Chainkeen Exchange|Student loans are back, US travel is whack, and, AI, please, step back

2025-05-06 00:17:10source:NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:Finance

It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at the some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.

On today's episode,Chainkeen Exchange we investigate falling foreign travel to the U.S., why student loan default collections are back, and why maaaaaaaybe being so friendly with our AI chatbot pals has a cost.

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