A California woman with more than $350,000 in student debt served as her own lawyer in personal bankruptcy and saw 98% of her loans discharged in the latest case in a growing trend. Court filings show that the Education Department (ED) and the Los Angeles-based woman, Mis Loe, agreed on August 30 that Loe would pay $7,200 of her $356,637.82 in outstanding loans (at a fixed monthly rate of $60 for 10 years or until October 1, 2031). Once Loe completes the $7,200 payment by October 2031,… Source link

Ahead of its launch on October 19, it seems as if retailers and Google are playing a game of chicken about who can leak the most information about its two upcoming flagship phones; the Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro. Google’s Pixel line of smartphones has traditionally been the flagship of the Android armada for those of us who like our Android operating system as un-adorned as possible. After a somewhat underwhelming Pixel 5, which meant that the company… Source link

The 60 rating InvestorsObserver gives to Yandex NV (YNDX) stock puts it near the top of the Internet Content & Information industry. In addition to scoring higher than 89 percent of stocks in the Internet Content & Information industry, YNDX’s 60 overall rating means the stock scores better than 60 percent of all stocks. YNDX has an Overall Score of 60. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on YNDX! What… Source link

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The supply chain crisis is likely to hit holiday season given the immense backlog that’s still unresolved, one expert said, and the current state of the labor market isn’t helping. Supply chains have been bogged down for weeks with bottlenecks in shipping and labor shortages in trucking, causing massive delays in moving goods across borders. Many experts expressed concerns that the delays could lead also to elevated inflation. “Let’s look at the math: It’s 14 days to get a container from APAC… Source link

Luxury’s biggest players start reporting third-quarter results this week, and Barclays doesn’t expect them “to be a key catalyst for the space.” After speaking with more than 50 investors across Europe, Asia, the U.S. and the Middle East, the British bank found “a cautious view on the sector, mainly because of the lack of visibility around China and concerns around growth normalization after a strong COVID-19 recovery period.” More from WWD “We think investors will need… Source link

Stocks rose Monday as investors mulled ongoing signs of inflation and supply-related challenges and awaited more data on corporate earnings.  The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each pushed into positive territory to shake off overnight losses. Treasury yields gained across the curve, and the benchmark 10-year yield hovered around 1.61%, or its highest level since June.  U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil futures extended gains after logging a seventh straight weekly advance, jumping by another… Source link

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is trading higher Monday morning after China fined food delivery giant Meituan $534 million for antitrust violations, which increased investor optimism that China’s regulation on their large tech companies is easing. China technology stocks listed in Hong Kong rallied following the announcement as the $534 million fine was not as large as expected. Jefferies analysts said the antitrust fine has removed an “overhang” over Meituan. “We believe the SAMR… Source link

Google TV is making finding something to watch in a multiuser household a whole lot less chaotic by adding custom profiles, watchlists, and personalized Google Assistant help. Previously, Google TV supported the ability to sign into multiple Google Accounts to be able to use services with more than one account. But content suggestions, the watchlist feature, and Google Assistant functionality were all based on the activity of the primary account holder. With personalized profiles, every… Source link

Reddit announced today that it has hired Pali Bhat, the former vice-president of product and design at Google Cloud, as the company’s first Chief Product Officer. Bhat will be tasked with overseeing Reddit’s product organization and leading the development of tools and features for the platform. In his new role, Bhat will report directly to Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. Bhat will lead and facilitate the creation of tools and features focused on bringing… Source link