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Column: Economic uncertainty pushes bank stocks lower
August has not been a good month for the financial markets. Economic fears about Greece, Ireland and Portugal have expanded to include Italy, the third largest Eurozone economy.
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Editorial: Gold bubble will burst
Businesses and shops that deal in gold have become commonplace across America. Pawn shops as well as new companies that buy and sell gold in mall shops have made gold speculation easily accessible to Americans On Sept.
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Engineering degrees bring in green
Renowned financial journalist Lynn O’Shaughnessy recently said that business students no longer earn the highest mid-career salary in the job market, based on PayScale’s 2011 best-paying college degrees survey.
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Budget deal alters loans for grad students
Undergraduates don’t worry, the federal debt limit bill passed doesn’t affect you, but it does affect graduate and professional students. The Budget Control Act of 2011, which would allow the debt ceiling to be raised up to $2.
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Profitable college majors (and choosing yours)
Every year thousands of freshmen enter their first year of college undecided about which major to pursue. Even 50 percent of those who do declare a major will change their major before they graduate, according to a study by Dr. Fritz Grupe, founder of MyMajors.com.
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The pros and cons of textbook rental
After paying tuition, housing, student fees and more, students then face another significant blow to their wallet: paying, on average, more than $500 for their textbooks every semester, according to the College Board.
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Debt law could impact student loans, grants
Despite passing debt ceiling legislation on Aug. 2, just before the government would have defaulted on its debt, the debt issue has only begun to be resolved – with another similar debate likely to occur in 2013.
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Column: Grant forgiveness for student loan debt
The economy is truly a mess; with several economic indices approaching levels of those last seen in the 1930s. There are several stimuli, but there is one important item that has been overlooked: student loan debt is a tremendous economic burden to new graduates entering the work force.
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Column: Raising student loan costs burdens those already overburdened
I found it somewhat unsettling that while our President was addressing the nation on our imploding debt crisis Monday night, my peers were more concerned with tweeting about The Bachelorette.