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Cancelling student debt is a windfall for the borrowers who benefit, but taxpayers foot the bill.

Insurance giants have a bigger stake in this year’s presidential election after recent moves by the Biden administration cut into the profitability of Medicare Advantage plans.

Inflation has reasserted itself in 2024. But it's entirely confined to a few categories of services, with goods inflation basically back to normal.