A father-of-three who was pulled from the water after going overboard a cruise ship last week has been identified, with his brother claiming he had racked up a $4000 casino debt on board. P&O’s Pacific Adventure was due to dock in Sydney Harbour at 6am on Monday, May 6 at the end of a three-day…
It’s the middle of August, which means back-to-school time for millions of Americans. It also may be a time of year that reminds people about the college loans they have to pay back. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris want you to know they’re on the case, even though they are well aware the…
Topline Los Angeles Dodger star Shohei Ohtani told reporters Monday his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had stolen money from his bank account and “told lies,” distancing himself from Mizuhara and denying that he knowingly covered Mizuhara’s gambling losses in his first public comments on the matter—as the interpreter faces investigations after allegedly using Ohtani’s money…
Last Updated on August 14, 2024 by BVN Overview: President Biden has taken another step towards student debt relief for approximately 30 million Americans, with the proposed rules bringing the total number of borrowers eligible for relief to over 30 million. The rules, if finalized, would provide partial or full debt relief for borrowers who…
You’d be hard-pressed to find a worse news cycle for Major League Baseball than the one currently involving Shohei Ohtani, the new Los Angeles Dodgers star and global face of the sport engulfed in a scandal involving Ippei Mizuhara, his closest companion since arriving in MLB in 2018 and his longtime interpreter. The story features…
On its face, the shuttering of Tally, a FinTech focused on helping consumers manage credit card debt, offers a snapshot of how tough fundraising is in the technology arena, how cash, once burned, is tough to replenish. Beyond the cautionary tale for FinTechs overall in terms of business economics, there’s also a highlighting of the…
Last week I scored a trifecta, managing to upset people in three ways. First, for my supposed “anti-immigration stance”, second, for hating on Elon Musk (the bromance is still strong with some readers, even though his car company is as bad as the rest in terms of spying on drivers) and, finally, from animal lovers…
DWS, the German-based asset manager with nearly $1 trillion assets-under-management, has hired Jay DeWaltoff to lead the firm’s U.S. real estate debt platform and help grow the company’s global private credit business. DeWaltoff comes from J.P. Morgan Asset Management, where he headed its commercial mortgage loan group over 11 years and specialized in raising capital,…
Dear Amy: I just learned that my wife’s spending is out of control. Several years ago, she got into financial trouble with a credit card debt of around $6,000. She told me about it and I bailed her out. Last week, she said it had happened again. I took a look at her credit card…
A record number of Debt Relief Orders (DROs) were taken out in April, as the £90 fee for the insolvency option was scrapped. DROs are available to those on low incomes and clear existing debt on everything from council tax to energy bills and rent. Some 3,436 DROs were taken out in April – the…