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BOISE, Idaho - Student loan borrowers take note: a pause on federal student-loan payments is set to end in February. The moratorium on payments has been in place since March 2020 due to the pandemic, but it will be lifted on January 31. Andrew Pentis, a senior writer and certified student loan counselor with the group Student Loan Hero, said the average student loan payment for Idaho borrowers is $274 a month, which can be quite a weight on the typical family budget. ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Supply chain delays have some holiday shoppers stressed that gifts won't be on store shelves on this "Black Friday," or won't arrive in time, but for members of the "Buy Nothing Project," that kind of stress is a thing of the past. Liesl Clark, co-founder of the Project, said the rules are simple: no buying, selling, trading, bartering or dumping of things someone wants to get rid of. "You can offer up, with an image and a little description, anything that you're getting rid of that you'd like to give away," Clark explain...

BOSTON -- This holiday season, consumer advocates are urging Commonwealth residents to consider giving gifts that don't require purchasing anything. Or, if you have to purchase something, shop for refurbished items. Janet Domenitz, executive director of the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG), said while Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on electronics and other items may look appealing, there are great deals on refurbished items year-round. ...

A late drop robbed the Standard & Poor's 500 of another record high on Wall Street Monday and left major indexes mostly lower after being up for much of the day.

The negotiations will come amid record backlogs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that are contributing to supply shortages and higher prices.