Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money, more tariffs edition. Car prices saw a dramatic upswing in the aftermath of the pandemic, Bailey Schulz reports. Now, experts are warning consumers to prepare for additional price hikes spurred by a new tariff on auto imports. Starting April 2, President Donald Trump is set to impose a 25%
Tour of 171 Marsh St., Belmont, former home of Gov. Mitt Romney Tour of 171 Marsh St., Belmont, former home of 2012 presidential candidate and Massachusetts’s 70th governor, Mitt Romney. Joanna K. Tzouvelis, wickedlocal.com The median price for a single-family home in Massachusetts rose to $575,000 in February, a 4.9% increase from the previous year.
Is this the end of the Department of Education? Recent moves by the Trump administration effectively signal his fulfillment of a campaign promise to end ED. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. According to the order, the department aims to “return
A week after Attorney General Kaul added the state of Wisconsin to a lawsuit against Deere & Company to protect farmers from unfair corporate tactics and and high repair costs, state Sen. Brad Pfaff introduced Right to Repair legislation. Pfaff says the consumer protection proposal creates a right to repair agricultural equipment by requiring manufacturers
Trump shuts down US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protesters are calling on the Trump administration to change course and re-open the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector founded in 2011 after the Great Recession. Fox – Seattle CFPB
A national conversation on land use has been launched by the UK Government which will seek the views of farmers, landowners, businesses and nature groups on a new approach to managing land use in England. According to Defra the Land Use Framework uses “the most sophisticated land use data ever published” and aims to provide
Why is everyone trying to be ‘very demure, very mindful’? Jools Lebron’s video about being “demure” has taken over. Everyone from Dunkin Donuts to the White House is trying to get in on being “demure.” “Demure and mindful” – you’d have to be living under a rock to have not heard these phrases flying around
Employers can now help borrowers pay off student debt Student loans have become a $1.8 trillion burden for millions of Americans. A new law signed by President Biden may help borrowers pay off their loans while saving for retirement. Bloomberg – Quicktake Did you wake up to an email on Friday stating your student loans
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris continue to march forward with debt forgiveness plans that they have no authority to implement. Millennials: Thousands in debt, little in the bank, yet loves vacations Millennials are struggling to stay financially afloat these days thanks to rising rent, and student loan debt. Buzz60 It’s the middle of August, which
Student loans are holding borrowers back A new Gallup poll finds that most student loan borrowers are delaying other major life events due to their debt. President Joe Biden’s administration has worked to forgive or lower student loan repayments, but now one of the main programs helping millions of Americans is in court and borrowers