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China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared future' 05/08/2024 09:16am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ��� China and European Union candidate Serbia signed an agreement on Wednesday to build a ���shared future,��� making the Balkan country the first in Europe to agree on such a document with Beijing. After meeting in Belgrade, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Serbian President Vuci US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says 05/08/2024 12:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S., a senior administration official said Tuesday. The shipment was suppo Spartz fends off Republican rivals to win contentious Indiana congressional primary 05/07/2024 09:18pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Two-term U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz won a contentious Republican primary to defend her seat just months after she decided to run for reelection in a campaign that focused attention on her opposition to sending aid to her native Ukraine. She defeated eight rival Republicans to s Scrutiny of Everton's prospective buyer intensifies after airline collapse and New York fraud case 05/07/2024 12:09pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� A grounded airline in Australia. A lawsuit in a New York federal court alleging fraud in connection to a $600 million loan. And angry soccer fans in England resisting a takeover of Premier League club Everton. These are troubled times for Miami-based 777 Partners, the investment grou Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate 05/07/2024 11:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money. The goal is to neutralize Democrats' roughly 2-to-1 financial advantage, among the few bright spots for a party de EU Council adopts a plan worth 6 billion euros for Western Balkans to speed up enlargement process 05/07/2024 05:44am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� EU countries approved a plan worth 6 billion euros ($6.45 billion) to support Western Balkan states on Tuesday aimed at accelerating reforms and economic growth in the region, as they seek future membership in the bloc. The Council of the European Union said the plan, which covers 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 05/06/2024 08:00pm • Bill Gross, often referred to as the "Bond King," issued a cautionary view on the state of bond funds recently. As a pioneering fixed-income manager and co-founder of Pimco, where he ran the influential Pimco Total Return Fund (ticker: PTTRX), Gross once set a high standard for active bond investing Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tour 05/06/2024 09:38am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries in the continent���s eastern half, a region that Beijing has used as a foothold for its expanding economic ambitions in Europe. Following a stop in Paris on Monday to The credit score you see is probably not the credit score your lender sees 05/06/2024 08:25am • Consumers planning to take out an auto loan or mortgage or borrow money through a personal loan should check their credit score first. But the FICO credit score consumers see for free probably won't be the FICO credit score lenders see. "FICO has a bank card score that more heavily weighs cred What You Should Know About Financing Appliances 05/05/2024 08:00pm • It is a universally acknowledged truth that your dishwasher will break right after you buy a new car, your washing machine will go on the fritz the same week as that big vet bill and your refrigerator will kick the bucket just as you pay the deposit for a vacation. It seems like there's never a conv How Race Affects Your Credit Score 05/05/2024 08:00pm • When looking at the numbers, you can't ignore the racial disparity in credit scores. Rates of subprime credit scores in majority-Black, Hispanic and Native American communities are at least 1.5 times higher than in majority-white communities, according to a 2022 report from the Urban Institute, a no 7 Best Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Dividend distributions -- usually made in cash but occasionally paid out in shares -- are payments made by public companies to stockholders. There are many good reasons savvy investors own dividend-paying stocks. Dividends are a direct and tangible way for investors to benefit from the earnings a co In Maryland, GOP primary feels like a warmup for Hogan ahead of rare consequential general election for Senate 05/05/2024 02:23pm • Republican voters in Maryland head to the polls with an opportunity to choose a candidate to represent the party in what could be one of the most competitive Senate campaigns in recent memory. Despite a field of more than a half-dozen candidates, the Republican primary has lacked the heat of its PSV Eindhoven wraps up its 25th Dutch Eredivisie title by beating Sparta Rotterdam 4-2 05/05/2024 08:28am • EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) ��� PSV Eindhoven sealed its first Dutch league title in six years and the 25th in its history by beating Sparta Rotterdam 4-2 on Sunday. Peter Bosz's team, that features U.S. players Sergi��o Dest, Malik Tillman and Ricardo Pepi, dominated the Eredivisie season, losing o How an injury-hit Real Madrid rode Bellingham boom to Spanish league success 05/04/2024 05:47pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� It wasn���t supposed to look this comfortable for Real Madrid ��� even for a team which is nearly always a strong contender to win the Spanish league. Not after Karim Benzema left for even bigger money in Saudi Arabia and injuries wiped out the heart of Madrid's defense. Bu