Biden administration will give millions of student loan borrowers in default a fresh start — here’s what you need to know

The U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Along with the announcement last week that the ongoing payment pause on federal student loans would be extended for another four months, the Biden administration also offered good news to borrowers who were behind on their debt prior…

25% of Americans felt financially stressed all the time last year, CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey found

Moyo Studio | E+ | Getty Images As the coronavirus pandemic wears on and government aid sent at the beginning of the crisis runs out, Americans are feeling the impact of tight budgets. One-quarter of Americans said that they felt financially stressed all the time last year, according to a CNBC + Acorns Invest in…

U.S. State Department orders all non-emergency government staff in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges and told U.S. citizens to reconsider…

Stock futures inch higher ahead of big inflation report

U.S. stock futures inched higher in overnight trading as investors braced for a key inflation report Tuesday. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 40 points or 0.1%, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures rose marginally higher. The overnight moves come as investors await the release of March’s highly anticipated consumer price…

There’s another sneaky tax deadline on April 18. Here’s how to avoid a penalty

Prathanchorruangsak | Istock | Getty Images With one week left to file your federal taxes, it’s easy to overlook another sneaky deadline: the due date for first-quarter estimated tax payments. If you have income from self-employment, a small business, gig economy work, investments and more, you must make a payment by April 18. You need…

Target-date funds work up to a point. So don’t just set it and forget it

Luminola | E+ | Getty Images When you find yourself about a decade away from retirement, it might be time to evaluate whether that target-date fund you’ve been investing in still makes sense for you. Although these “set it and forget it” funds offer a way to put your savings on autopilot by gradually shifting…

Philadelphia reinstates indoor mask mandate

A shopper wearing a protective mask as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus selects fruit at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke | AP With Covid-19 cases slowly rising, Philadelphia is bringing back its indoor mask mandate for public places, schools and day cares. Philadelphia announced Monday that, on April 18,…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AT&T, Nvidia, Sailpoint Technologies and more

In this article NVDA T A pedestrian walks in front of an AT&T location in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Monday: AT&T — Shares of AT&T jumped more than 7% after the telecom giant announced that it closed its transaction with Discovery to spin off…

Why billionaires Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel want to live longer — and Elon Musk doesn’t

Over the past decade, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel have all poured money into life-prolonging and anti-aging research. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk isn’t buying in. “I don’t think we should try to have people live for a really long time,” Musk recently told Insider. “It would cause asphyxiation of society because…

‘The war for talent’ continues. 40% of recent job switchers are again looking for a new position, survey finds

Cecilie_arcurs | E+ | Getty Images Two of every 5 workers who switched jobs over the past year are looking for work again, according to a new survey published by Grant Thornton, a consulting firm. These workers will likely account for a good deal of churn in the labor market as the so-called Great Resignation…

67% of Americans have no estate plan, survey finds. Here’s how to get started on one

Justin Paget | Digitalvision | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic has increased Americans’ awareness of the need to have a will, living trust or other similar end-of-life document prepared. Yet only about 33% of Americans have put these plans in place, according to a new survey from senior living referral service Caring.com. That means that…