Amazon’s Bid For TikTok: What Investors Need To Know

Investing

Amazon (AMZN) unexpectedly threw its hat into the ring today to acquire popular video-sharing app TikTok. Unlike other major tech stocks that wobbled on Wednesday ahead of Trump’s tariff announcement, Amazon’s stock closed the day…

Tony’s Chocolonely bars recalled for possibly containing ‘small stones’

Markets

A chocolate manufacturer has issued a voluntary recall of certain chocolate bars sold in the U.S. and Canada, because they could contain “small stones.” Tony’s Chocolonely Inc., based in Amsterdam, Netherlands and has offices in places like New York City, announced the recall on Monday, saying the chocolate bars in…

Calculating Student Loan Weighted Average Interest Rates

Mortgage

Key takeaways Student loan consolidation rolls multiple loans into a single loan with one interest rate and monthly payment. The interest rate on a new Direct Consolidated Loan is the weighted average of all the consolidated loans. Loan consolidation may not get you a lower rate, though other actions may.…

Student Loan Options For Part-Time Students

Mortgage

Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Key takeaways A part-time student is generally anyone who enrolls in half of the full-time course load, though definitions may vary.  Part-time students can apply for a few types of federal student loans: direct subsidized, direct unsubsidized and direct plus loans. Private lenders also offer loans for…

Tesla shares surge on report Musk could exit DOGE

Markets

Tesla’s shares spiked on an unconfirmed report that the electric vehicle maker’s CEO, Elon Musk, may exit the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Politico, citing unnamed sources, reported Wednesday that President Donald Trump let his Cabinet and inner circle know that Musk’s departure from DOGE was coming soon, with the…