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Student loans: Why is the interest rate so high?

Nyasha thinks it’s unfair the interest she pays on her student loan has just gone up to 6.1%.

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Harvey just made it even more complicated for Congress to pass a new defense funding bill

Passing a 2018 defense spending bill may get more complicated with Harvey ‘pressurizing the discussion.’

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Yellow Pages to stop printing directory after 51-year run

The local business listings will no longer be available on paper after more than five decades.

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‘No future’ for Italy outside of the euro, says CEO of country’s largest insurance group

Italy will follow suit with France and elect a pro-European government in next year’s general election, because to think there is an alternative is an “illusion”, the chief executive of Generali told CNBC.

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Cohn: Simplifying the tax code will tax the wealthy at a higher rate

Chief White House economic advisor Gary Cohn rejected arguments that the administration’s tax plan will benefit the wealthy most.

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Car makers offer scrappage deals in race for new customers

Renault-Nissan and Kia follow VW and Toyota in announcing new incentive schemes for UK buyers.

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US employment growth misses forecasts for August

Employers created less jobs than expected in the US last month, latest figures show.

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This CEO left one of the world’s biggest ad agencies to work out of an apartment

Ad chief Moray MacLennan had to choose to between staying with one of the biggest advertising companies in the world, or starting all over again.

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Central banks must be ready with cash to calm Brexit nerves, warns bank lobby

Central banks should be ready to inject cash into the financial markets to keep them stable after Britain leaves the European Union in 2019, a draft report from a bank industry lobby said.

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Kenya stocks plummet as Supreme Court rules presidential election was invalid

The Supreme Court of Kenya has overturned the result of the recent presidential election, leading to fears of unrest.