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7 Best Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Dividend distributions -- usually made in cash but occasionally paid out in shares -- are payments made by public companies to stockholders. There are many good reasons savvy investors own dividend-paying stocks. Dividends are a direct and tangible way for investors to benefit from the earnings a co Heated campaign for Maryland's US Senate seat has some worried about healing party divisions 05/04/2024 10:12pm • A heated Democratic primary contest in Maryland for U.S. Senate is raising concerns about the potential for a fractured party heading into the general elections in November. U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th) and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) are locked in a pitch battle atop Tennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England 05/03/2024 06:15pm • LONDON (AP) — German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds. Becker fell far short of repaying his creditors nearly 50 million pounds ($6 'No guarantee of a lawyer': Pro bono lawyers in DC provide legal help in times of need 05/03/2024 04:48pm • There are many situations in which a person needs a lawyer — even if they can't afford one. And while criminal defendants are guaranteed representation by a public defender, that's not the case in civil court. "There is no guarantee of a lawyer" in civil court, said Jodi Feldman, pro bono ma Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year 05/03/2024 01:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released Friday. The move took longer than promised to finalize and fell short of Democra As China's Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda 05/03/2024 12:02am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years, as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the Covid-19 pandemic. Xi will start the tour in Paris on Monday, meeti Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor 05/02/2024 09:18pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the networks Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and youth outreach 05/02/2024 08:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — This week's Global Citizen NOW conference featured appeals for long-term investments in the African continent's fast-growing youth population and increased outreach to young changemakers worldwide, as the international advocacy organization seeks to drive resources toward antipover Should You Tap Home Equity to Pay Your Bills? 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Carrying debt is rarely a good idea even in the best of times, but it can be especially damaging when interest rates are rising. Higher rates mean increased costs for borrowers. If you have piled up expensive credit card debt or other obligations, your monthly payment might continue to swell as inte Asian American Literature Festival that was canceled by the Smithsonian in 2023 to be revived 05/02/2024 04:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A festival celebrating Asian American literary works that was suddenly canceled last year by the Smithsonian Institution is getting resurrected, organizers announced Thursday. The Asian American Literature Festival is making a return, the Asian American Literature Festival Collecti The Fed indicated rates will remain higher for longer. What does that mean for you? 05/02/2024 04:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mortgage rates, credit card rates, auto loan rates, and business loans with variable rates will all likely maintain their highs, with consequences for consumer spending, after the Federal Reserve indicated Wednesday that it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “great Rockville-based Narcan maker Emergent is cutting hundreds of jobs 05/02/2024 01:40pm • Rockville-based Emergent BioSolutions is eliminating 300 jobs and will not fill 85 current job openings, as part of a broad restructuring that also includes closing manufacturing facilities, including one in the Maryland city. Emergent also reported quarterly revenue of $300 million, almost doubl Companies shift profits into record dividends, but show more caution on stock buybacks 05/02/2024 08:10am • NEW YORK (AP) — Companies continued rewarding investors with healthy dividends in 2023 even as they tread more cautiously with returning profits through stock buybacks. Dividends hit a record $1.66 trillion globally last year, while stock buybacks eased. Investors can likely expect more dividend g BridgeBio Pharma: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/02/2024 07:40am • PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — BridgeBio Pharma Inc. (BBIO) on Thursday reported a loss of $35.2 million in its first quarter. The Palo Alto, California-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share. Losses, adjusted to extinguish debt, were 5 cents per share. The res Blueprint Medicines: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/02/2024 07:10am • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Blueprint Medicines Corp. (BPMC) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $89.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.40 per share. Losses, adj