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☆ Canada and New Zealand are among the 10 best countries for a comfortable retirement—the U.S. didn't make the list
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries for a comfortable retirement in 2024. A recent U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries for a comfortable retirement based on an international survey of nearly 17,000 people and a subset of 5,900 respondents in their mid-40s and older. Switzerland is the best country for a comfortable retirementFor the second year in a row, Switzerland is the best country for a comfortable retirement. The 10 best countries for a comfortable retirementSwitzerland New Zealand Portugal Australia Spain Canada Denmark Netherlands Sweden Luxembourg New Zealand is the No. 2 best country to retire comfortably, up two spots from last year.

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JD Vance's plan to tackle high childcare costs may not take into account the looming retirement crisis facing millions of older Americans. When Kirk asked how Vance planned to address the issue, Vance suggested extended family members step in to relieve the financial burden on parents. AdvertisementNot many states require childcare workers to have college degrees or certifications. But he may have been referring to a new law in the nation's capital that requires many childcare workers to have a two-year associate degree, among other training. Vance has condemned universal childcare, calling it a subsidy for the affluent and a "class war against normal people."

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PARIS — The United States and China each won 40 gold medals, in the first Summer Games draw in Olympics history, with America pulling into a tie Sunday with victory in the last event, women’s basketball. But then San Diego native and decorated cyclist Jennifer Valente bailed out the United States by defending her gold in the women’s omnium. Gold medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States celebrates on the podium during the Men's 100m medal ceremony at the Olympics in Paris, on Aug. 5, 2024. The United States still came out with the most overall medals, taking home 126 from Paris 2024. The United States hasn’t failed at winning the most medals since 1992 when the “Unified Team,” athletes from the former Soviet Union republics, won 112 medals, 45 gold.

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☆ How Delta made itself America's luxury airline — and what United wants to do about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Rival United Airlines — second to Delta in net profit margins — is circling. Delta plans to open Delta One lounges in Boston and Los Angeles later this year, and is studying airports where it could open others. Like other airlines, Delta accepted billions in federal aid to weather the pandemic. Luxury air travel and the United States didn't go together for many years — and might not still, if you ask well-heeled globetrotters. And at Delta and other airlines, many of the perks for luxury flyers come through lounges.

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☆ These are the 10 best countries in the world for business, social purpose and more—the U.S. isn't in the top 3
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries in the world. This week, U.S. News and World Report released its ranking of the best countries in the world. The best country in the world: SwitzerlandFor the second year in a row, Switzerland is the best country in the world, according to the U.S News and World report. Canada ranked as the second best country in the world, according to U.S. News and World Report. 3 best country in the world, according to U.S. News and World Report.

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Where to watch Rugby World Cup live streams free from anywhereYou can catch all of the Rugby World Cup action using the free ITVX live stream in the United Kingdom, offering up every match. When: September 8 - October 28How to watch the Rugby World Cup in the USANBC is the exclusive broadcast partner for the Rugby World Cup in the United States. Shop at SlingHow to watch Rugby World Cup games live in the UKITV is the official broadcast provider for Rugby World Cup 2023 games in the UK. How to watch the Rugby World Cup in AustraliaYou have some neat options for watching Rugby World Cup games in Australia. Rugby World Cup scheduleBelow is a full schedule of Rugby World Cup games that will run through the October 28 final.

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☆ Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh rules states can't sue the government just over 'indirect' harm from a federal policy. One of the lawsuits blocking Biden's student-debt relief involves 6 states d
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored a new opinion that ruled two states didn't have standing to sue the government. It's the second case led by a conservative justice that scrutinizes a state's standing to sue. The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the states lack standing to bring the suit, with Justice Sam Alito as the lone dissent. "But in our system of dual federal and state sovereignty, federal policies frequently generate indirect effects on state revenues or state spending. Kavanaugh's opinion was, of course, only responding to the Texas case and there was no reference to the pending student-debt relief cases.

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☆ Jamie Dimon is riding to the rescue again. This time, he's poised to come out on top.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Carter Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Why, then, has Dimon been so willing to swing back into action in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse? But it's starting to look like JPMorgan — and Dimon — will end up winners no matter how things turn out. In backstopping First Republic, JPMorgan helps a client and a bank that experts say would fit nicely into its business. By saving First Republic, JPMorgan also stands to gain goodwill from Silicon Valley startups, which are customers of the smaller bank. The paper also reported that regulators asked Dimon, Bank of America, and other banks to buy Silicon Valley Bank and pay out depositors over the insured limit.

☆ Finland is the No. 1 happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The World Happiness Report released its annual ranking of the happiest countries in the world and for the sixth year in a row Finland has landed in the top spot. "This gap is small in countries where almost everyone is very unhappy, and in the top countries where almost no one is unhappy," the report states. This year's ranking is similar to those in the past, with the same Nordic countries taking the top three spots. Finland is willing to share its wisdom: It's offering a free "masterclass of happiness" to help travelers find their "inner Finn." The United States didn't rank in the top 10 on the list, but it did land at No.

☆ Why a federal court blocked Biden's student-debt cancellation even after a major loan company undermined a key argument in the GOP-led lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The 8th Circuit blocked Biden's student-debt relief in response to a lawsuit filed by six GOP-led states. It said the states' argument that the relief would hurt student-loan company MOHELA has standing. But a district judge previously dismissed that argument, and MOHELA said it wasn't involved in the case. This was in response to a lawsuit filed by Missouri and five other Republican-led states who argued the loan forgiveness would hurt the states' tax revenues, along with that of Missouri-based student-loan company MOHELA. "This unanticipated financial downturn will prevent or delay Missouri from funding higher education at its public colleges and universities."

☆ 26 million borrowers have applied for student loan forgiveness. But GOP challenges put plan at risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SKLA | iStock | Getty ImagesClose to 26 million Americans have applied for student loan forgiveness, and the Biden administration has already approved 16 million of the requests, the White House said Thursday. Yet its entire loan cancellation plan could be in jeopardy due to the legal challenges brought by Republicans, it warned. "If Republican officials get their way, tens of millions of Americans' monthly costs will rise dramatically when student loan payments resume next year," according to a statement by the administration. Most recently, a legal challenge from six GOP-led states temporarily stopped the administration from starting to forgive borrowers' debt. Tribe agreed, and said the other challengers also were on shaky legal standing.

☆ Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is on hold. Here are key issues borrowers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Porquenostudios | Istock | Getty ImagesFor those with student debt, the last few months may have given you whiplash. Here's what borrowers need to know about the development, and what it could mean for your student debt. They filed an appeal, and asked the court to stay the president's plan, which was supposed to start unfolding as early as this week, while their request is considered. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the states' emergency petition, leaving the Biden administration unable to start forgiving any student debt for now. The U.S. Department of Education had said borrowers who hold these FFEL, or Federal Family Education Loans, can take this step to qualify for its relief.

☆ Student-loan companies who want to sue the government to stop Biden's student-loan forgiveness are on their own, a judge just ruled — states can't do it on their behalf
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A judge dismissed a lawsuit six GOP-led states filed against Biden's student-loan forgiveness. He said the states didn't have standing to sue on behalf of student-loan company MOHELA. The company is financially independent from the states and can sue on its own, the judge said. On Thursday evening, Republican-appointed Judge Henry Edward Autrey dismissed a lawsuit filed in Missouri by six Republican-led states who sued to stop Biden's debt relief, arguing it would hurt their states' tax revenues along with that of Missouri-based student-loan company MOHELA. Earlier this week, the Cato Institute — a Koch-backed libertarian think-tank — filed its own lawsuit against student-loan forgiveness, and next week, a federal judge is holding a hearing for a lawsuit filed by conservative group the Job Creators Network.

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