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: Changes are coming to college financial aid. Here are 8 things to know if you’re applying this year.

The government is overhauling the financial-aid process, a move that will impact how much students pay for college.

Earnings Results: Kroger offers cautious guidance amid food-at-home disinflation

The consumer is still feeling the pinch of inflation even as it has started to slow.

: New York City wants its residents to live longer and healthier. Here’s how they’ll do it.

The city aims to tackle the biggest causes of premature death such as chronic disease, suicide and violence.

: U.S. regulators levy largest ever fine against Chinese auditors for falsifying financial reports

U.S. securities regulators levied fines totaling more than $7 million against three China-based auditors for a variety of offenses including issuing a false audit report.

Front Office Sports: Sports apparel retailers hope holidays will improve a post-pandemic slump

The holiday shopping season is now in full flight, but for sports apparel retailers and manufacturers, the mood is anything but festive.

Economic Report: Chicago business activity index moves into expansion territory for first time in more than a year

The Chicago Business Barometer, also known as the Chicago PMI, jumped to 55.8 in November from 44 in the prior month. This is the first reading above the 50 threshold for growth since August 2022.

: Package theft: How to get a refund if your delivery from Amazon, Walmart or other sellers gets stolen

For peak holiday shipping season, MarketWatch got advice from retailers on how to recover from package theft.

The Fed: Fed’s Williams says interest rates are ‘at, or near’ peak

The Federal Reserve's benchmark interest rate may have already hit its peak level, as it is now putting more downward pressure on the economy than anytime in the last 25 years, New York Fed President John Williams on Thursday.

The Ratings Game: Snap’s stock is having its best month in three years, and Jefferies sees more upside

Snap's direct-response improvement should drive momentum, analyst says in upgrade.

The Ratings Game: Snowflake boosts outlook for first time in a year — and it could be conservative

Consumption-oriented software businesses have experienced a tough recent stretch, but Snowflake is winning cheers Thursday for showing signs of improvement.

Economic Report: Jobless claims tick higher in latest week, reaching highest level in 2 years

Initial jobless claims rose 7,000 to 218,000 in the week ended Nov. 25, the Labor Department said Thursday.  The number of people already collecting jobless benefits in the week ended Nov. 18 rose by 86,000 to 1.927 million. That's the highest level since November 2021.

: BP takes full control of solar subsidiary Lightsource in deal worth $254 million

The FTSE-100 oil giant first purchased a 43% stake in Lightsource in 2017
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