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What to do if you're underwater on your car loan 10/08/2025 06:50am • More car buyers are finding themselves in a tough spot financially. According to a recent report from Edmunds, more than 26% of new-vehicle trade-ins in the second quarter of 2025 had negative equity — the highest share in more than four years. Negative equity refers to a situation in which you ow How 'The Great Lock In' can help achieve your financial and wellness goals 10/08/2025 06:33am • NEW YORK (AP) — As the end of 2025 approaches, a viral TikTok trend is helping people achieve their wellness goals: “The Great Lock In" encourages participants to finish the year strong by fully focusing on their life goals from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31. Many people focus on exercise or eating h How to Get a Cash Advance From Your Credit Card 10/07/2025 08:00pm • Your credit card is a tool that can help you make purchases and pay some of your bills, but you can use it when you need cash, too. A cash advance allows you to borrow money against your available credit limit, acting like a short-term loan. Cash advances can be quick and convenient, but they come w US stocks snap a 7-day winning streak as gold’s price tops $4,000 per ounce 10/07/2025 05:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s record-breaking rally ran out of momentum on Tuesday after the price of gold topped $4,000 per ounce for the first time. The S&P 500 dipped 0.4% from its latest all-time high and broke a seven-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 91 points France's government collapses again: What could happen next? 10/07/2025 05:38am • PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is running out of wiggle room. The abrupt resignation of his prime minister Monday — Macron's fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval — puts the French leader in a bind. None of the options now look appealing for Macron, Trump Proposed Eliminating Social Security Taxes. Here Are the Bills That Could Make It Happen 10/06/2025 08:00pm • While on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to end taxes on Social Security benefits. But you won't find that provision in "The One Big Beautiful Bill" that was signed into law over the summer. While the bill does include a "bonus deduction" for seniors, that isn't tied to Social Se France's premier quits hours after naming government, plunging the country into more political chaos 10/06/2025 01:52pm • PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in office on Monday and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move deepened the country’s political crisis and left President Emmanuel Mac France’s new prime minister names a government that might not last long 10/05/2025 02:35pm • PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister named a government Sunday, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire to serve at the defense ministry, where he'll help oversee French military support for Ukraine and address threats to European security posed by Russia. Other key positions in Rite Aid closes all remaining stores after 63 years in business 10/05/2025 08:04am • (CNN) — Rite Aid, once one of America’s biggest pharmacy chains, shuttered its remaining 89 stores this week after filing for bankruptcy in May for the second time in less than two years. “All Rite Aid stores have now closed. We thank our loyal customers for their many years of support,” DC’s shutdown hasn't stopped the stock market. Here’s what may 10/04/2025 06:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — If the U.S. government's latest shutdown can't stop the stock market, what can? Stock prices keep rising, even as the shutdown delays important economic reports that usually steer trading. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average set all-time highs Friday. It's not just B The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone 10/04/2025 12:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government shutdown, the red hats appeared on the president’s desk. “Trump 2028," they said, situated across from the seated lawmakers, Vice President JD Vance and sever Regulators approve disputed $6.2B takeover of Minnesota Power by investment group 10/03/2025 01:47pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators voted unanimously Friday to approve an investment group's takeover of a power company over the objections of the state attorney general, big industrial electricity buyers and consumer advocates. In voting for the takeover of Duluth-based Minnesota, the five France's new PM renounces using special powers at parliament to seek compromise instead 10/03/2025 05:32am • PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister announced Friday he would not use a special constitutional power to force a budget through parliament without a vote and will instead seek a compromise with lawmakers from the left and the right. Sébastien Lecornu, a 39 year-old centrist, was appointed Brazil’s lower house approves an increase in tax exemptions for low-income people 10/02/2025 08:37pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's lower house has approved exempting up to 5,000 reais ($940) a month from income taxes, which would more than double the current exemption and meet a key priority of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 's 2022 election campaign. The bill passed the House unanimously Berkshire Hathaway to pay $9.7 billion for OxyChem, potentially Warren Buffett's last big deal 10/02/2025 03:57pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway is buying Occidental Petroleum's chemical division for $9.7 billion in what may be the last big acquisition involving the consummate dealmaker, Warren Buffett. Buffett wasn’t mentioned anywhere in materials released by Berkshire Hathaway discussing the deal