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    US Student Debt Just Dropped for the First Time in Years

    By Andy Kiersz, Business Insider

    Finally, there's a least a small piece of good news about student debt. According to the New York Federal Reserve's "Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit," the total student-debt load in...

  • The Staggering Amount Billionaires Are Holding in Cash

    By Robert Frank, CNBC

    The world's billionaires are holding more than $1.7 trillion in cash — the highest amount since one firm began recording the measure in 2010. Because of what they perceive to be growing risks in the...

  • Syrian refugees wait to call their relatives at a centre of the International Committee of The Red Cross which conducts a programme that enables refugees to get in touch with their relatives either by using mobile phones or by writing letters, at Al Zaata

    Small US Towns Look to Syrian Refugees for an Economic Boost

    By Michael Ollove, Stateline

    RUTLAND, Vermont — Mayor Christopher Louras sees trouble ahead for this small city of about 16,000 at the foot of the Green Mountains. “It’s a strong, vibrant community but unless we do something to...

  • Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks,  speaks during the Wall Street Journal Digital Live ( WSJDLive ) conference at the Montage hotel in Laguna Beach

    Mark Cuban: Here’s What You Need to Do Before You Start Investing

    By Libby Kane, Business Insider

    Billionaire Mark Cuban doesn't mince words. When Entrepreneur asked him on the set of "Shark Tank" for his best advice to make money investing, he replied: "Don't." "The market could go up for years...

  • How Long Until the World Has Its First Trillionaire?

    By Chris Weller, Business Insider

    With an estimated net worth of $75 billion, Bill Gates, the richest person on Earth, would need to add another $925 billion to his fortune before becoming the first trillionaire in history. As...