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06.05.2025 | Trump administration to garnish wages of 5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers this summer | The Trump administration is set to garnish the wages of the 5.3 million federal student loan borrowers in default in just a few months.
Meanwhile, it began this week alerting around 195,000 defaulted borrowers that their federal benefits wi... |
05.05.2025 | Trump administration restarts student loan collections for millions in default after years-long pause | The U.S. Department of Education will resume collecting on defaulted student loans on Monday.
More than 5 million borrowers are currently in default, and that total could swell to roughly 10 million borrowers within a few months, according ... |
23.02.2022 | Viaplay becomes exclusive home of new DreamWorks Animation TV series in seven countries | Viaplay becomes exclusive home of new DreamWorks Animation TV series in seven countries
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Viaplay to show new DreamWorks Animation series based on hit franchises such as “Madagascar”, “The Crood... |
18.01.2022 | CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer Subscription Product Launches Today | ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the launch of the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer subscription product. The exclusive investor-focused product will equip members w... |
31.08.2021 | With national eviction protection gone, applying for rental assistance is key. Here’s what you need to know | Millions of struggling renters are no longer protected from eviction.
Advocates say it’s more important than ever that they apply for rental assistance. |
09.08.2021 | The eviction ban and student loan pause were extended: Here’s when pandemic assistance programs expire | Are your housing costs increasing this year? CNBC Make It would like to talk to you. Email senior money reporter Alicia Adamczyk if you would like to tell your story.
After almost a year and a half of unprecedented federal financial aid in ... |
26.07.2021 | Gen X workers may be facing the biggest unemployment crisis, study finds | Did you buy a new house over the past year? CNBC Make It wants to hear from you. Email money reporter Alicia Adamczyk at alicia.adamczyk@nbcuni.com with your story.
Gen X workers aged 45 and older may be bearing the brunt of a global unempl... |
09.06.2021 | UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE SPECIAL EXTENDED PREVIEW OF 'JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION' | |
02.06.2021 | Here’s how expats living in the U.S. rate work-life balance, cost of living and overall happiness | Over the years, the U.S. has slowly slid in the rankings as a top place for expats to live and work abroad. In 2021, it came in the bottom half as No. 34 out of 59 countries, according to the latest Expat Insider survey of more than 12,000 ... |
18.03.2021 | NBCUniversal and NFL Reach 11-year Extension & Expansion for Sunday Night Football, Primetime TV’s #1 Show | NEW YORK & STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 18, 2021--
NBCUniversal and the NFL announced today an 11-year extension and expansion for NBC Sports to continue as the home of Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 show f... |
30.12.2014 | Top 10 Domains Hit By Google Piracy Takedowns 2014 | As 2014 draws to a close it is notable that despite dozens of sites being blocked around Europe and millions of infringement notices going out to US-based Internet users, piracy appears to be just as prolific as it ever was.
There appears t... |
16.12.2014 | Pay TV Disruption Doesn’t End With Unbundling | Albert Lai Contributor
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14.08.2012 | NBC blew an Olympic opportunity to grow its Internet audience | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
I get it. The Olympics are incredibly expensive t... |
27.05.2012 | NBC to stream every event from 2012 London Olympics | NBC broadcasting record amount of coverage; broadcasts will also be available in 3D
The 2012 London Olympics starts on July 27, exactly two months from today. NBC is supplying the coverage for the summer games for the seventh consecutive ti... |
26.04.2012 | Worldwide consortium of companies highlights the benefits of Intellectual Property | Brussels, 26 April 2012: Ideas Matter, a newly-formed group of enterprises, SMEs and trade associations, dedicated to demonstrating the benefits of intellectual property (IP) for our work and daily lives, launches today, on World IP day. In... |
04.06.2010 | Not A DONE Deal: NBC Agrees To Sell Women.com, Backs Away, Gets Sued | DONE! Ventures, a Manhattan Beach, California-based Internet marketing and publishing firm, is slapping NBC Universal with a lawsuit after a domain name sales deal went awry.
DONE! CEO Ben Padnos claims NBC Universal accepted an offer to se... |
19.03.2010 | Dr. Michael Roizen adds iVillage Health to media outlet roster | Now, Roizen and other Cleveland Clinic professionals will contribute content to iVillage Health, according to WebNewser. iVillage, the online community for women owned by NBC Universal Inc., launched its women’s health site Thursday. It aim... |
07.12.2009 | What exactly does Comcast already own? Here’s a list | reader comments 62 with 44 posters participating
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Everybody is arguing, pontificating, and prognosticating about the impact of Comcast's joint venture with General Electric ... |
03.12.2009 | Done Deal: Comcast Takes Over NBC Universal | Comcast and General Electric announced early this morning that they agreed to form a joint venture that will be 51 percent owned by Comcast and 49 percent by GE. The joint venture, which will consist of the NBC Universal businesses and Comc... |
07.09.2009 | Very Superstitious - 36 million Brits believe in the �special powers� of household artefacts and good luck charms | 7th September 2009: New research revealed today shows that three quarters of Brits believe certain household artefacts have brought them comfort and good luck! 20% of those questioned even go as far as to admit they believe artefacts in the... |
28.07.2009 | BookFresh raises $500K more to help you schedule everything online | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
BookFresh, a startup that helps a wide range of s... |
28.07.2009 | BookFresh raises $500K more to help you schedule everything online | BookFresh, a startup that helps a wide range of service providers (everyone from doctors to handymen) with the tools to schedule their appointments online, has raised $500,000 in new funding from well-known angel investor Ron Conway and oth... |
06.10.2008 | KidsCo Welcomes Leading Brand 'The Wiggles' | Family-Friendly Channel to Broadcast 'The Wiggles' across Asia Pacific/Sub-Saharan Africa Feed
London – 6th October 2008 - KidsCo, the joint venture channel owned by leading media companies NBC Universal, Cookie Jar Group and Corus Entertai... |
19.08.2008 | HourTown raises $1M for small business scheduling | A new startup called HourTown is entering the crowded market for scheduling websites, and it just raised $1 million to improve its product and promotion.
We’ve been a bit skeptical about whether companies can get much traction in this area,... |
14.08.2008 | Scifi.co.uk announces the launch of MMOGs from Bigpoint | London, 14th August, 2008: scifi.co.uk, the official website of the SCI FI channel in the UK, today announces the launch of two interactive online games in partnership with Bigpoint, the leading producer of browser-based MMOGs.
The games - ... |
29.04.2008 | Cox Enterprises buys ad network builder Adify for $300M | updated after reaching CEO Russ Fradin and Cox Chief Financial Officer John Dyer
Adify, whose software helps companies build their own advertising networks, has been acquired by media company Cox Enterprises for $300 million, according to v... |
30.10.2007 | NBC Universal Hires SinglePoint | NBC Universal has hired SinglePoint, a wireless messaging service, to launch one of the biggest mobile marketing initiative ever conducted by a media company. SinglePoint will manage and execute multiple participation media campaigns such a... |
28.10.2007 | Hulu, the anti-YouTube, launches | Hulu, the NBC Universal-News Corp. joint venture designed to compete with video site YouTube, has launched a testing version of its site. But it is more of an anti-YouTube than a competitor, because it focuses less on user-generated content... |
03.10.2007 | NBC deal may have greater iTunes ramifications than anticipated | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Thanks to many of you, we have been alerted that the award-winning House M.D. that airs on Fox on Tuesday nights is no longer a... |
- | Here’s how to buy renewable energy from your electric utility | Many renters and homeowners can opt to get their electricity from renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind.
Such customers can choose a green energy program offered through their electric utility.
Consumers should select a green pow... |
- | Free with Covid vaccine: Krispy Kreme, marijuana, beer and more | Businesses are offering more incentives to encourage people to get their Covid vaccine.
Here’s a running list of the freebies available now. |
- | Workers could get 12 weeks of paid leave under Biden’s plan. Here are the details | President Joe Biden wants to guarantee workers 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave.
They could get up to $4,000 a month while they’re off, with at least two-thirds of their average weekly wages replaced. |
- | Planning to quit your job? Do these 5 things first | This is an excerpt from CNBC Make It’s weekly newsletter. Subscribe here.
Before we jump into this week’s topic: I’m looking to interview a few people who have made career changes. If that’s you and you’d like to chat about how you did it, ... |
- | What’s behind dogecoin’s price surge—and why seemingly unrelated brands are capitalizing on its popularity | This is an excerpt from CNBC Make It’s weekly newsletter. Subscribe here.
If you’ve seen a popular tweet about dogecoin, the volatile digital currency based on a meme about a shiba inu, recently, there’s a decent chance that the official Sl... |
- | Fed up with the rise in thefts and shoplifting, small-biz owners across U.S. are taking action | Shoplifting and theft continue to hurt big retailers and chain stores, but it’s even harder for small businesses still trying to recover from the pandemic.
A spokesperson for the National Retail Federation said if someone comes into a store... |
- | IRS sends third child tax credit payments, around $15 billion, to 35 million families | Are you having issues with your September child tax credit payment? Email money reporter alicia.adamczyk@nbcuni.com.
The third advance child tax credit, or CTC, started hitting bank accounts Wednesday, but some recipients are reporting issu... |
- | Biden administration expected to extend payment pause for student loan borrowers through August | This would be the sixth extension of the pandemic-era relief policy staying loan payments for the tens of millions of Americans with student debt.
The Biden administration has expressed reluctance to resume the payments before it has come t... |
- | How to make your home hurricane resistant, as scientists predict an ‘extremely active’ storm season | Upgrades could help consumers protect their home, typically one of their most valuable assets, from windstorms and other natural disasters.
But such upgrades can cost thousands of dollars.
The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be extreme... |
- | Investing in Space special report: Starship succeeds, in spite of failure | CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports and curates the latest news, investor updates and exclusive intervi... |
- | Delayed statements, incorrect bills: What student loan borrowers need to know about servicing problems | The U.S. Department of Education said student loan servicer Mohela, or the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, failed to send timely billing statements to 2.5 million borrowers.
Here’s what to know about the issues borrowers are facin... |
- | It feels like everyone is burned out, and mindfulness isn’t enough to help | This is an excerpt from CNBC Make It’s weekly newsletter, written by money reporter Alicia Adamczyk. Subscribe here.
Everyone I know is burned out.
Burned out from the lack of separation between work and home life, or because they have to g... |
- | Here are the federal student loan changes you should know in 2022 | This is an excerpt from the CNBC Make It newsletter. Subscribe here.
Welcome back, readers!
It’s 2022, and those with federal student loans can start the new year with a sigh of relief: The U.S. Department of Education instituted a few chan... |
- | Miami is ‘ground zero’ for climate risk. People are moving to the area and building there anyway | Miami is undergoing a population and development boom.
Meanwhile, city officials, scientists and other experts say it’s among the most vulnerable cities worldwide to the impacts of climate change.
That oversized climate risk carries financi... |
- | A $15 minimum wage would benefit 32 million workers, including many in essential and front-line positions | Are you a worker who would benefit from a $15 minimum wage, or a business owner with an opinion on how a wage increase would affect your company? CNBC Make It would like to talk to you. Email money reporter Alicia Adamczyk at alicia.adamczy... |
- | I started working at Zoom remotely almost two years ago—here's how my first day at the office went | This is part of CNBC Make It's My First Day Back series, where people share their stories of what it's like to return to the office after working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Are you planning to return to the office soon? Share y... |
- | The top 10 countries where expats are happiest with work, life and cost of living | The coronavirus pandemic impacted lives around the world, but depending on where you reside and the local response to prevention efforts, your experience may have varied greatly.
Those experiences are among the data collected by Internation... |
- | On a budget? You can still eat well—here are 4 tips to reduce your food costs | This is an excerpt from CNBC Make It’s weekly newsletter. Subscribe here.
Currently, there are a few pounds of fresh produce, including potatoes, clementines, scallions, an eggplant and a bag full of ginger, and a baker’s dozen bagels sitti... |
- | National eviction ban has been struck down. What renters need to know | The Supreme Court rejected the CDC’s latest eviction ban, leaving the more than 11 million Americans who remain behind on their rent at risk.
Yet certain protections still remain, as well as tens of billions of dollars in federal aid. |
- | The life-altering cost of long Covid: ‘It’s a full-time job to get better’ | What has long Covid cost you? Email senior money reporter Alicia Adamczyk to share your story.
After contracting Covid-19 in December 2020, Anne, a 61-year-old nurse in Boston, still doesn’t feel like her old self. She tires easily and has ... |
- | ‘I’m putting my entire life on hold’: How workers are grappling with Covid burnout | Megan Watkins hasn’t been to the doctor in over a year. Every time she’s tried to schedule vacation time, something comes up at work, and back to the store she goes.
Watkins, 36, is a retail food service manager in Redmond, Oregon, and she’... |
- | People are moving out of cities with poor air quality — but many end up facing other climate risks | About 1.2 million more homeowners and renters moved out of than moved into U.S. cities with high risk of poor air quality between 2021 and 2022, according to a new analysis by Redfin.
While residents are moving to areas that are affordable ... |
- | What you need to know about the third round of stimulus payments | Does your family qualify for a stimulus payment? We’d like to hear how you will spend it. Email money reporter Alicia Adamczyk at alicia.adamczyk@nbcuni.com.
House Democrats signed off on the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act Wednesday... |
- | The $1.9 trillion stimulus bill is headed to Biden’s desk—here’s what it includes for unemployment | The latest version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan provides a $300 weekly boost, extends pandemic aid until Sept. 6 and offers a new tax waiver on the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits for many Americans. The stimulus bill pa... |
- | Dr. Michael Roizen adds iVillage Health to media outlet roster | You can add newly launched iVillage Health to the roster of media outlets for the Cleveland Clinic‘s chief wellness officer, Dr. Michael Roizen.
Roizen is a New York Times best-selling co-author of several “YOU” books, television talk show ... |
- | Meet the middle-aged millennial: Homeowner, debt-burdened and turning 40 | As millennials begin to turn 40 in 2021, CNBC Make It is launching Middle-Aged Millennials, a series exploring how the oldest members of this generation have grown into adulthood amidst the backdrop of the Great Recession and the Covid-19 p... |
- | Many older millennials are burdened by housing costs, and it could keep them from reaching other financial goals | As millennials begin to turn 40 in 2021, CNBC Make It is launching Middle-Aged Millennials, a series exploring how the oldest members of this generation have grown into adulthood amid the backdrop of the Great Recession and the Covid-19 pan... |
- | As November child tax credits are delivered, parents have one last chance to sign up for advance payment | How has your family spent or saved the advance child tax credits? Email senior money reporter Alicia Adamczyk for a chance to be featured in an upcoming article.
The fifth advance child tax credit (CTC) payment is being disbursed by the IRS... |
- | What it’s like returning to the office as a person with a disability: ‘My biggest fear was physical survival’ | This is part of CNBC Make It's My First Day Back series, where people share their stories of what it's like to return to the office after working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Are you planning to return to the office soon? Share y... |
- | ‘The more transparency, the better’: How NYC job seekers say visible pay ranges will help them | CNBC Make It wants to hear from workers in New York City who will be impacted by the city’s new salary transparency law. Do you plan to use newly available salary data to discuss your own pay? Contact work reporter Jennifer Liu at jennifer.... |
- | There’s still no paid leave for US workers—but advocates aren’t giving up | This is an excerpt from CNBC Make It’s weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. What would paid leave mean for you and your family? Email me at alicia.adamczyk@nbcuni.com.
Despite being a cornerstone of the pitch for President Joe Biden’s America... |
- | Billions in aid still available to struggling renters | More than $30 billion in rental assistance still hasn’t been spent.
What renters need to know about navigating the at-times convoluted and difficult application process. |
- | The $7.25 minimum wage can’t pay all the bills in any state | It appears Democrats won’t add a $15 federal minimum wage to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, after legislative setbacks.
The current federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, isn’t enough for full-time workers to pay bills in any state, acc... |
- | I returned to the office for the first time since the pandemic began—after having a baby. Here’s how it went | This is part of CNBC Make It’s My First Day Back series, where people share their stories of what it’s like to return to the office after working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Are you planning to return to the office soon? Share y... |
- | Those $1,400 stimulus checks are still arriving by mail. Here’s how to spot them | If you’re still waiting on your $1,400 Covid stimulus check, it could be in the mail.
The government announced last week it had sent a sixth batch of stimulus checks. This time, that included more paper checks than direct deposits.
Of the 2... |
- | I returned to the office for the first time since the pandemic started—with my new dog. Here’s how it went | This is part of CNBC Make It’s My First Day Back series, where people share their stories of what it’s like to return to the office after working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Are you planning to return to the office soon? Share y... |
- | Free Krispy Kreme doughnuts, cash and even marijuana — businesses pile on the perks for getting vaccinated | Businesses have begun offering incentives to encourage more people to get their Covid vaccine.
From Krispy Kreme doughnuts to cash and gift cards, here are a few of the freebies available now. |
- | Climate change could cost Americans born in 2024 nearly $500,000 in their lifetime | The warming planet is proving costly for many Americans.
U.S. weather and climate disasters cost more than $600 billion between 2018 and 2022 — a record figure, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury.
In a new series, CNBC will examin... |
- | Education Department will cancel student debt for 115,000 borrowers | The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that it will forgive $1.1 billion in student debt for 115,000 borrowers.
The debt forgiveness will go to those who attended ITT Technical Institute, a for-profit school that is now defunct... |
- | $1,400 stimulus checks can be garnished for unpaid debts. Some states are working to prevent that | If you have unpaid private debts that are subject to a court order, your $1,400 stimulus check could be garnished.
The American Rescue Plan Act did not protect the one-time direct payments for people in those circumstances.
Some states have... |
- | TurboTax says IRS has correct bank account info for stimulus checks; doesn’t expect another issue | As the Internal Revenue Service begins to disburse the third economic impact payments, the agency says it has fixed an account mishap that delayed the second stimulus deposits for millions of households.
Stimulus checks for millions of cust... |
- | ‘The long nightmare was over’: This 36-year-old just had $167,000 in student loan debt forgiven | Did you qualify for loan forgiveness under the Department of Education’s temporary waiver? Email senior money reporter Alicia Adamczyk for a chance to be featured in an upcoming story.
Most mornings, Christopher Handley diligently logged in... |
- | Biden administration announces the biggest increase to food stamps ever | Starting in October, food assistance benefits will increase by an average of 25% above pre-pandemic levels.
The average benefit, which was $121 before Covid, will increase by $36 a month under the new policy, according to the USDA. |
- | The national eviction ban is over. But renters still can’t be forced out in these states | The national eviction ban is no longer in effect after the Supreme Court struck it down last week.
Yet in a number of states, renters are still entitled to protections. |
- | Use this checklist to get your finances in order before 2022 | This is an excerpt from the CNBC Make It newsletter. Subscribe here.
Hard as it may be to believe, we have just six weeks left in 2021. And, as always, when we reach this time of year, I’m reflecting on what I’ve accomplished since January ... |