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Oct 11, 2019

Are you being crushed by student loan debt? Come on down!

A potential partial trade deal with China cheers up investors. Demand for oil dips. A game show helps pay off student loan debt.

Are you being crushed by student loan debt? Come on down! — Photo courtesy Sean Collins-Smith

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Segments From This Episode

IEA releases new oil market numbers amid demand concerns
by Scott Tong
KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images
Demand for oil is growing, but barely; it’s at the lowest rate in a decade.
Can a game show help solve the student debt crisis?
by Erika Soderstrom
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
“Paid Off With Michael Torpey” allows folks to compete with the goal of paying off their student loans.

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