Loans to students help but fall short: Fixing a popular U.S. program may mean students pay more

Article Abstract:

The US President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts urged the need to modernize the 39-year old federal student-loan programs. Bush and Republicans in the House of Representatives asked graduates to pay higher interest in order to generate more money for students to borrow.

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Public affairs, Colleges and universities, Administration of Education Programs, Student Loans & Scholarships, Student Loans & Grants, Political activity, Presidential candidates, Bush, George W., Student loans, Kerry, John F.

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Dollars twists and turns have effects on earnings

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The Federal Reserve of US revealed that currencies of US trading partners rose more than 7% against the dollar in the first quarter of 2004 but that gain narrowed around 4% for the April 2004. The higher interest rates and rebounding of U.S. economy have raised the U.S. corporate earnings.

Dollar (United States)

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Fewer apply for jobless benefits

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The number of people in the United States filing new applications for unemployment benefits has dropped in the month of March 2004. This indicates that the companies are feeling better about the country's economic recovery's durability and less inclined to lay off workers.

Unemployment Insurance, Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), United States economic conditions

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