#9 budgeting tips for university students

Admin5 years ago016 mins

“#9 budgeting tips for university students” University is often the first time many students have to start thinking about how to balance their various expenses—books, groceries, even going out. And sometimes trouble crops up when your financial skills are still playing catch-up with your new-found freedom. When there isn’t much stopping you from a midnight…

#S&P Global to buy data provider IHS Market for billion

#S&P Global to buy data provider IHS Market for $44 billion

Admin6 years ago04 mins

“#S&P Global to buy data provider IHS Market for $44 billion” S&P Global has agreed to buy rival financial data provider IHS Markit for $44 billion in the largest merger deal of the year, the companies announced Monday. The massive all-stock tie-up will create a powerful player in the competitive financial information market by uniting…

#As NY politicians eye new taxes on the rich, high earners eye the exits

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“#As NY politicians eye new taxes on the rich, high earners eye the exits” With Gov. Cuomo now threatening to go for “soak the rich” tax rates if he doesn’t get a federal bailout as ginormous as he wants, it’s well worth remembering just how much New York already depends on these citizens — who…

#Solving NYC’s dire economic crisis demands far better leadership

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“#Solving NYC’s dire economic crisis demands far better leadership” With the COVID-19 crisis entering its ninth month, the city’s economy and municipal finances face an existential threat, and Gotham’s need for real leadership grows ever more dire. As The New York Times reported last week, the city is now grappling with “a bigger challenge in…

#New York’s election of Sen. Jim Buckley was key in America’s Reagan-era rebirth

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“#New York’s election of Sen. Jim Buckley was key in America’s Reagan-era rebirth” Fifty years ago, the nation’s political atmosphere was as charged as it is today. Protests turned to violence. Financially insecure working-class folks felt threatened by racial riots and rising crime. A controversial “law and order” president, Richard Nixon, appealed to the “Silent…

#The MTA is bleeding out — saving it should be all local

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“#The MTA is bleeding out — saving it should be all local” To return post-COVID to life as it once knew it, New York City will need its subways and buses. Yet state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli now warns of a possible collapse of MTA finances that could “mark the end of regional public transit as…