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RICH ON PAPER: Daravy Khiev, left, and Jason Breck work in their home in Fishers, Ind. The couple reached the $1 million mark in net worth nine years ago.  AP PHOTO/DARRON CUMMINGS

Being a millionaire ain’t what it used to be

Financial Services 08/15/2025

As a child, Heidi Barley watched her family pay for groceries with food stamps. As a college student, she dropped out because she couldn’t...

World Bank sharply downgrades global economic growth forecast to 2.3%

Economic Activity 06/10/2025

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump's trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World...

World economy’s biggest threat: trade tensions

Commentary 11/08/2019

At last month’s meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, I repeatedly heard the same dismal view: The global economy is in...

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A DEMONSTRATION SIGN is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in June 2023 before a divided high court stuck down the Biden administration's $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan. Rhode Island has the 16th-highest student loan debt burden in the nation, according to WalletHub. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARIAM ZUNHAIB

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