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How college financial aid became a hot mess

Mike Rowe, CEO of the MikeRoweWorks Foundation, argues that for Varney & Co. graduates, a four-year college degree is no longer seen as a source of pride. Application schedule for new and returning university students federal financial aid This year, the acceptance of award offers has been discontinued due to an unsuccessful rollout of the […]

Feds probing financial transactions at Jack Dorsey’s Square, Cash App: report

NBC News reported Wednesday that U.S. prosecutors are investigating financial transactions on the Jack Dorsey block, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. NBC reported Federal prosecutors said they were in talks with former employees who were accused of widespread compliance violations at the company’s two major divisions, Square and Cash App. Areas […]

‘Financial underdog’ Larry Hogan trying to flip blue Senate seat as billionaire Democrat has given his own campaign $41 million

Maryland‘s open Senate seat contest is more competitive than expected, leading Democrats and Republicans from across the country to pour millions of dollars into the state. With Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) retiring from Congress, both Democratic and Republican candidates are spending millions of dollars just a month ahead from the state’s primary.  The top contender […]

Currency crisis pushes consumer groups from Nigeria – Financial Times

Many consumer groups on the front lines of the global cost of living crisis are assuring shoppers that the relentless price increases of the past few years will gradually slow as global inflation slows. But for Nigerian consumers, there is little relief in sight. Heineken-backed Nigerian Breweries has raised prices three times so far this […]

US high schoolers want financial education, but many schools don’t offer it: survey

Jordan Belfort, author of “Investing Wolves” about New York, argued for politicization, promoting financial literacy in schools, and the importance of college degrees. A recent study by Intuit found that U.S. high school students want to learn about personal finance in school, but many do not have access to such courses in school and parents […]