Medical school is expensive—way more expensive than most people realize. Tuition has climbed way faster than average earnings, leaving students with huge loans before they even start practicing. Policies keep changing, but they don’t always make things easier. Some new rules might help short-term, b
China’s top tax and finance bodies pushed banks to use blockchain and privacy‑focused computing on Monday, aiming to make the “bank‑tax interaction” smoother and give small businesses more loan options. The State Administration of Taxation and the National Financial Regulatory Administration issued
The Lorain Port and Finance Authority is promoting a new financing plan that lets property owners in the county pay for energy‑saving improvements. The program, called PACE, is open to developers, business owners, nonprofits and local governments who want to update or add new heating, cooling, roofi
A New Jersey cloud firm, CoreWeave, has pulled in $8. 5 billion from a coalition of banks and investors to expand its data‑center reach. The money is backed by the company’s own GPUs and a contract with Meta that guarantees usage of those chips. The deal is the biggest ever of its kind, using a comb
The city of Rome is moving forward with a big plan to give the Stadio Flaminio a new look. The club’s boss, Claudio Lotito, has talked about the project publicly, but he did not give a clear answer on how the money will be raised. A report says that Lazio has a concrete strategy to gather €480 milli
A casino operator in Australia has reached an agreement to restructure its debt with a major financial group. The deal is expected to replace the company’s current borrowing and give it extra cash to support a turnaround strategy. The agreement is still in draft form, so it does not guarantee a f
AMC Entertainment, the world’s biggest movie theater chain, has begun a new private debt sale. A wholly‑owned unit called Muvico is offering $1. 73 billion in first‑lien notes that mature in 2031. These notes will be backed by AMC and its subsidiaries, which also back a new $750 million loan that th
Whole business securitizations (WBS) are a big deal in the restaurant industry. They help businesses get loans by bundling together their future earnings. But these loans come with a deadline, called an anticipated repayment date (ARD). This is when the business must pay back the loan, usually by ge
Sberbank is pushing forward with a plan to give loans backed by crypto and to work closely with the central bank on new rules that will make it smoother for borrowers. The bank tried out this idea back in January, giving its first bitcoin‑backed loan to IntelionData, calling it a pilot that could
When money is tight, who gets left behind? This question is especially important when it comes to home care. Many older adults need help at home, but getting that help can be expensive and hard to find. This problem gets worse when the economy is struggling, and governments have less money to spend.
