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How to Retire on $100,000 09/13/2023 08:00pm • Saving for retirement is a lifelong project, and experts' recommended savings goals can be daunting. Bank of America recommends you have more than nine times your current salary stashed away in savings by the time you reach age 61. Even then, the bank says your savings will only replace about 40% of High gas prices push up inflation, but prices overall are slowly moving in the right direction 09/13/2023 12:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Inflation jumped last month largely because of a spike in gas prices but other costs rose more slowly, suggesting price pressures are easing at a gradual pace. In a set of conflicting data released Wednesday, the Labor Department said the consumer price index rose 3.7% in August China upgrades relationship with Venezuela to 'all weather' partnership 09/13/2023 08:15am • BEIJING (AP) ��� China announced Wednesday it was upgrading its diplomatic ties with Venezuela to an ���all weather��� partnership, a label reserved for a select few of its diplomatic partners. Venezuelan President Nicol��s Maduro is on a state visit to Beijing, his fifth as president, according to Indonesian leader takes a test ride on Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway 09/13/2023 06:03am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesian President Joko Widodo took a test ride Wednesday on Southeast Asia���s first high-speed railway, a key project under China���s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. The $7.3 billion rail project, funded largely by China, connects the capital, Jakarta, and Ba Editorial Roundup: United States 09/13/2023 12:30am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Sept. 4 The Washington Post on changes to how to handle allegations of sex crimes in the U.S. military Few things at the Pentagon happen quickly, but rarely have its powers of delay been as regrettable as in its decades-long reconsider Tuesday's Transactions 09/12/2023 10:30pm • BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES ��� Reinstated LHP John Means from the 60-day IL. Optioned RHP Joey Krehbiel to Norfolk (IL). BOSTON RED SOX ��� Reinstated INF/OF Pablo Reyes from the 10-day IL. Optioned INF Enmanuel Valdez to Worcester (IL). CLEVELAND GUARDIANS ��� How Students' Motivations for Attending Law School Have Changed 09/12/2023 08:00pm • High-paying salaries, prestige and furthering academic and career goals were at the top of the list for why students wanted to go to law school over a decade ago. But these days, most students say the thing inspiring them is a desire to do good. "Students and pre-applicants are primarily motivated b Atlanta Housing Market Forecast 09/12/2023 08:00pm • Strong and steady is the name of the game in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell housing market. Not only have prices remained unchanged in the area, but building permits and consumer demand have stayed largely stable, too -- despite higher mortgage rates and other headwinds. It seems the National Ass What Is Netspend? 09/12/2023 08:00pm • Some consumers are not able to open a checking account at a bank or credit union to pay their bills or purchase groceries or other items and are forced to rely on using prepaid debit cards. In 2021, there were more than 5.9 million unbanked households in the U.S., according to the Federal Deposit In 10 Largest Financial Advice Firms in New York City 09/11/2023 08:00pm • When you think of the financial industry, New York City's Wall Street naturally comes to mind. Wall Street spans a mere eight blocks, but the financial institutions that line them and the surrounding neighborhoods represent the entire American financial structure. From the New York Stock Exchange to Indigenous tribes urge federal officials to deny loan request for Superior natural gas plant 09/11/2023 06:31pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Indigenous tribes in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have asked federal officials to deny a utility's request for a loan to help build a natural gas-fired power plant on the shores of Lake Superior, calling the project unthinkable in the face of climate change. Chippewa trib AMSG and EagleBank lift each other up through unique partnership 09/11/2023 04:20pm • A partnership between a local business and a local bank can offer countless benefits, fostering growth and stability for everyone involved, which is why Advanced Management Strategies Group (AMSG) and EagleBank have thrived while working together in the Washington, D.C. region. "We have a ban Sentencing delayed for a New Hampshire man convicted of running an unlicensed bitcoin business 09/11/2023 03:13pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Monday heard from multiple women who said they were victimized by a New Hampshire man's unlicensed bitcoin exchange business but postponed a sentencing hearing in the case to evaluate whether restitution is appropriate. Prosecutors said Ian Freeman, a libert France, Bangladesh sign deal to provide loans, satellite technology during Macron's visit to Dhaka 09/11/2023 10:31am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ��� French President Emmanuel Macron witnessed the signature of a deal Monday to facilitate loans to Bangladesh aimed at infrastructure development, as well as a letter of intent to provide the South Asian country with an earth observation satellite system. This came during Ma Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before You Retire? 09/10/2023 08:00pm • Some 44% of homeowners ages 60 to 70 carry a mortgage with them into retirement, according to mortgage banker American Financing. Is that a smart financial move? The decision of whether to pay off your mortgage before retirement should hinge on how much you've saved for retirement, your cash flow an