Claire Ballentine
Bloomberg
Durham, NC, United States
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The $1.8 Trillion Student Debt Bubble Is Now the Supreme Court's Problem
With White House plan in limbo, people with stretched budgets are bracing for the resumption of required payments after a three-year pause. → Read More
Crypto Investors Had Their Funds Frozen. Now They Might Have to Pay Taxes Too
For people with assets trapped on bankrupt platforms, the possibility they’ll have to pay the IRS is another blow. → Read More
How to Prepare for 2023 With Student Loan Relief Unclear
The Supreme Court is slated to rule on the forgiveness program next year. Advisers say you should pay yourself in the meantime. → Read More
The New Guard: Meet the People Changing Business, Art and Politics
Increasingly influential women-led groups are upending old-world power structures. → Read More
Student Loan Borrowers Lose Faith in Biden’s Forgiveness Plan
With the president’s program battered by legal challenges and the pandemic payment freeze in limbo, those with debt are worried about their financial futures. → Read More
Inflation Has Middle Class Americans Worried About Economy Ahead
The middle class is going into the midterm election richer than it has ever been—but the fight against inflation is leaving them with the biggest hit to their wealth in a generation. → Read More
Parents Crushed by Kids' College Debt Get Relief in Biden’s Forgiveness Plan
Parent PLUS loans are eligible for $10,000 relief under the program → Read More
NYC Renters Search for Cheaper Options Farther From Manhattan
More-affordable neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens see jump in interest during the apartment market’s peak season. → Read More
‘I’m Done With Crypto’: Voyager Bankruptcy Rocks True Believers
Traders who used now-bankrupt platform fear their money is lost for good. → Read More
Retail Army Defies Bond Logic to Drive Revlon Stock 600% Higher
In an echo of meme-stock mania, individual investors are piling into Revlon shares even after the troubled cosmetics company filed for bankruptcy. → Read More
There’s a Better Solution for Student Loans Than Forgiving Debt, Experts Say
Cutting interest rates to 0% would help borrowers as President Biden ponders $10,000 in debt forgiveness. → Read More
How a $38 Billion Student Loan Experiment Changed the Lives of an American Generation
‘Life-changing’ relief from monthly federal loan payments allowed many to pay down other debts and boost their credit scores during the pandemic. → Read More
Employees Are Returning to the Office, Just to Sit on Zoom Calls
Those at companies pushing for in-person work are asking: What’s the point, if we’re still meeting online? → Read More
Most Expensive Tickets Near $17,000 for March Madness Final Four
Tickets to the Final Four games on Saturday in New Orleans are the most expensive in recent history, with some selling for as much as $17,000, according to reseller Gametime. → Read More
How Surging Oil Prices Will Affect You Beyond the Gas Pump
Turmoil in energy markets is raising prices for everything from Uber rides to toys. → Read More
Trump Fans Are Making DWAC the Best-Performing SPAC of Its Kind
Owning the stock can be a ‘badge of honor’ for supporters betting on the ex-president’s new media company. → Read More
A Rising Crypto Star Has the SEC and Volatile Markets in Her Way
Ophelia Snyder, 29, is already managing $2.5 billion. She’s now teaming up with Cathie Wood to bring a Bitcoin ETF to the U.S. — if regulators allow it. → Read More
Shiba Inu Coin Craze Is Driving Demand for—What Else?—Shiba Inu Puppies
With the cryptocurrency up 800%, breeders say the Japanese hunting dogs are more popular than ever. → Read More
‘Don't Buy Zillow Homes’: A Tale of Failure, Mistrust and Hot Housing Markets
Twitter and TikTok users are raging against the real estate firm as it looks to sell 7,000 homes for $2.8 billion following the failure of a much-vaunted business. → Read More
Bitcoin and Meme Stock Traders Are Tired of ‘Buying the Dip’
Cryptocurrency, equity and SPAC fans use the phrase to rally support on social media when their investments sink. Does it actually work? → Read More