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Personal Finance Predictions for 2024 01/10/2024 07:00pm • Are you wondering what to expect on the personal finance front in 2024? After a tumultuous two years, the economy is showing signs of stability, but we're not out of the woods yet. Here are six 2024 predictions from financial experts: 1. Interest Rates Will DropIn December, the Federal Open Market C The 7 Best REIT ETFs to Buy for 2024 01/10/2024 07:00pm • The benefits of owning income-producing real estate are well known. Real estate can provide tax advantages, current income and a great potential for capital appreciation over time. Unfortunately, direct ownership of commercial real estate is out of reach for most people. Too often, the costs associa For IRS, backlogs and identity theft problems remain, but there is 'cautious optimism' watchdog says 01/10/2024 05:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is still too slow in processing amended tax returns, answering taxpayer phone calls and resolving identity theft cases, according to an independent watchdog within the agency. While there is “cautious optimism" for an agency that has excavated itself from tens of milli Federal judge says Alabama can conduct nation’s 1st execution with nitrogen gas; appeal planned 01/10/2024 04:42pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas later this month, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, clearing the way for what would be the nation’s first execution using a new method the inmate’s lawyers criticize as cruel and experimental. U.S. Dis Trial to begin for woman accused of helping to cover up killing of Connecticut mother of 5 01/10/2024 12:51pm • Michelle Troconis insists she did not know her boyfriend, Fotis Dulos, was doing anything nefarious as she watched him toss garbage bags into random bins, or as she helped him write up a timeline of their whereabouts on the day his estranged wife disappeared. Those actions, authorities allege, were 9 Growth Stocks That Also Pay Dividends 01/09/2024 07:00pm • With the Federal Reserve moving up key interest rates over the last year or so, bond markets and CDs are now yielding much better than they did in years past. For instance, the 10-year Treasury bond -- one of the most secure assets on that planet -- now yields roughly 4%. Considering T-notes have su 7 Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy for 2024 01/09/2024 07:00pm • The semiconductor sector stacked cash for investors in 2023, with the benchmark PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) up 65% for the year. The index piled on 30% in the last two months of 2023. That's a good year's work for the semiconductor sector. If you had plopped $10,000 down on the SOX on Jan. 1, 202 Movie Review: Audacious Bible-era story 'The Book of Clarence' is maybe too audacious 01/09/2024 10:10am • Somewhere between the sacred and profane, comedy, drama and satire comes “The Book of Clarence,” a retelling of The Greatest Story Ever Told that arrives in theaters appropriately between Christmas and Easter. It's a remarkably idiosyncratic approach by rising auteur Jeymes Samuel, who for this Global economy will slow for a third straight year in 2024, World Bank predicts 01/09/2024 09:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hobbled by high interest rates, persistent inflation, slumping trade and a diminished China, the global economy will slow for a third consecutive year in 2024. That is the picture sketched by the World Bank, which forecast Tuesday that the world economy will expand just 2.4% this Sri Lanka to join US-led naval operations against Houthi rebels in Red Sea 01/09/2024 05:12am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-ridden Sri Lanka ’s navy is preparing to join a U.S.-led operation to protect merchant vessels sailing in the Red Sea against attacks by Houthi rebels, a Sri Lankan navy spokesman said on Tuesday. The attacks by Houthi rebels have targeted commercial shipping vesse 8 Best Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy in 2024 01/08/2024 07:00pm • Warren Buffett bought his first shares of stock at age 11 back in 1941. In the following 83 years, the "Oracle of Omaha" used his value investing prowess to amass a fortune worth about $121 billion, even after donating more than $55 billion to charity. Buffett's discipline and common-sense value inv 8 Best Energy Stocks to Buy in 2024 01/08/2024 07:00pm • As the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables continues, there are a proliferating number of listed climate tech companies working on decarbonizing the global economy. While they offer the excitement of cool tech and the growth potential of startups, they can also be risky. Energy investo When Saving Money Can Cost You Money 01/08/2024 07:00pm • Reducing financial waste is a top goal for many people, especially as the cost of living escalates. According to a PwC report, consumers drastically adjusted their spending behaviors in 2023, with 53% saying they were holding back on nonessential spending and 15% indicating that they stopped nonesse IRS announces January 29 as start of 2024 tax season 01/08/2024 04:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS on Monday announced January 29 as the official start date of the 2024 tax season, and expects more than 128.7 million tax returns to be filed by the April 15 tax deadline. The announcement comes as the agency undergoes a massive overhaul, attempting to improve its tech Virginia lawmakers set to take up proposal to help fund new arena for Capitals, Wizards 01/08/2024 03:25pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Advocates of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's plan to build a new professional sports arena and entertainment district in northern Virginia say the project would be a generational job-creator so lucrative it will pay for itself. Critics, meanwhile, argue the proposal to lure