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Should I Buy a House Now or Wait Until 2024? 12/14/2023 07:00pm • Many prospective homebuyers have been biding their time this year, waiting for more favorable conditions. With mortgage rates sitting stubbornly around 7% and home prices up year over year, 2023 hasn't been a stellar period to buy a home. Inflation was running wild at the start of this year, prompti Should You Use a Coworking Space? 12/14/2023 07:00pm • Coworking spaces are a relatively new concept that redefines the traditional office setting by offering an environment where individuals from different professions can engage in collaborative or independent work within a shared area. With the rise of remote work, freelancing and entrepreneurship, co Retail sales rise 0.3% in November as Americans hit gas, not brakes on shopping, travel, restaurants 12/14/2023 05:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans picked up their spending from October to November unexpectedly as the unofficial holiday season kicked off, underscoring the power of shoppers despite elevated prices. Retail sales rose 0.3%, in November from October, when sales fell 0.2%, according to the Commerce Depart Why Argentina's shock measures may be the best hope for its ailing economy 12/14/2023 01:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The painful economic steps that Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, announced this week sound draconian: Slashing the currency's value in half. Reducing aid to provincial governments. Suspending public works. Cutting subsidies for gas and electricity. Raising some taxes. Ye Anxiety and resignation in Argentina after Milei's economic shock measures 12/14/2023 01:08pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Julia González wonders how she will afford the three bus rides and train trip to her job in downtown Buenos Aires. Lucía Pergolesi regrets her best friend has been fired from her job in a government ministry. Hilario Laffite admits he will have to increase prices i Will declaration on fossil fuels at UN climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions 12/14/2023 12:31pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Nations climate negotiators on Wednesday declared the world must transition away from oil, gas and coal, a significant decision by nearly 200 countries in nearly 30 years of climate talks. But will countries keep their word, moving away from planet-warmin 'We are still in the game': Mayor Bowser says DC is holding out hope that Wizards, Caps will stay put 12/13/2023 10:51pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser said she's disappointed by a plan to relocate the Wizards and Capitals to Virginia and is planning for the future of downtown D.C. should it come to pass. But she hasn't lost hope that those teams will stay put. Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the organization that owns Canadian man with criminal record killed at a gym in Mexican resort of Cancun 12/13/2023 10:36pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Canadian man with a criminal record in his home country has been killed in a shooting at a mall in the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun, Mexican authorities said Wednesday. Prosecutors in the coastal state of Quintana Roo did not give the man’s name. They said the shooting o Wizards, Capitals would move to Virginia in tentative deal, Youngkin says. Mystics would stay in DC 12/13/2023 09:18pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has reached a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to move those teams from the District of Columbia to what he called a new “visionary sports and entertainment venue” i Why So Many Americans Delay Holiday Shopping -- And Why You Shouldn't 12/13/2023 07:00pm • About a quarter of Americans (26%) do the bulk of their holiday shopping in December, according to the 2023 Intuit QuickBooks Holiday Shopping Survey. And 15% wait until December to even start buying gifts. With big sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November, why are so many putting off sh 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2024 12/13/2023 07:00pm • 2023 was a forgettable year for most dividend stocks. While growth and technology investments soared, many income investments were left in the dust. Indeed, numerous blue-chip companies have seen their worst share price declines in years thanks to an unprecedented combination of economic events. A s How Repairing Credit Works 12/13/2023 07:00pm • If you don't have a good credit score, you may have trouble getting approved for loans or credit cards, or you may only qualify for high interest rates. It makes sense to want to improve your situation right away, but fixing your credit requires patience. Companies may offer paid services for repair 7 Best Money Market Funds to Buy for Safety 12/13/2023 07:00pm • In the investment world, risk and return are two sides of the same coin, with various asset classes offering different balances between the two. For stocks, the key risk involved is market risk. This can be thought of as the price of admission for the potentially higher long-term returns that equiti New York removes medical debt from credit reports 12/13/2023 04:58pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Unpaid medical debt will no longer appear in New York residents’ credit reports under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday. The law prohibits credit agencies from collecting information about or reporting medical debt. The law also bans hospitals and healt Somalia secures $4.5 billion debt relief deal with international creditors 12/13/2023 04:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Somalia on Wednesday secured a $4.5 billion debt relief deal from its international creditors, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank said, which will allow the nation to develop economically and take on new projects. The deal comes as part of a debt forgiveness program