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MTA eyes more debt to fix aging system

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs to borrow billions to upgrade an 115-year-old subway system that already has $43 billion of debt while principal and interest payments threaten... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkNov 8th, 2019

Trump education official to resign, call for loan forgiveness

A senior student-loan official in the Trump administration said he would resign Thursday and endorse canceling most of the nation’s outstanding student debt, calling the student-loan system “fundamentally broken.”.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 24th, 2019

Trump education official to resign, call for loan forgiveness

A senior student-loan official in the Trump administration said he would resign Thursday and endorse canceling most of the nation’s outstanding student debt, calling the student-loan system “fundamentally broken.”.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 24th, 2019

Long Island City will soon be home to New York’s biggest battery

New York regulators approved plans to build the state’s biggest battery system at an aging power plant along the East River in Queens. The 316-megawatt system will be powerful enough to provide... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkOct 19th, 2019

Financial Services Giant Morningstar to Offer Ratings for Crypto Assets

Morningstar Credit Ratings is planning a rating system for tokenized debt securities to make the emerging asset class more credible for investors.....»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskOct 2nd, 2019

Prince George’s health system to cut more than 80 jobs

The layoffs come as the system works toward completing a new 205-bed Largo hospital as a replacement for the aging Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 17th, 2019

Next Avenue: Student debt is taking an emotional toll on America’s families

The author of ‘Indebted’ explains why the college financial aid system is broken......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 17th, 2019

Medical Debt Is Crushing Many Americans. Is The Health Care System On The Verge Of Collapse?

Medical Debt Is Crushing Many Americans. Is The Health Care System On The Verge Of Collapse? Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, Health care expense.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 12th, 2019

Market Extra: Risks of U.S. corporate debt bubble may be ‘overstated’

The likelihood of U.S. corporate defaults rippling through the financial system are slim, says IHS Markit’s Michael Ryan, particularly if the Federal Reserve goes down a rate cutting path......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 4th, 2019

Argentine peso gets knocked lower, country risk soars as government eyes debt "reprofiling"

Argentina's peso slumped on Thursday and its country risk soared to levels not seen since 2005 after the government announced plans to "reprofile" about $100 billion of its debt, leaving investors scrambling to assess what kind of hit they might face......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 29th, 2019

Argentine peso gets knocked lower, country risk soars as govt eyes debt "reprofiling"

Argentina's peso slumped 3% on Thursday and country risk soared to levels not seen since 2005 after the government announced plans to "reprofile" about $100 billion of its debt, leaving investors scrambling to assess what kind of hit they might face......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 29th, 2019

Argentine bonds plumb new lows as government eyes extending debt maturities

Argentina's international dollar bonds fell to new record lows on Thursday and its debt-insurance costs rocketed after the government announced plans to "reprofile" some debt, leaving investors scrambling to assess what kind of hit they might face......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 29th, 2019

Mnuchin eyes 100-year debt Wall Street would just as soon forget

The Trump administration is giving careful thought to selling something Wall Street may not be ready to buy: ultra-long debt......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 29th, 2019

Outside the Box: There’s a lot more to the stock market’s slide than Trump and trade wars

Aging world spurs low rates, high debt, and financial instability, writes Ed Yardeni......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 5th, 2019

Beat the System: 10 alarming things about the economy that politicians won’t tell you

The Congressional Budget Office reveals shocking forecasts for immigration, debt and spending for the next 30 years......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 1st, 2019

Beat the System: This is the simplest money rule of all time: Don’t be a debt zombie

If you owe money on your credit cards, just about everything is a luxury......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 15th, 2019

Beat the System: The Fed is trapped by the Debt Zombie Apocalypse

Rates are being cut because too many people just owe too much money — and many refuse to cut back their spending......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 12th, 2019

Why India’s Troubled Shadow Banks Spook the Market

India’s $42 billion shadow-banking system has been creaking since one of the country’s biggest infrastructure lenders unexpectedly halted debt repayments in 2018. Investor nerves were rattled again in June when a major mortgage lender delayed b.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJul 2nd, 2019

Beat the System: The math on reparations: total cost of $51 trillion and a tripling of the national debt

Reparations would have to include payments to African-Americans and Native Americans......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 27th, 2019

Jamie Dimon: America’s broken student-loan system is a ‘disgrace’

The JPMorgan Chase CEO stopped short of endorsing broad-scale debt forgiveness.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 26th, 2019

Capitol Report: CBO forecasts ‘unprecedented’ debt levels as America ages

The fiscal health of the United States is projected to deteriorate as the aging of the population pushes up spending on Social Security and Medicare, according to a new estimate released Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 25th, 2019