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WinZO acquires Gurugram-based game development studio Upskillz
Leading vernacular gaming platform WinZo on Tuesday said it has acquired Gurugram-based casual game…
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Russia will be using second-grade tech for years and spending 'huge resources' to recreate what already exists, says a former top Russian finance official
Despite sanctions, Russia's economy appears resilient almost seven months into the Ukraine war, as …
Huileng Tan
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Russia once had ambitions of making Moscow an international finance hub. Putin's war has crushed the dream.
At a conference in 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the country's interest to be come a…
Huileng Tan
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Walmart just confirmed it's doubling down on a summer of sales, as prices for everything from department-store goods to high-end watches get deeply discounted as inventory stacks up
Big discounts are coming to Walmart to clear inventory amid inflation and supply chain pileups. Oth…
Jason Lalljee,Madison Hoff
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An employee at a major student-loan company says it's 'an awful business' and 'it's normal to take time after some calls to literally cry'
A Nelnet worker told Insider they wish they could do more to help student-loan borrowers, but answe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A former employee at a major student-loan company says workers 'literally cannot help' some borrowers when they're in trouble: 'The idea of actually paying off a loan is virtually impossible'
It's not uncommon for student-loan borrowers to report bad customer service — and a former worker a…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman called inflation a friend of common stocks. Here's why he might be right.
Investors have shifted focus from last month's inflation scare to scrutinizing corporate earnings a…
Shalini Nagarajan
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The scarcity economy has made life harder on Americans. Some are calling for an 'abundance agenda' to make college, housing, and healthcare more affordable.
The US has a scarcity problem. Some economists and politicians want an "abundance agenda" to combat…
Jacob Zinkula
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Biden's Education Department just punted on a policy that could keep student-loan borrowers' debt from piling up after they graduate
Biden is delaying reinstatement of the gainful employment rule, which mainly protects students that…
Ayelet Sheffey
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After the I2U2 summit, could the blue economy assist Asia's rise?
Amid an uptick in multilateral partnerships like the I2U2 - involving India, Israel, the United Sta…
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Betsy DeVos says student-loan borrowers have 'a lot of tools' to pay off their debt and she hopes Biden will 'follow the law' and choose not to forgive any of it
"It's a matter of fairness," Trump's education secretary told "The Daily Signal." "It's not fair to…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Over 9 million student-loan borrowers are eligible to get their debt wiped out — but fewer than 2% of them have actually gotten that relief, new report finds
Biden reformed the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, but the reforms only run through Octobe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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IMF chief warns global economic growth will be at its worst since 2009
Speaking in Washington ahead of the Fund’s annual meeting next week, the IMF chief said, "India rem…
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Microsoft is slowing hiring in its Windows, Office, and Teams divisions
Microsoft joins a raft of companies reining in hiring as recession looms, but told Bloomberg it wil…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Meet a 37-year-old with a student-loan bill $30,000 higher than when she graduated from college in 2008: 'I have a good job and no kids, but I have this debt'
Shanna Bennett chose a career in business psychology thinking she'd make enough to pay her debts. N…
Jason Lalljee
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Young Gen Zers are 'flocking' to summer jobs as businesses desperate to fight the Great Resignation offer higher pay and require less experience
Wages for jobs that typically attract teenagers are rising, and some businesses are willing to hire…
Madison Hoff
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I found out I was underpaid. Now I create TikTok videos asking strangers how much money they make to help break the taboo around discussing pay.
Hannah Williams walks around with a microphone asking strangers how much they make for her viral vi…
Sarah Jackson
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Biden seeks to pass $10 billion COVID-19 bill to prevent a potential wave of 100 million infections in the fall
A White House official told The Washington Post in a background briefing the US could have 100 mill…
Ryan Hogg
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Healthcare workers with long COVID are having their careers cut short due to debilitating symptoms as the industry struggles with labor shortages
"Long haul COVID is not just a healthcare challenge, but a challenge for our society and our econom…
Hannah Towey
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A for-profit medical school accused of 'lying' to students agreed to provide $1.2 million in student-debt cancellation and refunds, FTC says
Caribbean-based Saint James School of Medicine said "we strongly disagree" but don't want a "length…