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Target Q2 sales fall on muted spending, Pride month backlash, and it cuts profit outlook for 2023 08/16/2023 04:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target reported its first quarterly sales drop in six years, dragged down by shoppers' inflation worries and a negative reaction by some customers, widely publicized on social media, to its Pride merchandise. The Minneapolis retailer expects high interest rates, which makes credit Bidens to visit Hawaii on Monday following Maui wildfires 08/16/2023 09:14am • (CNN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday, the White House announced, as search, rescue and recovery efforts continue following the devastating wildfires there.“The President and First Lady will travel to Maui on Monday, August 21 to meet with World Cup winner Paredes returns to Roma on a 2-year deal 08/16/2023 06:08am • ROME (AP) — World Cup winner Leandro Paredes returned to Roma on Wednesday, signing a two-year deal with the Serie A club. Paredes joins from Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of around 4 million euros ($4.4 million) and the Argentina midfielder will wear the iconic No. 16 shirt, that previously belon Ranieri's Cagliari looking to beat the odds of Serie A survival along with Frosinone and Genoa 08/16/2023 05:15am • MILAN (AP) — At the age of 71, Claudio Ranieri will have to continue working his managerial magic if newly-promoted Cagliari is to avoid going straight back down to Serie B. Ranieri has already pulled off something of a masterstroke just to get Cagliari promoted. The Sardinian team is returning to A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted 08/16/2023 04:25am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was submitted Wednesday to the government and its financing partners, the planners said. Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership deal was announced last year and aims to use the funds Poland showcases military might in a parade as war rages in neighboring Ukraine 08/16/2023 01:55am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO member Poland displayed its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems at a massive military parade Tuesday, as war rages in neighboring Ukraine and ahead of parliamentary elections in two months. President Andrzej Duda, the chief commander of the armed forces, said in Stock market today: Asia shares decline as faltering Chinese economy sets off global slide 08/15/2023 11:57pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Wednesday amid worries over discouraging data on China, as well as over the future of the U.S. economy. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.1% in morning trading to 31,879.84. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dove 1.4% to 7,204.00. South Korea's Kospi dipped 1.2% t How Long Do Hard Inquiries Stay on Your Credit Report? 08/15/2023 08:00pm • What Is a Hard Inquiry?When you apply for a credit card or a loan, the lender requests your credit report from one or more credit bureaus. The lender then does a deep dive into your report to assess your creditworthiness. This action is called a hard inquiry, and it can take up to five points off yo WeWork Stock: 4 Lessons for Investors 08/15/2023 08:00pm • Amid growing pressure in the commercial real estate industry, co-working firm WeWork Inc. (ticker: WE) released a warning in early August about a potential bankruptcy. Its shares sank 38% to 13 cents by the Aug. 9 market close. In a 10-Q filing on Aug. 8, WeWork made major concessions that suggested Financial Planning for LGBTQ+ Families 08/15/2023 08:00pm • Being part of the LGBTQ+ community comes with a slew of challenges, and they aren't limited to social and political ones. There are several financial challenges that affect queer individuals and families more than their cisgender, straight counterparts, from finding affordable housing to paying for Rethinking the Biggest Traditional Expenses 08/15/2023 08:00pm • When you're trying to get ahead financially, you may scan your budget to identify and trim nonessentials. Spending categories like vacations, cafe beverages, and tickets to concerts and sporting events may all be on the chopping block. These items, however, make life enjoyable, so reducing or elimin In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames 08/15/2023 06:49pm • WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames and instead relied on a series of sometimes confusing social media posts that reached a much sm Union Berlin signs Germany's Robin Gosens in club-record transfer from Inter Milan 08/15/2023 04:49pm • BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin has signed Germany left-back and winger Robin Gosens from Inter Milan for a club-record fee ahead of its first-ever Champions League campaign. Union announced the transfer late Tuesday without specifying the contract length or the fee involved. Both Kicker and the Südde Going to college? Here's what you should know about student loans 08/15/2023 12:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re heading to college or starting to think about where you’d like to apply, you’re probably considering options for funding your education. If you need to borrow money to pursue your dreams, you are far from alone. According to the Federal Reserve, 30% of all U.S. adu Retail sales rose solidly last month in a sign that consumers are still spending freely 08/15/2023 12:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans increased their purchases at retailers last month – for clothing, dining out, online goods and other areas – in a sign that solid consumer spending is still powering a resilient U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.7% in July from June, according t