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How this 28-year-old accountant paid off his $73K student loan debt in less than 4 years
A 28-year-old accountant from North Carolina is debt free after paying off all his student loans in less than four years. Logan Marston, who lives in Durham, told ABC News that he settled 10 loans that totaled $73,372. In May 2012, he received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from James Madison University and completed his master’s degree in accounting from the university a year later. When it was time to pay off his loans, Marston admitted that even he was surprised at the high amount of debt he owed. “I Read More
Treasury outlines sweeping reform of capital markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Friday unveiled a blueprint for sweeping reforms of the U.S. capital markets as it looks to implement Republican President Donald Trump’s agenda to promote economic growth by slashing red tape. The report recommends a raft of measures to encourage companies to seek public listings, to promote company access to capital, and to give investors a wider array of investment opportunities, in what is likely to be a boon for small business, banks, brokers and crowd-funding platforms. It also called for regulators to put
Read MoreTrump pressures U.S. senators to back Republican healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted Senator John McCain for dealing a possibly fatal blow to the latest Republican attempt to dismantle Obamacare. According to a new independent analysis, the bill awaiting a Senate vote could lead to 21 million fewer Americans having health insurance. McCain, an Arizona Republican who is being treated for brain cancer and cast a crucial “no” vote to defeat a similar bill in July, said on Friday that he could not “in good conscience” vote for the proposal authored by Republican
Read MoreTronc buys New York Daily News in push into No. 1 media market
(Reuters) – Tronc Inc (TRNC.O), owner of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times newspapers, has gained entry into the United States’ top media market by acquiring the New York Daily News from publishing and property mogul Mort Zuckerman. Tronc disclosed in a filing early Tuesday that it had paid $1 in cash plus the assumption of liabilities for the nearly 100-year-old tabloid newspaper and a state-of-the-art printing plant in Jersey City, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City. The Chicago-based company will assume the Daily Read More
FDA clears Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug to reduce cardiovascular risk
(Reuters) – Novo Nordisk said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded use of its diabetes drug to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. This is the first time the FDA has cleared a diabetes drug for reducing risks of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular deaths in patients with type 2 diabetes, the company said in a statement. In December, the FDA had approved Eli Lilly and Co and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc’s drug, Jardiance, to reduce the risk
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