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This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Some states are stepping in to help private student loan borrowers, who were not aided by the coronavirus relief act. Private lenders reached an agreement in late April with the governments of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, Virginia and Washington state. …

European stocks rose on Monday on optimism over lockdown restrictions being lifted across the globe. The German DAX DAX, +0.36% rose 0.3% and the U.K. FTSE 100 UKX, +0.76% , after a three-day break, rose 0.8%. Stocks hit hard during the crisis including Virgin Money UK VMUK, +8.45% and CINE, …

“ ‘I was in shock. I felt like everything was going to be taken from me, all my assets.’ ” That’s Syed Shah (not pictured), a 30-year-old daytrader in Toronto whose ill-fated attempt to dip his toe into the oil pits CL00, -1.17% was covered in a recent story by …

“ ‘Absolute chaotic disaster’ ” Those are the words former President Barack Obama used to describe President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leaked recording obtained by Yahoo News. “It would have been bad even with the best of governments,” Obama, while making a push for …

There are no rules for Mother’s Day during a pandemic or any other year, but there are ways you can use technology to say connected in surprising ways. Mother’s Day spending is expected to reach $ 26.7 billion this year, up from $ 25 billion last year, despite the economic …

The era of coronavirus has already been hard on the American psyche, but the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager cautions that everyone should brace for even rougher days ahead, as the U.S. attempts to emerge from the worst public-health crisis in more than a century. BlackRock’s Chief Executive …

If we’re being honest, the range of possible coronavirus-related economic outcomes is huge — all the way from “happy days are here again” to a new Dark Ages. I raise these possibilities by way of commenting on Warren Buffett’s subdued confidence at Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.A, +1.73% BRK.B, +1.93% annual meeting …

It’s understandable why so many American manufacturers moved their operations to China. They saved money on production, increased margins, and competed more effectively. Producing abroad is still more economical, but COVID-19 is reminding everyone, from President Donald Trump on down to the average Joe and Jane, that national defense and …

Tom McClellan, market technician and publisher of the McClellan Market Report, says investors are fleeing one of the most popular exchange-traded funds on Wall Street, even as stocks rally off their March lows. The State Street-sponsored SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY, +1.65%, which offers investors exposure to S&P 500 …