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Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Rates for well-qualified borrowers using the Credible marketplace to refinance student loans fell this week for 10-year fixed-rate loans, and remained the same for 5-year variable-rate loans. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender during the week of April 10,…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Borrowers with good credit seeking personal loans during the past seven days prequalified for rates that were lower for 3- and 5-year loans compared to the previous seven days. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender between April 10 and…

The trucking industry is sounding the alarm on consequential ripple effects of the Biden administration’s latest move in the electric vehicle push. While critics have voiced concerns about the EPA’s recent emissions regulations, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), a trade organization that represents small business truckers, warns the restrictions are dangerous and threaten small businesses and the overall U.S. economy.”It’s been our history with experience with EPA that the regulations that they come up with tend to be… not all that practical when it comes to how they actually will work on the road,” OOIDA President Todd Spencer told Fox…

We’re downgrading our rating on one tech stock in the portfolio whose AI initiatives may be lagging its competitors and increasing the price target on another that is gaining market share. Alphabet (GOOGL) : Alphabet shares are slipping about 3% Monday afternoon after The New York Times reported Samsung is considering switching Google with Microsoft’s Bing as the default search engine on its devices. Keep in mind that this could all be one big negotiation tactic on Samsung’s end. According to the report, the deal between Samsung and Google is up for renewal soon and is estimated to be worth…

Apple now offers a savings account administered through its iPhone app that allows users to accrue over 4% interest.Setting up the savings account is straightforward, although users are required to have an active Apple Card. Accounts are administered by Goldman Sachs.related investing newsOnce the account is opened, cash-back rewards from Apple credit card purchases called Apple Cash can automatically be deposited into the interest-bearing savings account. Users can also transfer money from their savings account to their Apple Cash account in case they want to spend it or send it to a friend. Users can put additional money into the…

Elon Musk warned in a new interview that artificial intelligence could lead to “civilization destruction,” even as he remains deeply involved in the growth of AI through his many companies, including a rumored new venture. “AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design or production maintenance or bad car production, in the sense that it is, it has the potential — however small one may regard that probability, but it is non-trivial — it has the potential of civilization destruction,” Musk said in a teaser clip Fox News shared of his interview with Tucker Carlson, which is set to…

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About 350 million metric tons of plastic waste is generated globally each year, an amount that can fill over 10 million fully loaded garbage trucks. The majority of this plastic waste is either burned or disposed of in landfills, ultimately contaminating our air, land, and oceans.Worse still, worldwide waste production is expected to increase by 70% by 2050, and only a fraction of our current waste is being recycled.In 2020, the waste management market had a value of $1.6 trillion and is projected to reach $2.5 trillion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4% from…

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Zero Carbon Capital reached third close on its £30 million ($37 million) fund.  The UK firm, which backs hardware and science-based startups, secured cash from Isomer and Extantia.  We got an exclusive look at the 10-slide LP deck the climate tech firm used to raise the funds. A venture capital firm dedicated solely to science and hardware that tackles the climate crisis has just reached third close on its second fund.UK-based Zero Carbon Capital has closed £13 million, around $16.2 million, of its £30 million, about $37.5 million, second fund. Anchor investors include fund-of-funds Isomer, Extantia – as part of…