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7 of the Best High-Yield Bond Funds to Buy Now 07/30/2024 08:00pm • When considering investing in bonds other than U.S. Treasurys, one crucial economic indicator to add to your watchlist is credit spreads. A credit spread is the variance in yield between a U.S. Treasury bond and another type of bond of the same maturity, but different credit quality. This spread is Caesars Entertainment: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/30/2024 04:12pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) — RENO, Nev. (AP) — Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (CZR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $122 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Reno, Nevada-based company said it had a loss of 56 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and to extinguish debt, were Ex-clients of Social Security fraudster Eric Conn won't owe back payments to government 07/30/2024 02:37pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Social Security Administration is notifying some former clients of disgraced Kentucky attorney Eric Conn that they no longer owe money back to the government for overpayment of disability benefits. Conn was charged in a $500 million disability scheme nearly a decade Spirit Airlines is going upscale. In a break from its history, it will offer fares with extra perks 07/30/2024 02:21pm • Spirit Airlines is moving farther away from its history as a fee-happy budget airline and will start selling tickets that include some of its most popular extras in bundles. The Florida-based airline said Tuesday the top ticket will be a “Go Big” package that includes priority check-in, a roomie Stores lure back-to-school shoppers with deals and 'buy now, pay later' plans 07/30/2024 08:04am • NEW YORK (AP) — Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other back-to-school essentials at affordable prices. To seal the deal, they are marketing “buy now, pay later” services as a way for customers to spread out the cost of going back to c Phinia: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/30/2024 07:36am • AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Phinia Inc. (PHIN) on Tuesday reported net income of $14 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Auburn Hills, Michigan-based company said it had net income of 31 cents. Earnings, adjusted to extinguish debt and for amortizat China's top leaders vow to support consumers and improve confidence in its slowing economy 07/30/2024 05:31am • BANGKOK (AP) — China’s powerful Politburo has endorsed the ruling Communist Party’s long-term strategy for growing the economy by encouraging more consumer spending and weeding out unproductive companies to promote “survival of the fittest.” A statement issued after the meeting of the 24 Parenting your parents: How to manage your loved ones' finances, on top of your own 07/30/2024 05:10am • Have you ever wondered when the best time is to step in and handle your aging parents’ finances? It can be difficult to talk about money with your aging parents. But experts say the sooner you do it, the easier it will be to protect their well-being. Amy Goyer, a caregiver expert with AARP, How to Calculate Your Life Expectancy 07/29/2024 08:00pm • How would your retirement plans change if you knew you would live to 100? While no one has a crystal ball to see the future, there are tools available to help you make an educated guess regarding your life expectancy. And that knowledge could help you avoid running short of money in retirement. "We Massachusetts governor says there's nothing she can do to prevent 2 hospitals from closing 07/29/2024 05:58pm • BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has agreed to provide about $30 million to help support the operations of six hospitals that Steward Health Care is trying to turn over to new owners after declaring bankruptcy earlier this year, according to court filings. The latest update comes as Steward announced Gunmen on jet skis open fire at rival drug dealer at a beach in Cancun, killing a 12-year-old boy 07/29/2024 02:49pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen riding jet skis opened fire at a rival drug dealer on a beach in the resort town of Cancun, killing a 12-year-old boy before fleeing, Mexican authorities said. Prosecutors said in a statement late Sunday that the boy suffered gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital whe Lawsuit targets Nebraska's defiance of law to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions 07/29/2024 02:30pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit challenging top election officials' defiance of state laws that restore the voting rights of those who've ever been convicted of a felony. The ACLU filed the lawsuit Monday on behalf of three Nebraska residents w McDonald's same-store sales fall for 1st time since 2020 as tapped-out customers hold on to cash 07/29/2024 02:04pm • They're not lovin' it. McDonald's global same-stores fell for the first time in nearly four years in the second quarter as inflation-weary consumers skipped eating out or chose cheaper options. The company said it's working on fixes, like meal deals and new menu items, but it expects same-store sale UK's new Treasury chief axes projects to save costs and confirms deal to end doctors strike 07/29/2024 01:38pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain's new Labour government axed several construction projects and withdrew a winter fuel payment for millions of retirees Monday to cover what it called a newly uncovered 22-billion-pound ($28 billion) shortfall in the public finances inherited from the previous Conservative adm President Milei renews his vow to scrap export taxes as Argentina's powerful farmers get impatient 07/28/2024 09:07pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Addressing crowds of struggling farmers in flat caps and home-knit sweaters who helped vault him to power but have grown increasingly impatient with his progress, President Javier Milei on Sunday vowed to scrap export taxes and rescue Argentina's key agricultural ind