How do I repay my student loan

Linda J. Dodson

The interest charged on the loan could make the difference between paying it all off before 30 years, and having a debt balance left at the end.  3. How the interest rate works Interest starts accumulating when you first take out the loan, so your debt builds up through university. […]

Retailers get out the vote

Linda J. Dodson

Elections have emerged as a unique marketing opportunity for retailers. This year is no different, although — with the world gripped by a pandemic, the economy in a recession and the U.S. shaken by racist incidents, roiled by protest and battered by weather and wildfires that many blame on climate change — the […]

Reddit offers stronger brand-safety controls with tiered ad inventory

Linda J. Dodson

Dive Brief: Social discussion platform Reddit today is introducing inventory types for its ad offering, per a blog post. The feature is the first marketing application of “contextual intelligence” from Oracle Data Cloud, adding another layer of third-party filtering, per the post. The inventory types offering includes “limited inventory” with Reddit’s brand safety […]

Heiress makes media boss an instant billionaire

Linda J. Dodson

The boss of German media giant Axel Springer has become an instant billionaire after getting a €1bn share windfall.  Chief executive Mathias Doepfner has been handed 15pc of the company by Friede Springer, the 78-year-old heiress and controlling shareholder of the newspaper and advertising business. Mr Doepfner, 57, has also […]

could the housing market shut again?

Linda J. Dodson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday announced the introduction of new restrictions in England, including restaurant curfews and working from home where possible. If they are ineffective, the rapidly rising coronavirus case count means that more could follow.  What does the shift mean for the property market? The effects could be somewhat contradictory.  […]

most people, including Tory voters, support tax rises

Linda J. Dodson

Almost half (46pc) of the general public would support this measure, the report found, with 18pc opposing such a move. Conservative voters were more enthusiastic about this measure than the wider public, with 54pc supporting against 20pc in opposition. In addition, 63pc of the public said that they were supportive […]