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Powell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target 07/15/2024 06:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the Federal Reserve is becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back to its 2% target and said the Fed would cut rates before the pace of price increases actually reached that point. “We've had three better readings, and if you aver A giant panda has given birth to a cub in a Dutch zoo, in a boost for the endangered mammals 07/15/2024 11:02am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A giant panda has given birth to a cub at a Dutch zoo, in a boost to the captive population of the vulnerable mammals. Ouwehands Dierenpark announced Friday's birth on Monday, and released video of mom Wu Wen as she gave birth to her cub, whose gender has yet to be de Battered by Hurricane Idalia last year, Florida village ponders future as hurricane season begins 07/15/2024 09:30am • HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lisa Bregenzer’s waterfront home was her "little slice of heaven." She watched sunsets and migrating birds from the porch, the Gulf of Mexico in the distance. There, she felt close to God and her late father. When Hurricane Idalia tore through Florida in late August Best Peer-to-Peer Lending Websites for Investors 07/14/2024 08:00pm • When fixed income just doesn't cut it, some investors turn to peer-to-peer lending platforms for above-market returns. Peer-to-peer lending has three competitive advantages: First, the platforms' proprietary credit evaluation algorithms can look beyond FICO scores to determine a borrower's creditwor 10 Apps to Use Now to Make Taxes Easier Next Year 07/14/2024 08:00pm • Taxpayers gave a collective sigh of relief after the April tax deadline passed. Another year of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses is over. However, tax season doesn't have to be a mad dash. Instead of waiting until next spring to get organized, start now. Mobile apps make it quick Argentina's inflation edges up in June, breaking a months-long streak in a blow to President Milei 07/12/2024 10:17pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A closely watched measure of inflation in Argentina was stronger than the libertarian government of President Javier Milei would have hoped on Friday, as the official statistics agency reported prices edging up in June and breaking a months-long streak of declines. A Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud 07/12/2024 07:18pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones had one question for the 62-year-old Republican, Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF 07/12/2024 06:42pm • Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal, the International Monetary Fund said Friday, the country's latest turn to the global lender for help in propping up its economy and dealing with its debts through big bailouts. Earlier this year, the IMF approved the immed For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out 07/12/2024 01:42pm • TAHOLAH, Wash. (AP) — Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The back deck is rotting, and black mold speckles the walls inside, leaving the 46-ye Big bank quarterly results show signs of consumers slowing down spending 07/12/2024 11:23am • NEW YORK (AP) — Signs of consumers slowing down their spending and falling behind on their bills weighed down shares of the big banks on Friday. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo saw their adjusted profits fall, while Citigroup saw sluggish spending on its credit cards. The major banks have benefitt US wholesale inflation picked up in June in sign that some price pressures remain elevated 07/12/2024 10:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose by a larger-than-expected 2.6% last month from a year earlier, a sign that some inflation pressures remain high. The increase, the sharpest year-over-year increase since March 2023, comes at a time when other price indicators are showing One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach 07/12/2024 09:41am • LONDON (AP) — Data breaches like the most recent one involving AT&T customers are becoming an almost regular occurrence. As more of our lives move online, our personal data like email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates and even passcodes are becoming ever more vulnerable to theft or being m Increasingly popular 'parametric insurance' helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather 07/12/2024 09:34am • MINDANAO, Philippines (AP) — Joemar Flores, a spindly 28-year-old, gestured across his family’s farmland, nestled between a steep hill and a river, and expressed gratitude for the rice paddies in the distance. They’re still there, producing food and an income for him, thanks in part to a novel To Buy or Not to Buy: The Real Deal on Mortgage Points 07/11/2024 08:00pm • Mortgage lenders offer multiple pricing options for home loans. You can choose to pay more points upfront in exchange for a lower interest rate and payment, or you can pay less upfront and accept a higher interest rate. In general, the more you pay upfront, the lower your interest rate and payment. 7 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever 07/11/2024 08:00pm • Identifying stocks to buy and hold for decades rather than months or years can be difficult. The world and the economy are constantly changing, creating risks for long-term investors. A dividend payment from a large, profitable company with a leading market share in a stable or growing industry is a