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Biden Cancels Another $5 Billion in Student Loan Debt

President Biden on Friday canceled nearly $5 billion in student loan debt for 74,000 people, the latest effort by the administration to deliver piecemeal relief after the Supreme Court struck down Mr

Office Landlords Use Cash Gifts, Loans to Inflate Building Values

In June, landlord SL Green Realty announced the sale of a 49.9% stake in a Manhattan office tower to a Japanese investor. The sale valued the building around $2 billion, making it one of the largest

Malpractice Plaintiffs Seek to End Prison Health Company Bankruptcy

Lawyers for prisoners suing Corizon Health over allegedly substandard medical care in U.S. prisons have asked a bankruptcy judge to toss the chapter 11 case of a Corizon subsidiary, saying the prison

Spirit Airlines Explores Restructuring Options Following JetBlue Deal Collapse

Spirit Airlines is examining options to address its financial challenges after a federal judge blocked the low-cost carrier’s deal to be acquired by JetBlue Airways, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy reported

Sovereign-Wealth Giant Pursues Goldman Sachs, KPMG and Others Over SVB Collapse

The world’s largest sovereign-wealth fund is going after the now-defunct Silicon Valley Bank, its management and the Wall Street advisers that aided its rise, the Wall Street Journal reported. Norges

3M Begins Payments to Service Members in $6 Billion Earplug Settlement

3M has started paying out its $6 billion settlement to U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company, the

N.Y. Fed Finds Lower-Incomes Facing More Financial Stress

Lower-income Americans are starting to face nascent signs of financial turbulence now that government support programs tied to the coronavirus pandemic have wound down, but any problems are relatively

Rudy Giuliani Scheduled to Appear in Bankruptcy Court Today

Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani may soon find out how far chapter 11 bankruptcy can go in sheltering him from overwhelming legal bills, Bloomberg News reported. Giuliani is scheduled to make

UBS to Sell Credit Suisse Distressed Debt Assets Individually

UBS Group AG has moved away from Credit Suisse’s original plan to sell its $250 million distressed-debt business to a single bidder after it failed to attract enough interest, and is instead planning

Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, Moving to Avert Shutdown

The Senate yesterday passed a bill to avert a partial government shutdown as Congress raced one day before its spending deadline to send President Biden stopgap legislation to fund federal agencies