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World news
fromFortune
2 months ago

Investors priced in a 6-week Iraq War but it lasted 8 years and cost $3 trillion. They're doing it again | Fortune

Wall Street underestimates geopolitical conflict costs, repeating the Iraq War miscalculation where predicted $60 billion spending became $3 trillion in deficits, borrowing costs, and elevated risk.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Is It Holiday Shopping or Compulsive Spending?

Compulsive shopping is an impulse-control disorder causing anticipation, elation, despair, shame, and repeated purchases that harm finances, relationships, and functioning.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
8 months ago

New policies are making life harder for trans people and prompting big financial decisions

Transgender people face costly, life-altering choices as state and federal policies restrict rights, healthcare access, education options, and safety.
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

One in three student loan borrowers risk default as delinquency rates soar

Nearly one in three federal student loan borrowers face the risk of default as delinquency rates reach alarming new heights, highlighting the urgent need for effective repayment strategies.
Online learning
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