I have nearly $600,000 in student debt after getting four college degrees. Can I still buy a home?

The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the process mortgage lenders use to underwrite home loans for people with student debt.

Stress-eating through Election Day? Grab freebies from McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Krispy Kreme

Election Day comfort food discounts abound as American anxiety peaks over the 2020 vote

Nearly 15 million Americans lost employer-based health insurance. Here’s how to get health coverage again

‘No matter what the Court does, people who sign up for insurance now will get insurance and likely will keep it for a while,’ said Stan Dorn, a health policy expert at Families USA.

‘Diverse perspectives lead to better decision making’: Ariel Investments’ John Rogers Jr. pushes corporate boards to have their own ‘Jackie Robinson moment’

Black households are almost twice as likely not to have any stock-market investments, one recent study shows.

‘We’ve been living in a state of confusion’: In Wisconsin, a battleground state, coronavirus cases surge ahead of presidential election

‘If you are afraid of getting sick from COVID-19, you are a Democrat. But if you are afraid of a lockdown that will ruin your business, well, then you are a Republican’

Homeowners in Republican areas are more likely to be underwater on their mortgage

The average home price in areas represented in Congress by Democrats is nearly double the price of homes in Republican parts of the country, a new study finds.

Trump and Biden voters tell MarketWatch the money worries behind their choice for president

‘One day I was working and the next day I found out I could never work again.’

‘Au revoir, bon courage!’ Parisians begin Lockdown 2.0 with somber resignation

‘Renewed debate around secularism and separatism’ stirred up this fall, have added to social tensions, and coincided with multiple violent attacks.’

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Historian who has accurately called every election since 1984 says Biden will beat Trump in 2020 race

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