What Are the Types of MBA Student Loans? For your MBA degree, you can choose federal or private loans. Direct unsubsidized loans. These loans have annual and total borrowing limits. They offer certain benefits, such as loan forgiveness programs and income-driven repayment plans, that private lenders do not. However, income-driven repayment plan options are set…
June final CPI +2.8% vs +2.8% y/y prelim Prior +3.2% June final core CPI +2.4% vs +2.4% y/y prelim Prior +2.6% No change to the initial estimates as euro area inflation cools a little in June. The monthly estimate for headline inflation even records a negative reading (-0.1%), largely thanks to a drop in energy…
The Centre is considering bringing back the merchant discount rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for large merchants, according to an Economic Times report citing people familiar with the matter. As per the report, the proposal under discussion is to levy MDR on merchants with an annual turnover of around ₹1 crore to…
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has ignited a powerful supercycle in the memory semiconductor landscape. As large language models (LLMs) and generative AI systems scale to trillions of tokens, the bottleneck is shifting from raw compute to the speed and capacity of data movement. Nvidia (NVDA 1.97%) is a dominant force in this…
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. Stocks pulled back on Friday , capping off another volatile week. Weakness in the hyperscalers — Amazon , Alphabet , Meta Platforms , and Microsoft —…
Key Points Filings with Japanese regulators showed Berkshire raising its stakes in Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Marubeni during the second quarter. Berkshire’s five Japanese trading house positions cost $15.4 billion and were worth $35.4 billion at the end of 2025. The investments are funded with yen borrowings carrying an average interest cost of just 1.2%. 10…
With data centers growing at unprecedented levels, the question remains: How will they be powered to fit future needs? This year, global power demand for data centers is estimated to reach 132 gigawatts, and by 2030, it is predicted to climb to 290 gigawatts. Texas, in particular, is seeing rapid-fire growth in its data center…
U.S. Navy warships transit the Arabian Sea in close formation as CENTCOM forces continue to promote regional security and stability, June 30, 2026. Source: US Navy The U.S. military said early Saturday it ended a seventh straight night of strikes against Iran, as Kuwait and Bahrain reported attacks by Iranian projectiles and commercial shipping continued…
In June, Apple previewed its next major iOS update, iOS 27, which will become widely available for supported iPhones in September. As with all major iOS updates, installing the new operating system feels like getting an entirely new smartphone without having to buy one. With iOS 27, your existing iPhone will have more features, refinements,…
Tech is playing a bigger role in everyone’s lives, and the World Cup is no different. At the 2026 edition of the tournament — which concludes on Sunday with the final between Argentina and Spain — referees are wearing more equipment than ever before: A camera, a microphone, and two watches. All 1,248 players were…