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Biden’s student loan SAVE plan resumes after legal hurdle

The Biden administration’s student loan repayment initiative, known as the SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) plan, has received approval from a federal appeals court to proceed. This development follows a setback last week when a judge blocked a revised version of the plan. Wealth! host Brad Smith provides a breakdown of the SAVE plan, detailing its features and eligibility criteria. #youtube #studentloans #news About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life. – Get the latest news and data at finance.yahoo.com – Download the Yahoo Finance app on […]

Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

The Supreme Court has rejected Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin settlement proposed by the Sackler family. Despite the settlement sending $6 billion into drug treatment programs and paying victims’ families, this would have shielded the Sackler family — and its fortune — from future civil litigation. Yahoo Finance Reporters Alexis Keenan and Anjalee Khemlani join Market Domination to explain the financial complexities of this case and what went into the Supreme Court’s ruling. #youtube #news #supremecourt About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life. – Get the latest news and […]

Lawmakers propose pathway to allow Medicare to cover weight-loss drugs

The US House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a strategy for Medicare to cover GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) Wegovy and Eli Lily’s (LLY) Zepbound. Yahoo Finance Health Reporter Anjalee Khemlani breaks down the details of the proposed bill ahead of Thursday’s vote to amend part of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023. About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life. – Get the latest news and data at finance.yahoo.com – Download the Yahoo Finance app on Apple (https://apple.co/3Rten0R) or Android (https://bit.ly/3t8UnXO) – […]

US Economic Surprise Index reaches lowest level in over a year

Citi Global Markets posted its US Economic Surprise Index, which has reached its lowest level in over a year. Citi head of equity trading strategy Stuart Kaiser joins Catalysts to give insight into the US Economic Surprise Index and what it means for the broader market. “The reason surprise has gone negative is because consensus has revised up their numbers as the recession hasn’t materialized. So you kind of set a higher bar from consensus. Now, the data has been coming in below that higher bar since early May. So it’s concerning just in the sense you have negative surprise on hard economic data,” Kaiser tells Yahoo Finance. About Yahoo […]

US new home sales fall off in May, widely missing expectations

US new home sales dove by 11.3% month-over-month in May, a noticeable difference between expectations for just a 0.2% drop. The US Census Bureau also reported that median new home prices fell to $417,400 in the month. Catalysts Hosts Seana Smith and Madison Mills sift through the fresh housing data and its relation to elevated mortgage rates and homebuilder sentiments. About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life. – Get the latest news and data at finance.yahoo.com – Download the Yahoo Finance app on Apple (https://apple.co/3Rten0R) or Android […]

‘Long live Palestine’ says Indian MP as he’s sworn into parliament | #AJshorts

This Indian parliamentarian sparked a political row as he was sworn in by ending his oath with ‘long live Palestine’. He also praised his party, his state of Telangana and Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar, after other MPs yelled Hindu slogans. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

The best retirement account to open amid current tax rates

59% of employees not saving for retirement believe they are saving for retirement, according to Principal Financial Group. IRAHelp.com Founder & CPA Ed Slott joins Wealth! to discuss retirement plans and some of the changes that you should take advantage of. “Everybody thinks inflation is bad, and I get that because things cost more. But when it comes to taxes, inflation is great because tax brackets expand too. So more money can come out at lower rates. And the other opportunity now is the low rates… We have historic low tax rates now. So the key to anybody saving for retirement is if you have an IRA, a 401(k), remember […]

Tips to help reduce loan costs: Structured Finance CEO

Recent Case-Shiller data reveals that home prices in the 20 largest US cities have surged by an average of 7.2% year over year. In light of this increase, Structured Finance Association CEO Michael Bright joins Wealth! to offer insights into how borrowers can potentially reduce their loan burdens. Bright emphasizes the importance of working with a broker agent and thoroughly exploring options. He advises homebuyers to “shop around” and build relationships with brokers. These connections can potentially help borrowers “get a loan at a lower rate than you otherwise would.” “I really don’t want houses to continue to be unaffordable for so many Americans, and we are at historic unaffordability […]

Nightly News Full Broadcast – June 21

Gunman kills 3 and wounds 10 at Arkansas grocery store, police say; High court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns; New Stonewall National Monument visitor center marks uprising 55 years ago; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Deadly greocery store shooting in Arkansas 04:02 Supreme Court upholds domestic violence gun law 06:18 90 million under heat alerts across U.S. 08:38 Final weekend before first presidential debate 11:11 Migrants charged with murdering 12-year-old 13:39 American tourist freed in Turks and Caicos 14:00 Summer travel costs finally dropping 15:50 U.S. airmen ask to leave military over Gaza 18:33 New Stonewall National Monument visitor center marks uprising 55 years […]

Nightly News Full Broadcast – June 20

Widespread flooding in South Texas after Alberto makes landfall; Suspect wanted in multiple murders captured in Arkansas; Power issues disrupt train service in New York area; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Widespread flooding in South Texas after Alberto makes landfall 05:05 Suspect wanted in multiple murders captured in Arkansas 06:38 FAA says Southwest plane flew unusually low over Oklahoma City suburb 07:45 Power issues disrupt train service in New York area 08:41 Presidential campaigns battle over videos the Biden team dubs ‘cheap fakes’ 12:05 WHO issues warning about fake weight-loss drugs 14:04 State of the economy aboard a working schooner 17:05 Beluga whales evacuated from Ukraine in […]