Money Snatchers

The United States and Indonesia signed an agreement in which the largest Southeast Asian nation will commit to protect tropical forests in return for reduced debt payments to Washington, officials said Tuesday.

June 28 — Emaar Properties PJSC , the Middle East’s largest real-estate developer, said the entity created by its merger with three state-controlled competitors will have 13.4 billion dirhams in debt obligations. Emaar shares dropped the most since November.

The McClatchy Co.’s offer to exchange debt for a fraction of its value met a 9 percent acceptance rate, the newspaper publisher said Friday.

Aaron asked: I filed my federal tax return online some time last week (form 1040A). However, I declared my scholarships as income, but someone told me that I should not have done that because the scholarships were tax free. Is there some way to correct my tax return so my scholarships are not included as [...]

A P asked: My online college says since they are considered less then part time, I cannot file a tax return. I paid about 1500k and I believe I should get a tax break for education. I also attended a junior college, and paid around $400. I haven’t received anything from the [...]

One misstep and you’ll tumble into the abyss of credit card debt hell, a mounting spiral of missed payments, fees, high APRs, and rate increases that will take years to recover from. Only by remaining vigilant can you hope to avoid this …

Rem asked: In 2008 I work in a Louisiana (I live in Texas) for 5 weeks. I’m pretty sure that means I have to file a Louisiana tax return. I have never done this before. How do I go about filing a tax return for a state I don’t live in?

If this recession has taught us anything, it’s that debt can kill.

June 22 — Solo Cup Co., a maker of single-use food service products, leads issuers seeking to sell debt as high-yield bonds snapped a four-week rally.

The state of California is facing a “multi-notch” downgrade of its debt if it fails to resolve its enormous budget woes, Moody’s Investors Service said Friday.