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The worst-performing major economy also faces a budget crisis. Germany's leader vows fixes, but how? 11/28/2023 09:08am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Tuesday that his government will work “as fast as possible” to solve a budget crisis, but he offered few details on how he would achieve his goals of promoting clean energy and modernizing the struggling economy after a court decisi Millennial Money: 5 steps to creating financial boundaries during the holidays 11/28/2023 08:12am • Marketing ads, family functions and holiday gift-giving culture can make it feel impossible not to spend, or for some, overspend. According to a 2023 survey from NerdWallet, around half of Americans (52%) incurred credit card debt when shopping for gifts during the holidays last year, and almost a t Kenya court strikes out key clauses of a finance law as economic woes deepen from rising public debt 11/28/2023 06:27am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan High Court on Tuesday struck out key clauses of a contentious finance law that has been blamed for significantly raising taxes and the cost of living in East Africa’s largest economy. High court judges David Majanja, Christine Meoli and Lawrence Mugambi said part Sandy Hook families offer to settle Alex Jones' $1.5 billion legal debt for a minimum of $85 million 11/27/2023 09:21pm • Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1.5 billion in legal judgments against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Connecticut school shooting a hoax have offered to settle that debt for only pennies on the dollar — at least $85 million over 10 years. The offer was made in Jones' perso 10 Ways to Avoid Holiday Debt 11/27/2023 07:00pm • For many people, the winter holiday season is an opportunity to indulge, and not just on special treats. A lot of extra spending occurs during this time, on everything from parties to gifts. The consumer review company Trustpilot conducted a holiday spending survey and found that Americans plan to s Cyber Monday marks the year's biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts 11/27/2023 06:34pm • Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday. Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of our everyday lives and much of the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday — a term coined back in 2005 by EU regulators say Amazon's acquisition of vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition 11/27/2023 04:39pm • European regulators said Monday that Amazon’s proposed acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition. The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm and top antitrust enforcer, said it has informed Amazon of its “preliminary view” regarding the deal following an Beijing police investigate major Chinese shadow bank Zhongzhi after it says it's insolvent 11/27/2023 05:02am • HONG KONG (AP) — Police are investigating suspected crimes of a Chinese wealth company owned by Zhongzhi Enterprise Group, according to the Beijing Public Security Bureau, days after the firm told investors it was insolvent. In a statement published on the social media platform WeChat over the wee Avoiding relegation was Girona's goal this season. Now the Spanish title contender has bigger dreams 11/27/2023 01:09am • GIRONA, Spain (AP) — Girona’s chief executive isn't hiding his surprise. At the start of the league season in August, Ignasi Mas-Bagà was hoping his team could avoid a costly relegation from Spanish soccer's top tier that would badly damage the club’s growth plans for years. Few people are mo D.C. Is Now Enforcing Its Cashless Business Ban: What That Could Mean for You 11/26/2023 07:00pm • Last month, Washington, D.C., became the latest municipality in which most consumer-facing businesses must accept cash as payment. The law, which went into effect October 1, 2023, represents a growing backlash by cities across the country against businesses that want to accept noncash payments only, Dead, wounded or AWOL: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to get out of the Ukraine war 11/26/2023 01:04am • In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. The urge to flee has become common enough that they also talk of 500s — people who refuse to fight. As the war grinds into its second winter, a growing number of Rus 'You’ll die in this pit': Takeaways from secret recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine 11/26/2023 01:01am • Secretly recorded calls of Russian soldiers speaking from the front lines in Ukraine with loved ones back home offer a rare glimpse of the war through Russian eyes. As the war in Ukraine grinds into its second winter, a growing number of Russian soldiers want out, audio intercepts obtained and veri Retailers offer bigger Black Friday discounts to lure hesitant shoppers hunting for the best deals 11/25/2023 12:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found perks from champagne to virtual reality experiences and old-fashioned doorbusters, as retailers tried to entice customers who are resisting splurges and impulse buying this year. Consumers are under pressure as their Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed in half-day session, marks fourth straight winning week 11/24/2023 03:38pm • Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Friday after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left the major indexes with their fourth straight winning week. The S&P 500 inched up 0.1% after wavering between small gains and losses much of the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Averag Germany's leader vows to fix a spending crisis that's worsening gloom in the struggling economy 11/24/2023 12:02pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday promised quick action to fix a budget crisis after a court decision blew a large hole in the almost-finished plan for next year and threatened to disrupt spending on efforts to fight climate change and cushion the impact of high ene