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Inflation data this week could help determine Fed's timetable for rate cuts 06/10/2024 01:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� After Federal Reserve officials meet this week, a statement they will issue may suggest that they���ve seen meaningful progress on inflation this year ��� a prelude to eventual interest rate cuts. Yet it's hard to say, because the officials themselves may not know for sure until DC���s startup business failure rate is highest in the country 06/10/2024 12:55pm • The D.C. region is consistently ranked as one of the top cities for entrepreneurs and startup businesses, but the failure rate of new businesses is also high. According to LendingTree research, the failure rate of D.C. startups during their first year in business is 32.2%, compared to 23.2% natio Coffee, sculptures and financial advice. Banks try to make new branches less intimidating 06/10/2024 07:43am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� It���s like Sephora or Starbucks now offered a checking account. After years of closing or mostly neglecting physical bank branches across the U.S., the nation���s largest banks are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on refurbishing old locations or building new ones, and in 8 Short Squeeze Stocks That Could Take Off 06/09/2024 08:00pm • In 2021, groups of online stock traders on Reddit made headlines by orchestrating targeted buying campaigns to trigger short squeezes in GameStop Corp. (ticker: GME), AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (AMC) and other heavily shorted stocks. Extreme volatility has returned to GameStop in recent weeks a Parent PLUS Student Loan Forgiveness: What You Should Know 06/09/2024 08:00pm • The U.S. Department of Education offers direct loans specifically for parents of college students, called Parent PLUS loans. Like with other federal student loans, only a few special circumstances qualify parents for loan forgiveness. Learn more about how Parent PLUS loans work, how to qualify for l Credit card delinquencies are rising. Here's what to do if you're at risk 06/08/2024 12:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Seriously overdue credit card debt is at the highest level in more than a decade, and people 35 and under are struggling more than other age groups to pay their bills. The share of credit card debt that���s severely delinquent, defined as being more than 90 days overdue, rose to 10 Fitch raises Cyprus' credit rating by a notch to BBB+ thanks to resilient economy, fiscal discipline 06/07/2024 08:18pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� The Fitch agency said Saturday it has raised Cyprus��� credit rating by a notch to BBB+. It cited the country���s heightened ability to withstand financial shocks, the government's commitment to keeping its finances in order and a strengthened banking sector thanks in part t Baseball players' union alleges employees at Bad Bunny agency offered improper inducements 06/07/2024 05:50pm • SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico (AP) ��� The Major League Baseball Players Association alleged employees at Bad Bunny���s sports representation firm provided improper inducements to dozens of players, causing the union to decertify an agent and issue a fine. Rimas Sports, under its corporate name Diamond Spor Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive 06/07/2024 01:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival, barely able to pay even the interest on their loans and often just a bad business hit away from dying off for good. An Associated Press analysis found their numbers have Accused of stealing COVID funds, DC LGBTQ charity founder is set to plead guilty 06/07/2024 01:08pm • The well-known founder of a D.C. charity that aimed to help LGBTQ youth, who was charged with fraud and money laundering earlier this year, is now set to plead guilty to a single wire fraud charge. Prior to the filing of a new charge of wire fraud on May 31, Ruby Corado, 53, had faced charges of US hiring and wage growth picked up last month in sign of sustained economic health 06/07/2024 12:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� America���s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in the economy to keep hiring despite persistently high interest rates. Last month���s sizable job gain suggests that the economy is still growin A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on 'The Apprentice' 06/07/2024 12:03pm • Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on ���The Apprentice��� and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower. He was indignant ��� and not just at having been kicked off the reality show after its star, Donald Trump, had delivered his catchphrase: �� AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada's state primaries 06/07/2024 11:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Voters in the key swing state of Nevada head the polls for the second (or, in some cases, third) time this year to select the candidates who will appear in some of this fall���s most competitive legislative races. After holding both presidential primaries and a presidential caucu Takeaways from AP analysis on the rise of world's debt-laden 'zombie' companies 06/07/2024 01:45am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� An Associated Press analysis found the number of publicly-traded ���zombie��� companies ��� those so laden with debt they're struggling to pay even the interest on their loans ��� has soared to nearly 7,000 around the world, including 2,000 in the United States. And many of them so Tim Scott, a potential Trump VP pick, launches a $14 million outreach effort to minority voters 06/06/2024 10:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A top ally and potential running mate of former President Donald Trump is launching a new effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November's elections. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in t