New South Wales’ latest budget has little to ease the state’s housing crunch and forecasts booming spending on essential workers. But after Labor’s fourth year running the books, who’s really winning? And how much debt will the state take on to pay for it? NSW budget winners Commuters The flagship cost-of-living relief measure is a…
Our lawyers are investigating gambling addiction lawsuits involving DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, ESPN Bet, Bet365, Fanatics Sportsbook, Hard Rock Bet, and other online betting platforms. The core allegation is that these companies had the data to see compulsive gambling behavior and, instead of slowing users down, kept pushing them with bonus bets, deposit matches, push…
The growing use of AI contributed to Oracle laying off 21,000 workers in a year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. In its annual regulatory filing for the fiscal year ending May 31, Oracle said it has 141,000 full-time employees. In its 2025 filing, Oracle said it had 162,000 employees. The…
Apollo Debt Solutions (ADS), a $26Bn non-traded business development company managed by Apollo Credit Global, triggered its 5% quarterly redemption gate for the second consecutive quarter. Investors requested withdrawals totaling about 16.8% of outstanding shares, up from 11.2% in Q1 2026. This led to Q2 investors receiving roughly 29.8 cents per dollar requested, down from…
Hospital bills are some of the biggest costs for many Americans. And it’s often a confusing and nontransparent one – prices for any given medical procedure can vary widely, depending on who is billing you. That’s why a federal regulation that went into effect in 2021 mandated hospitals publicly disclose their prices. But it turns…
Credit card debt relief could be especially beneficial to pursue this July. Connect Images It’s never too late to tackle your credit card debt, but heading into July 2026, millions of American borrowers may find it particularly advantageous to do so right now. With credit card interest rates still hovering around 20%, this may be less…
A fundraising effort led by the Ashland Masonic Lodge, Ashland Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, and the Masonic Home of Missouri raised more than $13,000 to help support families by reducing student meal debt. In total, $13,452.06 was raised to help reduce outstanding student meal account balances and provide assistance to Southern Boone families.…
A business has been fined £300,000 for bombarding people in debt with more than 5.5 million unlawful texts, including fake bailiff threats. Manchester-based KRA Consultancy sent messages appearing to come from bailiffs to people’s phones to frighten them into responding, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said. The firm was found to have sent 5,575,715 unsolicited…
Michigan took another step Monday in its effort to eliminate medical debt for thousands of residents. The state announced it would wipe out $74 million in medical debt for 71,871 individuals. It’s the second round of a program that began last year, when the state said it would help residents erase more than $144 million…
President Lula and Rio de Janeiro’s acting governor, Judge Ricardo Couto, signed an agreement on Monday allowing the state to join the federal government’s debt refinancing program, known as Propag. The deal will reduce Rio’s debt to the federal government to R$168.5 billion from R$210.6 billion, according to state officials. Most Brazilian states seek to…