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Major changes to federal student loan repayment rules went into effect this month and are rippling across the system. Many borrowers currently repaying their student loans, as well as prospective students and their families, will see the impacts, including through higher monthly payments.The rule updates went into effect on July…
Our Dine Brands Activist Bet Is Up 70%. Now Comes The Hard PartWhen our firm disclosed an activist stake of roughly 1% in Dine Brands last August, the stock closed at $21.50. It has since risen by approximately 70%. That is clearly encouraging, but it is not why we invested.Share…
Ken Kies, the Treasury Department’s top tax policy official who has also been serving as acting chief counsel of the IRS, is expected to leave the federal government, according to multiple published reports, now confirmed by Forbes. His departure would open another significant hole in IRS leadership. Neither of the…
Before last month, I had never visited Washington, DC, despite having long wanted to.So, during a train trip layover on June 19, I took advantage of a couple of extra hours in the city to explore some of the nation’s most historically important institutions.But beyond seeing historic buildings, I walked away…
Although these pants were a bit long on me, they fit well overall.The thin fabric — made from 55% linen and 45% rayon — wasn’t particularly soft, but felt lightweight and comfortable enough for hot summer days. These pants also didn’t have a lining, but thanks to the gingham pattern,…
A new artificial intelligence model from Chinese startup Moonshot AI is making waves in Silicon Valley and intensifying the global AI race.Kimi K3, unveiled on Thursday, is an open-weight model that Moonshot AI says rivals some of the best systems from OpenAI and Anthropic — at a lower cost.The company…
Sultan Kösen, who hails from Turkey, is nearly 8 feet 3 inches tall and may be the tallest person on the planet. Brahim Takioullah, born in Morocco, is about 8 feet 1 inches tall, and Morteza Mehrzad, an Iranian volleyball player, is the same height.Despite the impressive stature of these…
When you are close to retirement, every market decline can feel different than it did decades earlier. At this stage, you generally have less time to recover from major losses. While it may be easy to focus on how far the market falls, the timing of a decline can be…
The Trump administration is introducing a new rule that puts an expiration date on how long people on student visas can initially stay in the US.For decades, international students have been allowed to remain in the US on a student visa, called the F-1, for the duration of their course…
Mark Cuban says one of the best ways to tackle income inequality is by giving workers a stake in the companies they help build.Speaking in an episode of the “What It Takes” podcast from Unmoderated News released on Thursday, the billionaire entrepreneur said that every employee, from the CEO to…
