value to effective, modern and best upgrade.

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    Dave Says: The Walking Debt

    Dear Dave, A few years ago, I had a real problem with credit card debt. Since then

  • LA COVID Debt Deadline

    The deadline is coming up for tenants in Los Angeles to repay all their past-due rent from earlier in the COVID.