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May 31 2024
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Feds want to question Mass. contractor, wife about financial records
The branch of the U.S. Department of Justice that polices bankruptcy cases is demanding a slew of financial records and also wants to depose a home improvement contractor and his wife, according to a court filing obtained by the NBC10 Investigators. The case involves Liam McNeil, a licensed nurse practitioner who had been moonlighting as a contractor running LHS Construction. As we reported in
NBC 10 BostonJun 01 2024
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Credit Card Mistakes to Avoid
Credit cards can be a financial trap for many people. They are not always used properly, and some go deeply into debt using them. The basics of maxing them out or not making payments on time are two mistakes people make. When used correctly, credit cards can be a valuable financial tool. But there are credit card mistakes that most people don’t even know they’re making. What mistakes are these
The Epoch TimesMay 06 2024
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What India’s Addition to JPMorgan’s Bond Index Means: QuickTake
Global funds are piling into India’s $1 trillion sovereign-bond market ahead of the country’s addition to global debt indexes. JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced last year it will add Indian government debt to its benchmark emerging-market index starting in June, a milestone for Asia’s third-largest economy. That gave overseas investors a compelling reason to put money into rupee-denominated
BloombergJun 03 2024
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Nvidia Leads Companies Minting Money as Interest Earned From Cash Surges
With interest rates at more than decade-highs, corporate finance chiefs are finding that money can indeed beget money. Almost 1-in-10 non-financial companies in the S&P 500, or more than three dozen firms, earned more in interest income than they paid in debt expense during the first quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg based on members in the index that break out interest
BloombergMay 31 2024
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A $12 Billion Student Loan Break Puts Chile Leader on Back Foot
Chilean President Gabriel Boric is increasingly grappling with a progressive campaign promise that has proved harder in practice to fulfill: forgiving $12 billion in student loans. Boric is planning to introduce a proposal on college debt in September and is expected to discuss the issue in his annual address on Saturday, even as top officials shift their wording from “forgiveness” to “
BloombergMay 24 2024
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Deportation officer convicted for taking video up flight attendant’s skirt
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Office caught filming up a flight attendant’s skirt late last year has been convicted of interference with a flight crew, federal prosecutors said Friday. Billy Olvera, 48, of Laredo, Texas, was flying from Dallas to Miami on Nov. 6, 2023 to escort an immigrant who was being deported. During the flight, an attendant noticed that every time
New York Daily NewsMay 14 2024
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Blackstone, Goldman Undercut Rivals in $900 Million Private Loan
Blackstone Inc. and Goldman Sachs Asset Management are providing the biggest portions of a roughly $900 million direct loan to Depot Connect International as it refinances more expensive private debt, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Apollo Global Management Inc. is also participating in the loan to the KKR & Co. portfolio company, said one of the people, asking not to be
BloombergMay 14 2024
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More Americans are maxing out their credit cards and falling behind on payments
A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday reveals that the portion of national credit card debt held by borrowers who have maxed out their cards is nearing pre-COVID 19 levels. And what’s more, those maxed-out borrowers are going into delinquency at a much higher rate than they were before the pandemic. The New York Fed looked at household debt in general and found
QuartzMay 28 2024
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Altice France Shifts XpFibre Stake Out of Creditors’ Reach
Altice France said it contributed its shares in XpFibre to a holding company that is not subject to some debt covenants after the unit repaid a shareholder loan.
XpFibre repaid the €223 million ($242 million) loan on May 14 and less than a week later Altice contributed its shares in the fiber firm and some of its receivables to an unrestricted company, the heavily indebted French
BloombergMay 21 2024
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Parents push CCSD to build multipurpose room at Frierson Elementary on Wadmalaw Island
WADMALAW ISLAND — Every year, Edith L. Frierson Elementary students participate in a Christmas performance for their families in celebration of the holidays. Parents and community members gather at the school’s cafeteria to watch. At last year’s showing, the stage was decorated with Christmas flowers, trees and white twinkle lights that hung from the ceiling. Snowflake and pine tree cutouts
The Post and Courier