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How Often Can You Refinance Student Loans? 05/25/2023 08:00pm • Student loan refinancing involves borrowing a private student loan to pay off one or more existing student loans on better terms, such as a lower interest rate. There's no limit to how often or how many times you can refinance your student loans, which means you can refinance again even if you've re Business Highlights: The threat of a US credit downgrade, the launch of summer travel season 05/25/2023 04:58pm • ___ Threat of US credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks WASHINGTON (AP) — With one of three major rating agencies warning that America’s AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation’s debt limit. The rating agency Fitch has put the Look who's talking: Biden mostly mum in debt negotiations, while McCarthy can't stop chatting 05/25/2023 04:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — There was Kevin McCarthy, saying the White House was refusing to give on spending as the speaker returned to the Capitol one morning this week. Just a few hours later, there was McCarthy again, this time telling reporters that the sole concession that Republicans were making to t Dire warnings as debt ceiling deal remains elusive on Capitol Hill 05/25/2023 04:25pm • Negotiators are working around the clock on Capitol Hill to hammer out a deal to raise the debt ceiling — but there isn't a lot of optimism about an agreement. In a conversation with WTOP anchor Mark Lewis on Thursday, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger warned that a lack of a deal Strangers pay tribute at burial for Jamaican WWII vet who volunteered in Britain's hour of need 05/25/2023 03:53pm • LONDON (AP) — When Peter Brown died alone in London without any known family, neighbors made sure that the humble 96-year-old Jamaican man who had volunteered as a teen to fight for Britain in World War II was not forgotten. Hundreds of people – mostly strangers — touched by his story answered Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/25/2023 02:07pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.57% this week, highest level since mid March 05/25/2023 01:41pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to its highest level since mid March, driving up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers facing a housing market that’s constrained by a dearth of homes for sale. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the avera Threat of US credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks 05/25/2023 12:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With one of three major rating agencies warning that America’s AAA credit is at risk, the stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation's debt limit. On Wednesday night, the rating agency Fitch put the nation’s credit on “Rating Watch Negative,” Former Mozambique finance minister loses last appeal, set for extradition to US over $2B scandal 05/25/2023 12:23pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nearly five years after he was arrested at a South African airport, Mozambique's former finance minister has lost a last-ditch court appeal and faces extradition to the United States over a $2 billion corruption scandal related to loans to Mozambican state-owned companies. U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo 05/25/2023 11:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill. The justices ruled that Hennepin County, Minnesota violated the constit Office landlords squeezed by falling occupancy rates, refinancing difficulties. Here's why 05/25/2023 10:23am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The failure of several large lenders earlier this year and the banking turmoil that followed have fueled worries for owners of office space such as Boston Properties and Vornado Realty Trust. The sharp runup in interest rates by the Federal Reserve over the past year and a slowi US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a still-tepid 1.3% annual rate 05/25/2023 09:41am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a lackluster 1.3% annual rate from January through March as businesses wary of an economic slowdown trimmed their inventories, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade from its initial estimate. The government had previously estimated that the eco Stock market today: Asian shares extend losses, while Japan's Nikkei pushes higher 05/25/2023 12:01am • Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday as worries about the U.S. economy and a possible default on U.S. government debt pulled Wall Street lower. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.5% to 30,848.07, extending recent gains as investors bet on higher returns from Japanese companies. McCarthy says debt ceiling standoff 'not my fault,' as White House warns of economic risks 05/24/2023 09:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday the debt ceiling standoff was “not my fault” as he sent Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out talks, but warned the two sides need more time as they try to reach a budget deal with President Joe Biden. Mc 7 Best Balanced Funds to Pick Right Now 05/24/2023 08:00pm • For many decades, the classic portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds, referred to as the "60/40," delivered an excellent blend of risk and return. The stock allocation drove strong returns during bull markets, while the bond allocation provided steady income and capital preservation during recessions