What happens next in France after another PM is ousted?

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the media after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters France was thrown into further political chaos this…

Read More

Student loan payments on pause? What to know

Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images There’s been a sharp uptick in the number of student loan borrowers hitting the pause button on their monthly bills. The U.S. Department of Education offers two primary ways to postpone your payments — deferments and forbearances. Between those statuses, more than a quarter of the country’s over 40…

Read More

Job report will get more accurate: Lutnick

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicted that the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ new jobs report Friday would be more accurate because President Donald Trump fired former Commissioner Erika McEntarfer last month. Lutnick made that prediction less than an hour before BLS said job growth stalled out in August. “I think they’ll get better,” Lutnick told CNBC’s…

Read More