A discharge in bankruptcy legally eliminates the debtor’s obligation to pay specific debts, providing financial relief and stopping collection efforts from creditors. While bankruptcy discharge can eliminate many unsecured debts, certain obligations like child support, alimony, most tax debts and student loans are usually ineligible for discharge. In Chapter 7…

So, you’re looking ahead to the new year and ready to start setting goals for 2024. How exciting! Maybe you’ve made up your mind to finally pay off your student loans by the time next Christmas rolls around. Or maybe you’ve decided you need to spend the new year working…

A pair of historic wholesale meat and fish markets in London will permanently close in the coming years. The Smithfield Market and Billingsgate Market will remain open for meat and fish sales, respectively, until “at least 2028” but will ultimately close their doors, the City of London Corporation said.The closure…

The  Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a fresh record high Wednesday, making a run for tis 47th record close, before pulling back early afternoon.  The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were slightly lower but have advanced over 19% and 26% this year, respectively. Among the Dow 30, Walgreens, Disney and Merck…