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The Citi Premier�� Card Gets a Rebrand -- and New Travel Benefits 05/16/2024 08:00pm • Citi announced this week that its mid-tier travel card, the Citi Premier�� Card, has a new name, a boosted welcome bonus and added travel benefits. This is good news for current cardholders whose accounts will seamlessly change over and makes the card more competitive for prospective card shoppers l 9 Ways to Grow Your Assets in 2024 05/16/2024 08:00pm • With inflation continuing to take a toll on household cash flows, getting financially ahead can feel almost impossible. But by implementing even a few smart strategies you can boost your net worth faster than you may think, even in tough economic conditions. If your aim is to create a secure nest eg How to Access Your Home's Equity 05/16/2024 08:00pm • Home equity values have soared in recent years, offering homeowners the opportunity to access cash from their homes. According to a May 2024 report from real estate data company ICE Mortgage Technology, 48 million U.S. homeowners with mortgages have tappable equity of $206,000 per borrower, up from A Guide to Seller-Paid Mortgage-Rate Buydowns 05/16/2024 08:00pm • At a time when mortgage rates are expected to stay higher for longer than previously thought, home shoppers may be able to lock in better terms with an interest rate buydown. And if you've been in the market for a home, you might have noticed a trend: many sellers are advertising homes with competit Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack 05/16/2024 01:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the CFPB is funded does not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court and drawing praises from consume Long-term mortgage rates retreat for second straight week, US average at 7.02% 05/16/2024 12:00pm • The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell for the second straight week, giving some relief to home shoppers already facing sky-high prices and a shortage of supply. The average 30-year rate fell to 7.02% from 7.09% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the ra Unbeaten season and 'immortality' on the cards for Leverkusen in Bundesliga before 2 finals 05/16/2024 06:13am • LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) ��� Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso and his players have spent all season trying to play down their remarkable achievements. No longer. "Three games left for immortality,��� is how goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky sums up the situation ahead of a run of games which could cement How to Get Accepted to Multiple Top Business Schools 05/15/2024 08:00pm • Nikita Srivastava applied to seven MBA programs and got admitted to three: Yale University School of Management in Connecticut, New York University's Stern School of Business and the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business in Illinois. "I definitely was not expecting it," says Srivastava, w VP Harris was gifted tickets to one of the summer's hottest shows by the artist herself: Beyonc�� 05/15/2024 06:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris was gifted tickets to one of last summer's hottest concerts by the artist herself: Beyonc��. She also attended college football's HBCU Celebration Bowl, where her alma mater Howard University played Florida A&M, courtesy of ESPN, according to fina Glamour and grit are both on show in a London exhibition of photos from Elton John's collection 05/15/2024 01:10pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A new exhibition of photographs owned by Elton John is everything one might expect from a star who has a fascination with image, a love of excess and a very large budget. Understated, it isn���t. The show, opening this week at London���s Victoria and Albert Museum, includes more than Son-in-law of top opponent of Venezuela's president pleads guilty to US money laundering charges 05/15/2024 12:49pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company. As part of his plea agreement announced Tuesday in federal court in Miami, Fern US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024 05/15/2024 12:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Led by lower food and auto prices, inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for officials at the Federal Reserve as well as President Joe Biden���s re-election team. Consumer prices rose 0. Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district 05/14/2024 10:58pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Brad Knott, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, overwhelmingly won the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina���s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday against a rival who suspended her campaign two weeks ago in response to the endorsement. The former a 5 Best Bond Funds for Retirement 05/14/2024 08:00pm • Bonds make up the foundation of most successful retirement portfolios. These assets are debt-related instruments issued by governments and corporations that are looking to raise money. Think of them as the other side of the loan, where the "issuer" is the borrower and investors are collectively the Argentina reports its first single-digit inflation in 6 months as markets swoon and costs hit home 05/14/2024 05:59pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina���s monthly inflation rate eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year, data released Tuesday showed, a closely watched indicator that bolsters President Javier Milei���s severe austerity program aimed at fixing the count