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South Asia is expected to grow by nearly 6% this year, making it the world's fastest-growing region 10/03/2023 06:30am • NEW DELHI (AP) — South Asia is expected to grow by 5.8% this year, making it the fastest-growing region in the world even as the pace remains below pre-pandemic levels, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The latest South Asia Development Update from the World Bank projected growth in the region to sl China Evergrande soars after property developer's stocks resume trading 10/03/2023 12:18am • HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group soared Tuesday after they resumed trading in Hong Kong following a suspension last week. By midday, Evergrande’s shares were up nearly 16% after jumping more than 60% early in the session. Evergrande is the world� 7 of the Best Growth Funds to Buy and Hold 10/02/2023 08:00pm • When it comes to investing strategies, few dichotomies are as pronounced as the one between value and growth. Value investors look for stocks that appear to be trading below their intrinsic worth. They use financial ratios like price-to-earnings, price-to-book and price-to-sales to figure out if a s Holiday Loans: What You Should Know 10/02/2023 08:00pm • You might think a holiday loan can take away the stress of expenses at the most wonderful time of the year, but a loan can backfire. If you're not careful, you can overstretch your budget and end up even more stressed about how you will pay the bill. Americans spent $833 per person on gifts and othe Gaetz launches effort to bring down McCarthy, but removing the House speaker is no easy task 10/02/2023 07:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the California Republican pursued, and eventually gave up, his first attempt at the speakership. McCarthy laughed while standing Egypt's President el-Sissi confirms he will run for a new term in upcoming presidential elections 10/02/2023 02:47pm • CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday confirmed he will run for a new term in elections scheduled for December, entering the race as the clear favorite and as his government wrestles with rising inflation and mounting debt. Egypt will hold a presidential election over thr Women's voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church's future 10/02/2023 08:08am • VATICAN CITY (AP) — A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women's organization to be “brave” in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church. Maria Lia Zervino took his advice and in 2021 wrote Francis a letter, then made it public, saying flat Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world 10/01/2023 09:08pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president broke routine Sunday, putting off his practice of quietly watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and great- Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight 10/01/2023 12:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal. The package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House p Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis' 09/30/2023 11:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a possible government shutdown, the White House wanted to make sure any blame would fall at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans. After all, it was the majority party in the House that had been paralyzed until Saturday by an ina California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers 09/30/2023 11:14pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won't be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in Hollywood and the hotel industry. Newsom, a Democrat, says he supports workers and of Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause 09/30/2023 10:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars. To get ready, borrowers are cutting expenses, taking on additional work, and looking for options to reduce their monthly payments. Megan McC Cyprus hails Moody's two-notch credit rating upgrade bringing the country into investment grade 09/30/2023 05:18am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Saturday hailed a two-notch upgrade by credit ratings agency Moody’s to bring the east Mediterranean island nation back into investment-grade territory a decade after a financial crisis left the country on the brink of bankruptcy. President Nikos Christodoulides In a good sign for China's struggling economy, factory activity grows for the first time in 6 months 09/30/2023 03:37am • BEIJING (AP) — China's factory activity in September recorded its first expansion in six months, an official survey said Saturday, providing another sign that the world's second-largest economy is gradually improving after its post-pandemic malaise. According to the government statistics bureau an Looming shutdown could destabilize Maryland's budget picture 09/29/2023 08:58pm • A looming federal government shutdown could destabilize Maryland's budget outlook. Minor decreases in projected revenues announced Thursday by the Board of Revenue Estimates represent a mostly flat budget picture compared to March projections. State fiscal officers warned that inflation and a