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Black Friday shoppers out hunting for deals in the DC area 11/24/2023 08:42am • Black Friday shopping is already underway in the D.C. area early Friday morning after shoppers filled their stomachs with Thanksgiving food. Inside the Tysons Corner Center mall in Virginia, there was a long line in front of a Lululemon store with more than 100 people when the gates opened at 6 a The second installment of Sri Lanka's bailout was delayed. The country hopes it's coming in December 11/24/2023 06:26am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The governor of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank said Friday he's confident it will receive the second instalment of a $2.9-billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund before the end of the year, after payment was delayed due to inadequate oversight and debt re Business Highlights: Retailers prepare for Black Friday; world stocks mixed 11/23/2023 04:00pm • ___ Retailers are ready to kick off Black Friday just as shoppers pull back on spending NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. But executives are growing concerned with a spending slowd Portraits of those held hostage after Hamas attack on Israel 11/23/2023 09:31am • A temporary cease-fire deal that would facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza offers a glimmer of hope to families and friends of those who have been held captive since their abduction from southern Israel by militants on Oct. 7. In all, roughly 240 people were taken to G Retailers are ready to kick off Black Friday just as shoppers pull back on spending 11/23/2023 07:11am • NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. But executives are growing concerned with a spending slowdown that could temper sales on the day after Thanksgiving as well as throughout the holi Fiji's leader says he hopes to work with China in upgrading his country's shipyards and ports 11/22/2023 08:01pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji's leader says that after meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, he hopes to collaborate with China on upgrading his nation’s shipyards and ports. Sitiveni Rabuka made the remarks to lawmakers in Parliament on Wednesday. Rabuka is generally viewed as lean Business Highlights: Record Thanksgiving travel rush kicks off; OpenAI rehires CEO it fired days ago 11/22/2023 04:47pm • ___ OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him just days ago. The move culminates a short but chaotic power struggle that shocked the tech industry and underscored the conflicts Nearly half of Americans think the US is spending too much on Ukraine aid, an AP-NORC poll says 11/22/2023 12:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As lawmakers in Washington weigh sending billions more in federal support to Kyiv to help fight off Russian aggression, close to half of the U.S. public thinks the country is spending too much on aid to Ukraine, according to polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Publi Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28 11/22/2023 10:29am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Sunil Kumar watched helplessly in July as his home and 14 others were washed away by intense monsoon rains lashing the Indian Himalayas. “All my life’s work vanished in an instant. Starting over feels impossible, especially with my three children relying on me,” said Kumar, How to spot 4 Social Security scams and protect your identity 11/22/2023 08:02am • When the Social Security Administration calls, you pick up. But between October 2022 and June 2023, more than 55,000 people who answered calls from what they thought was the government agency said they were scammed. Allegations of Social Security scams increased 61.7% in the quarters ending in June Czech president approves plan introducing budget cuts, taxes. Labor unions call for protests 11/22/2023 07:02am • PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Petr Pavel has signed Wednesday into law an economic package of dozens of measures introducing budget cuts and increased taxes designed to keep the ballooning budget deficit under control. Pavel's signature was the last step before the government proposal — which wa More Americans are expected to 'buy now, pay later' for the holidays. Analysts see a growing risk 11/22/2023 06:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers are expected to use “buy now, pay later” payment plans heavily this holiday season, a forecast that bodes well for retailers but that has credit experts again sounding alarm bells. The short-term loans often come with consumer-friendly interest rates and allow shop Broadcom planning to complete deal for $69 billion acquisition of VMWare after regulators give OK 11/22/2023 04:43am • SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Computer chip and software maker Broadcom has announced it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of cloud technology company VMware on Wednesday. The company, based in San Jose, California, announced it planned to move ahe Stock market today: Asian shares slip following a weak close on Wall Street 11/22/2023 12:30am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Wednesday, tracking a decline on Wall Street a day after stocks there hit their highest level since the start of August. Tokyo and Mumbai advanced while most other major markets declined. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices edged lower. Trading What's the Average Amount of Credit Card Debt in the U.S.? 11/21/2023 07:00pm • U.S. credit card balances surged in the third quarter to a record $995 billion, according to new data from TransUnion, one of the three major credit-reporting agencies. Individual balances also jumped -- the average consumer had a balance of $6,088, the highest since 2009. Paul Siegfried, senior vic