What happens if a creditor refuses to negotiate your debt?

A creditor’s refusal to negotiate isn’t necessarily the end of the road, but it can limit certain paths forward. Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images As credit card rates remain high, balances climb and payment delinquencies tick upwardmore borrowers are reaching out to their credit card issuers and creditors in hopes of negotiating lower balances, reduced interest or …

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Trump administration and Spirit Airlines in advanced discussions over bailout

The Trump administration is in advanced discussions with budget carrier Spirit Airlines about a bailout, sources familiar with the negotiations told CBS News. The financing package could include a loan of up to $500 million, in exchange for warrants that would allow the federal government to take a potentially substantial ownership stake in the beleaguered …

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$18,000 CD vs. $18,000 money market account: Which earns more interest now?

Savers should closely compare the interest-earning capabilities of CDs and money market accounts before depositing funds into either. Natalie Can/Natalie Can/Getty Images While it may be tempting to deposit a large, round number like $20,000, $30,000 or more into a certificate of deposit (CD) or a money market account now, the reality is that it …

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Anthropic investigating possible breach of its Mythos AI model

Anthropic is investigating a possible breach of Mythos, a new model the artificial intelligence company rolled out to a small pool of companies earlier this month to help them detect software vulnerabilities. The AI company behind the chatbot Claude is looking into a report of unauthorized access to Mythos from one of its third-party vendor …

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is China preparing to invade Taiwan?

Eyck Freymann, a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University, joins CBS News with more on his warnings about China potentially entering a conflict in Taiwan. Freymann recently wrote about his research for The Free Press, a Paramount Skydance publication.

Iran more capable than Trump administration is publicly acknowledging, sources say

Washington — The Islamic Republic of Iran maintains more military capabilities than the White House or Pentagon has publicly admitted, according to multiple U.S. officials with knowledge of intelligence on the matter. About half of Iran’s stockpile of ballistic missiles and its associated launch systems were still intact as of the start of the ceasefire …

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