Federal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effect

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction pausing Minnesota’s first-of-its-kind prediction market ban Monday, days before it was slated to go into effect. The ruling comes after the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with Kalshi and Polymarket US, filed lawsuits responding to the law, which was scheduled to go into effect … Read more

The ‘rockets and feathers’ effect: Inflation eases but grocery bills do not

Economics has a term for what U.S. grocery prices have done in recent years: rockets and feathers. Rockets, because the cost of food eaten at home zoomed up in the aftermath of the pandemic. Feathers, because once prices rise, they’re slow to come down. That’s been frustrating for Americans hit with the sharpest increase in … Read more

The norm-rattling Trump effect on FIFA

President Trump says he called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to complain about the red card given to U.S. player Folarin Balogun. A FIFA committee has since lifted the suspension that would have kept Balogun out of Monday’s knockout match against Belgium. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes reports. Then, Major League Soccer analyst and World Cup … Read more

Sizzling July 4th forecast ahead with heat warnings in effect across the Eastern U.S.

Searing burgers on the grill, sparkling fireworks in the skies and dizzying heat are all expected as Americans in dozens of cities across the U.S. face a triple-digit forecast this 4th of July weekend. Meteorologist Rob Marciano breaks down the weather from Philadelphia. Source link

Changes to student loans are taking effect July 1. Here’s what to know

NEW YORK — Changes to federal student loans expected to affect millions of borrowers are taking effect July 1. A part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” these changes mean the end of some payment plans and new limits for graduate loans. Along with the end of the Biden-era SAVE plan, the changes are … Read more

New student loan rules take effect July 1. Here’s what borrowers should know.

Major changes to federal student loan rules take effect on Wednesday, July 1, that will limit how much Americans can borrow and their repayment options. The overhaul, made under the 2025 “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” will affect millions of people who take out loans to finance their education. “These are the most changes we have … Read more

Federal student loan changes go into effect July 1. Here are 4 questions borrowers need to ask now.

The upcoming student loan changes could impact your finances, so make sure to ask the right questions now. designer491/Getty Images Federal student loan borrowers have spent the last few years adapting to a series of major changes, from the end of pandemic-era payment pauses to the start of new repayment programs and shifting forgiveness rules. … Read more

A major student loan overhaul takes effect July 1. Here’s what borrowers need to know.

Major changes are coming to the student loan landscape starting July 1 that will limit how much Americans can borrow and their repayment options. Those changes are a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Trump signed into law last year. The Education Department has framed the overhaul as a way to … Read more