Search

German government averts crisis with budget agreement for Europe’s largest economy 07/05/2024 08:13am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Friday it has reached agreement on the budget for 2025 and a stimulus package for Europe’s largest economy, easing a monthslong squabble that threatened to upend Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left coalition. Scholz, a Social Democrat, and leaders of t California Legislature votes to ask voters for permission borrow $20 billion for climate, schools 07/03/2024 11:45pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mired in a stream of multi-billion dollar budget deficits, the California Legislature on Wednesday turned to voters for help. Lawmakers voted to place a pair of $10 billion bonds on the November ballot. If approved, the money would pay for the building of new schools and Banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate 07/03/2024 05:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life, court papers indicate. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn filed what's known as a criminal information sheet on Tuesday. At debate, Biden meant to say he had beaten 'big pharma,' not Medicare 07/03/2024 03:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — At least one mystery about President Joe Biden’s often convoluted answers during the presidential debate has been solved. Early in the debate, the 81-year-old Democrat was asked a question about the national debt and ended his meandering answer by declaring, “We finally beat UW-Milwaukee chancellor will step down next year, return to teaching 07/03/2024 03:12pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next summer, a move that comes after years of grappling with the UW system's financial woes and taking criticism that he mishandled pro-Palestinian campus protests this spring Georgia election workers who won $148M judgment against Giuliani want his bankruptcy case thrown out 07/03/2024 01:36pm • Rudy Giuliani's creditors, including two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, are opposing his attempt to convert his bankruptcy into a liquidation, saying they'll likely ask that the case be thrown out instead because of what they call his flouting New Mexico denies film incentive application on 'Rust' movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin 07/03/2024 01:07am • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Producers of the western movie “Rust” may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the film to distributors and fulfill financial obligations to the immediate family of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal in 2021. Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms 07/02/2024 11:45pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after Tesla shares zoomed up more than 10%, helping to drive U.S. benchmarks to new records. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.9% in morning trading to 40,425.27. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained nearly 0.3% to 7,740.00. South Korea's Small businesses could find filing for bankruptcy more difficult as government program expires 07/02/2024 08:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A type of bankruptcy protection filing that made it easier for small businesses to seek relief has expired, which will complicate filing for small businesses with more than $3 million in debt. The filing type, known as Subchapter V, is cheaper and less time-consuming than the tradi What Is a VantageScore? 07/02/2024 08:00pm • When you check your credit score on websites or apps, either through credit card companies or lenders, one of two scoring models will be used -- FICO or VantageScore. VantageScore is the newer of the two scoring models, and its usage has grown in the financial industry, including by credit card comp How to Get Access to Your Hospital Records 07/02/2024 08:00pm • Your health record represents a valuable timestamp of the care you received. In fact, the saying, "If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done," is a common phrase in the medical world. Whether you're looking to provide proof that you received proper care, trying to justify why you deserve a prior autho 7 ETFs to Hedge Against a Stock Market Crash 07/02/2024 08:00pm • Historically, stocks tend to go up over time -- especially over relatively long time horizons of five, seven, 10 years or more. But, while there is no doubt that stocks are an excellent long-term investment, the markets don't go straight up in a continuous, unbroken line. Markets fluctuate up and do 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 07/02/2024 08:00pm • If you're shopping around for a bond exchange-traded fund, or ETF, you're going to get numerous advantages over investing in individual bonds -- namely greater diversification, monthly income in most cases, and stock-like liquidity. "Bond ETFs invest primarily in fixed-income securities such as gove Collapse of Baltimore Key Bridge reduces tolls by $141 million, hastens likely toll increase 07/02/2024 10:34am • The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will cost the state an estimated $141 million in lost toll revenue over six years and may bring toll increases a year sooner than expected. That projected loss makes up the lion’s share of the revised forecast that includes a decrease in toll revenue José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama's new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap 07/02/2024 04:38am • PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia. The 65-year-old former security minister has promised to shut down migration through the jungle-clad a