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How to Find the Best Mortgage Lender: 10 Questions You Should Be Asking 07/24/2024 08:00pm • Taking out a mortgage is likely one of the biggest financial steps of your life. The application process involves sharing sensitive information about your finances. While mortgage rates and terms should factor into your decision, choosing a lender you trust is equally important. To find the best len What Is an FHA 203(k) Loan? 07/24/2024 08:00pm • If you're looking to buy a home that needs a lot of work, you might be able to get it for a discounted price. However, the short- and long-term repair costs could still end up breaking your budget. That's why a Federal Housing Administration 203(k) loan might be something to consider. It allows you Financial Abuse and Fraud in Investment Accounts 07/24/2024 08:00pm • One of the most underestimated parts of being a savvy investor is identifying and defending against financial abuse and exploitation. While seniors and those with disabilities are frequent targets, financial exploitation and abuse can happen to anyone. Reports of fraud in investment accounts are on Perform a Midyear Financial Checkup in 10 Steps 07/24/2024 08:00pm • As the needs of individuals and families change, financial plans tend to fall apart -- unless you maintain them. Life events such as a death, a marriage, the birth of a child or a job change, for example, can trigger tax and financial implications you need to address before the year's up. As a resul 7 of the Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy 07/24/2024 08:00pm • One of the primary challenges for most investors is sorting through the day-to-day noise of Wall Street and instead focusing on long-term success. After all, the news cycle tends to be dominated by stocks that are posting big single-day moves -- not the slow-and-steady companies that lack flash but Contreras hits tiebreaking double in 9th as Brewers beat Cubs 3-2 07/24/2024 06:42pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� William Contreras hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Wednesday. Blake Perkins singled leading off the ninth against H��ctor Neris (8-3). Contreras put Milwaukee on top one out later when he lined a double to left-cente In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes 07/24/2024 06:24pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds. In the face of blossoming outrage, the G Democrats hope Harris' bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House 07/24/2024 01:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden might not often use the word ���abortion��� when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Vice President Kamala Harris sure does. She's also toured a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic where the procedure is performed and routinely links the fall of John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90 07/24/2024 10:43am • LONDON (AP) ��� John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. He was 90. A statement on Mayall's Instagram page announced his death Tuesday, saying the musician died Monday Venezuelans turn to odd jobs and gambling to stretch meager wages they hope will grow after election 07/24/2024 09:28am • MATURIN, Venezuela (AP) ��� A municipal market in eastern Venezuela is teeming with weekend customers hoping to score a deal among the stalls of produce, meat, cheese and shelf-stable products. Some carry plantains, cassava crackers, corn flour or half a carton of eggs as they walk home. Middle scho Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling from lawmakers 07/24/2024 07:35am • LONDON (AP) ��� Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faced a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday, fielding lawmakers��� queries at the boisterous weekly Prime Minister���s Questions session. It was the first such session since Starmer���s Labour Party won a landslide election victory on Jul Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets 07/24/2024 07:23am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ��� Vietnam will let electricity-guzzling factories buy electricity from wind and solar power producers, helping big companies like Samsung Electronics meet their climate targets and relieving pressure on the country's overstrained grid. The government decree allowing Direct Powe Sparks fly, Nevada judge sets deadline in bail bid for man charged in Tupac Shakur killing 07/23/2024 08:21pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Sparks flew in court Tuesday as a Nevada judge rebuked a defense attorney and an ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader lashed out against prosecutors during his renewed effort to be freed from jail to house arrest ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop legend Tupac eBay Breaks Up With American Express Over 'Unacceptably High Fees' 07/23/2024 08:00pm • Online auction giant eBay announced that, as of Aug. 17, American Express will no longer be accepted for payment. It cited "unacceptably high fees" as the reason for discontinuing acceptance of American Express cards. Customers of eBay can use other forms of payment, like Visa, Mastercard, Discover, What Is a Demand Deposit Account? 07/23/2024 08:00pm • A demand deposit account is an account at a bank, credit union or other financial institution that lets you use or withdraw money whenever you want, without notifying the financial institution ahead of time. Types of demand deposit accounts include checking accounts, savings accounts and money marke