The government offers $130 billion to college students. Why aren’t more applying for it? – The Washington Post

(Patrick Semansky/AP) The federal government provides more than $150 billion in grants, loans and work-study funding for college students, yet the number of high school students filing out financial aid applications to access that money is waning. A trove of data released this week by the Department of Education shows fewer high school seniors are turning in the Free…

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Why Clinton or Trump Could Face a Stock Market Nightmare | The Fiscal Times

Something incredible is underway: Long-term interest rates are collapsing in a big way. German 10-year yields moved into negative territory this week for the first time ever. U.S. 10-year yields have dropped back to 2012 lows. According to Fitch, the volume of global government bonds trading with negative yield has crossed the $10 trillion mark…

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