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A Toll Brothers construction site in California. Toll Brothers is one of several companies that have consistently bought back their own stock. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg© 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP July set a record for companies buying back their own shares. They did it to the tune of $166 billion. Are the companies whose stocks you own buying back their own shares? It’s worth checking. Buybacks aren’t a magic panacea for raising shareholder value, but they often help. When there are fewer shares outstanding, each share is (mathematically, assuming other things stay equal) worth more. In May, I wrote about…

The Trump administration is moving to “prevent benefits” for some student loan borrowers under the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, according to an announcement on Monday.The U.S. Department of Education said it issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on its regulations to halt loan forgiveness under PSLF for employees “of organizations that are undermining national security and American values through illegal means.”PSLF, which President George W. Bush signed into law in 2007, allows many not-for-profit and government employees to have their federal student loans canceled after 10 years of payments.More from Personal Finance:Trump floats tariff ‘rebate’ for consumersStudent loan…

As Americans live longer and worry about outlasting their money in retirement, a growing number are counting on one strategy for their future financial security: working longer.Roughly 70% of U.S. workers who haven’t retired yet have considered pushing back their retirement date, according to a recent survey from F&G, an insurance company. Nearly half of the 2,000 adults surveyed said they’re afraid they won’t have enough money to retire.Some people have gone beyond considering the strategy. “Two in 10 workers adjusted their target retirement age in 2024,” according to a recent report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, “with most…

Martin Barraud | OJO Images | Getty ImagesThe so-called “great resignation” has become the “great stay.” But experts say workers aren’t just staying — they’re “job hugging.”Job hugging is the act of holding onto a job “for dear life,” consultants at Korn Ferry, an organizational consulting firm, wrote this week.Such clinging is a stark contrast from the historic rate of job hopping that workers exhibited in 2021 and 2022, but makes sense given current labor market trends.”There is this stagnation in the labor market, where the hires, quits and layoff rates are low,” said Laura Ullrich, the director of economic…

LONDON: Arsenal’s quest for Premier League glory got off to a winning start as Riccardo Calafiori’s goal beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, while world champions Chelsea were lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace. After finishing second for the past three seasons, the pressure is on Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to deliver the club’s first league title since 2003/04. The Gunners were far from impressive at Old Trafford but earned a huge three points thanks to a glaring error from United’s stand-in goalkeeper Altay Bayindir. The Turkish international flapped at Declan Rice’s corner on 13 minutes,…

Alexander Zverev of Germany plays a backhand return against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz during their Cincinnati Open semi-final at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.—AFP CINCINNATI: World number one Jannik Sinner and hot rival Carlos Alcaraz will face off in a major final for the fourth time this season after both booked straight-set wins into the title match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Saturday. Defending champion Sinner ruthlessly subdued 136th-ranked qualifier Terence Atmane 7-6(7/4), 6-2 while Spanish second seed Alcaraz defeated an ailing Alexander Zverev, who was suffering badly from the 32 Celsius heat and humidity, by 6-4, 6-3. Alcaraz and…

CHENGDU: China swept two gold medals in breaking on Sunday while Zhang Hao and Zhu Siyi added two more when they reigned supreme in the roller sports event on the final day of The World Games as the hosts topped both the gold and overall medal tables for the first time. China has achieved its best-ever performance at the global showpiece, China’s delegation officials announced on Sunday. China’s 321 athletes competed in 152 events across 28 sports, capturing 36 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze medals. The tally marks the country’s best record since it began participating in The World…

A Toll Brothers construction site in California. Toll Brothers is one of several companies that have consistently bought back their own stock. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg© 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP July set a record for companies buying back their own shares. They did it to the tune of $166 billion. Are the companies whose stocks you own buying back their own shares? It’s worth checking. Buybacks aren’t a magic panacea for raising shareholder value, but they often help. When there are fewer shares outstanding, each share is (mathematically, assuming other things stay equal) worth more. In May, I wrote about…

With more families concerned about how they will afford college, some schools are offering an unbeatable deal.While the total cost of college is nearing or crossing the $100,000 threshold at several institutions across the country, according to data provided by The Princeton Review, tuition is completely free for all students at handful of other colleges and universities in the U.S.Although paying this tab is easy, getting in may not be. Each of these schools has high academic standards, experts say — and in return for a degree at no cost, the commitment they require, even after graduation, is steep.More from Personal Finance:These college majors have…

Pakistan left out Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20 squad named on Sunday for the Asia Cup and a warm-up tri-series beginning this month against Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Azam and Rizwan have been star performers in the shortest format in the past, but have not played since December, which head coach Mike Hesson put down to other players performing well while addressing a press conference. “We know what a fine player Babar (Azam) is,” said Hesson. “Babar has been asked to improve in certain…