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Radio station giant Audacy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 01/08/2024 10:40am • Philadelphia-based Audacy, one of the largest operators of commercial radio stations in the U.S., has filed plans for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in a restructuring agreement with debt holders that will slash its debt by 80%. Audacy owns more than 200 radio stations across t Va. legislators will take up state budget and sports arena funding in 2024 session 01/08/2024 09:50am • The Virginia General Assembly will return to session Wednesday with key issues already on the docket for the newly Democrat-controlled legislature, including a two-year budget for the Commonwealth and a fight over a new sports facility in Alexandria. The possible future home of the Washington Wiz German farmers block roads with tractors and stage protests against plan to scrap diesel tax breaks 01/08/2024 06:41am • BERLIN (AP) — Farmers blocked highway access roads in parts of Germany Monday and snarled traffic elsewhere with their tractors, launching a week of protests against a government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unpopular three-party coalition infuri Police detain executive at China Evergrande's EV unit. Property sector shows fresh signs of distress 01/08/2024 06:12am • BANGKOK (AP) — A top executive of China Evergrande's electric vehicle company has been detained by police in the latest sign of trouble for the world's most heavily indebted property developer. China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle announced the detention of Liu Yongzhuo, its vice chairman and an e Congressional leaders announce an agreement on spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown 01/07/2024 07:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hews to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 01/07/2024 07:00pm • The U.S. bond market witnessed a significant recovery throughout 2023, rebounding from the substantial losses it incurred the previous year. This comeback was demonstrated by the popular iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (ticker: AGG), which tracks the benchmark Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index. By What Do Lower Interest Rates Mean for Retirees? 01/07/2024 07:00pm • As inflation cools, the Federal Reserve has indicated that it may slash banks' overnight lending rate later this year. That would have a ripple effect on other interest rates affecting consumers. If you're considering buying a home in the next couple of years, you may be celebrating. But if you're i Michigan Republicans vote to remove election denier, chair Karamo, who promises not to accept result 01/06/2024 05:29pm • COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans have voted to remove election denier and state GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo during a meeting Saturday after many of the party’s leaders called for her resignation following a year of leadership plagued by debt and infighting. Nearly 89% o Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell 'happy' for cherished friend Ricky Rubio following his NBA retirement 01/05/2024 06:59pm • Ricky Rubio's retirement from the NBA may have seemed abrupt, even puzzling, to some. Donovan Mitchell sensed it coming. And now that it's happened, Mitchell feels relieved for a teammate who became a cherished friend. On Thursday, Rubio, who left the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer to focus on his Biden withholds $2M from student loan servicers after companies bungled billing statements 01/05/2024 05:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is docking more than $2 million in payments to student loan servicers that failed to send billing statements on time after the end of a coronavirus pandemic payment freeze. The Education Department said Friday it will withhold payments from Aidvantage, Ed Sri Lanka declares moratorium on research ships for a year amid Indian concerns over Chinese vessels 01/05/2024 09:28am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has declared a moratorium on foreign research ships entering its waters for a year amid concerns from India over Chinese research vessels docking in its neighborhood. Though the moratorium comes ostensibly for capacity building it is seen as a reaction to growin UN economic forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters 01/05/2024 07:10am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations issued a somber global economic forecast for 2024 on Thursday, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates and increasing climate disasters. In its flagship economic report, the U.N. projected th Farmers prevent Germany's vice chancellor leaving a ferry in a protest that draws condemnation 01/05/2024 05:27am • BERLIN (AP) — A group of farmers prevented Germany's vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry, hours after the government partially climbed down on cost-saving plans that had infuriated the agricultural sector. The protest drew condemnation from both government and opposition figures. Farmers hea Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed, mirroring Wall Street finish 01/04/2024 11:38pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday, mirroring the finish on Wall Street, although export-related Tokyo stocks got a boost from a strengthening dollar. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai, but fell in Seoul and Hong Kong. The yen has weakened amid speculation that the Bank o How to Avoid Credit Card Interest 01/04/2024 07:00pm • Credit card interest is expensive, but you can reduce or eliminate it. Credit card interest rates may edge lower in 2024 with expected federal rate cuts, but credit card interest, even at a lower rate, is best avoided. After all, any interest you pay is still money out of your pocket. Ideally, aim t