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Student loan on the rise, varies by region -report

A study by The Institute for College Access and Success found that America's class of 2012 graduated with an average of USD29,400 in student loan debt. Student debt levels, however, varies according to state and geographical regions.


Pension Fund GPIF president predicts that Japan's inflation rate will fail

Government Pension Investment Fund president Takahiro Mitani's comments about Bank of Japan meeting its 2% infaltion goal was contradictory to the statements made by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointee and economist Takatoshi Ito.

College kid raises over USD20,000 via a Bitcoin sign on a televised game by ESPN

A video footage of a college game fan holding a sign that read "Hi Mom send Bitcoin" was caught by ESPN's College Gameday yesterday, with The Verge confirming on its article that the fan raised around USD22,000.

Industry executives, academics warn sequestration may undermine country's competitiveness- report

Industry executives and academics said mandatory budget cuts or sequestration have led to job losses and could eventually undermine the competitiveness of the US in the global economy, a Reuters report said.


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In a bid to ensure the user security of in its platform, popular Bitcoin trading exchange Mt Gox announced today that it is implementing a new one-time password card system.
According to a report on The New York Times' The Dealbook, some of the largest public pension funds in the US were following the footsteps of activist investors like Carl Icahn, William Ackman and Daniel Loeb.
A store manager of a Pizza Hut franchise in Indiana is mulling over a rehire offer from the worldwide pizza chain after he was fired for refusing to open the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day.
A report on the Financial Times recounted the similarities of the rise, and possible downfall of the popular Bitcoin to early virtual currency favorite e-gold.
An article on The Washington Post gave a list of seven apps that would reportedly help users get good deals and breeze through Black Friday shopping.
Irate shoppers say they will not be spending a dime on stores that will open early as early as 6 A.M. on Thanksgiving for Black Friday and threatening a boycott.
A new survey by Nielsen said 33% of active gamers intend to buy Sony's PlayStation 4, while 22% of those surveyed said that they will buy Microsoft's Xbox One. PS4 was released two weeks ago, while Xbox hit the stores last week.
A survey by the Consumer Electronics Association said only 31% of shoppers that were surveyed has plans to buy consumer-electronics products this coming Black Friday. CEA said technology gadgets are the second-most coveted items after clothing during the said shopping period.
The competition is growing in the world of virtual currencies as other rivals tout their advantages over the bitcoin, a report from The New Y0rk Times The Dealbook reveals.
The accessibility of purchasing and selling Bitcoins via ATMs were popular, that a Robocoin Bitcoin ATM stationed in Vancouver, Canada raked in over 1,500 transactions at more than CAD1 million in 29 days.