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Oct 2023
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This month, payments on federal student loans resume. By one estimate, investors have poured $1.2 billion into student loan management startups in the past year. We take a look at this growing industry. But first, we hear how oil markets, bonds and more are responding to Israel’s declaration of war. And later: Ireland has a huge budget surplus. Now, the question is: How should it be spent?

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