MADRID (Reuters) – Severe droughts and heatwaves in Spain could have a persisting impact on the domestic lenders’ solvency by slowing down the economy and leading to more loan losses, the Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Friday. Spain has logged its warmest January since records…

The decisions you face as you transition into and through retirement are more complex, with higher stakes, compared to the saving and investing decisions you’ve had to make for retirement throughout your working years. The trouble is, usually you won’t get any “do-overs” with many of your retirement decisions. If…

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The National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts (NCSLT) and loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) may have to pay $3 million in compensation to student loan borrowers whose requests for payment relief, including during the COVID-19 national emergency, went ignored, according to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  The student…

Small businesses are increasingly turning to credit cards as a key source of funding as they continue to grapple with still-high inflation and rising borrowing costs.  New findings published by Bank of America show that small businesses are reacting to inflationary pressures within the economy by relying more on credit…

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An emergency fund should be a priority for Americans to be prepared for unforeseen and urgent expenses. Experts recommend you should have several months of living expenses saved that can be used for emergency situations. “We recommend having three to six months’ worth of expenses saved in an emergency savings…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market check: Stocks are trending lower Friday, a day after the S & P 500 and Nasdaq closed at a new…

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting, multiple attendees told CNBC.”Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” said one CEO who was in the room, according to a person who heard the executive speaking. The CEO…

A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected a proposed liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ company Free Speech Systems, the parent company of Infowars, saying that a denial of the bankruptcy plan was, in his opinion, in the best interest of the creditors. But the judge approved a separate liquidation of Jones’ personal assets. Judge Chris Lopez…