debt – CU Independent http://cuindependent.com University of Colorado Daily Student News Tue, 13 Sep 2016 04:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Rand Paul: Debate ‘report card’ http://cuindependent.com/2015/10/30/rand-paul-debate-report-card/ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:30:26 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=66614 How did Rand Paul fare in last night's debate? By Nicole McNulty

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]]> Opinion: Why the U.S. debt ceiling is frightening http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/20/opinion-why-the-u-s-debt-ceiling-is-frightening/ http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/20/opinion-why-the-u-s-debt-ceiling-is-frightening/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2013 03:01:45 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=47896 What is the debt ceiling? Why does it matter?
By Ellis Arnold

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/20/opinion-why-the-u-s-debt-ceiling-is-frightening/feed/ 0 Senate deal on debt, shutdown sends stocks soaring http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/16/senate-deal-on-debt-shutdown-sends-stocks-soaring/ http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/16/senate-deal-on-debt-shutdown-sends-stocks-soaring/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2013 01:56:52 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=47728 NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street finally got the deal it’s been waiting for. A last-minute agreement to keep the U.S. from defaulting on its debt and reopen the government sent the stock market soaring Wednesday, lifting the Standard & Poor’s 500 index close to a record high. The deal was reached just hours before …

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/16/senate-deal-on-debt-shutdown-sends-stocks-soaring/feed/ 0 Stocks soar on hopes for deal to avoid US default http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/10/stocks-soar-on-hopes-for-deal-to-avoid-us-default/ http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/10/stocks-soar-on-hopes-for-deal-to-avoid-us-default/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:31:34 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=47479 NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market broke out of a three-week funk Thursday as Washington moved closer to a deal to avert a U.S. government default. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 207 points, or 1.4 percent, to 15,004 after the first hour of trading. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 24 points, …

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2013/10/10/stocks-soar-on-hopes-for-deal-to-avoid-us-default/feed/ 0 Romney son and President Obama both campaign nearby Thursday http://cuindependent.com/2012/09/14/romney-son-and-president-obama-both-campaign-nearby-thursday/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/09/14/romney-son-and-president-obama-both-campaign-nearby-thursday/#respond Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:29:43 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=35581 Josh Romney, one of Mitt Romney's five sons, visited with supporters in Boulder Thursday afternoon. President Obama was in nearby Golden, Colo. for a mid-day campaign event

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]]> http://cuindependent.com/2012/09/14/romney-son-and-president-obama-both-campaign-nearby-thursday/feed/ 0 President Obama to CU: “We’ve got to make college affordable for you” http://cuindependent.com/2012/04/25/president-obama-to-cu-weve-got-to-make-college-affordable-for-you/ http://cuindependent.com/2012/04/25/president-obama-to-cu-weve-got-to-make-college-affordable-for-you/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:07:16 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=34148 On his second of three stops on his cross-country college tour, Obama addressed a growing concern for current and prospective students: federal student loan interest rates.
By Avalon Jacka

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