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Hike again? Take a pause? Fed officials are split about what to do next to fight inflation 05/18/2023 11:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates in the coming months, leaving the outlook for the Fed's policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight rate hikes beginning in March 2022. Many Fed Takeaways of AP's report on Chinese loans pushing poor countries to brink of collapse 05/18/2023 10:56am • A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse because of a common, undeniable factor: their struggle to pay back hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world���s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China. Here are the key takea Pick a college bank account as carefully as your college 05/18/2023 09:14am • Attending college can get pricey, so you���ll want to avoid costs from other places ��� like your bank account. More than 668,000 students paid nearly $15.5 million in bank account costs in a year, an average of almost $26 per person, according to a 2022 report by the Consumer Financial Protection B How Retirees Can Cope with Inflation 05/17/2023 08:00pm • A painful stretch of inflation, including 40-year record high rates, marked 2022 and impacted Americans accordingly. Some found it difficult to maintain the amount they saved every month. Among employed adults, 25% decreased their retirement savings during the year, according to the 2023 TIAA Instit No-Credit-Check Loan Options 05/17/2023 08:00pm • When you're strapped for cash and short on time, it can be tempting to seek out the quickest and easiest route to funding. No-credit-check loans fit this requirement as they provide a lump sum with no need to pull your credit report. But these loans are also costly, with interest rates up to 400%, m How to Start Investing 05/17/2023 08:00pm • No matter your age, it is never too late to start investing. While time is your most valuable ally in investing, the steps involved in learning how to invest can serve you throughout your life to manage your finances and economic well-being, irrespective of age. However, if you do have the opportuni US judge in Texas dismisses charges against Swiss banker allegedly tied to Venezuela bribery scheme 05/17/2023 06:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A federal judge in Houston has dismissed criminal charges against a Swiss banker accused of helping stash millions in bribes paid to senior Venezuelan oil officials over long delays in bringing the case to trial. Judge Kenneth Hoyt ruled Wednesday that unjustified trial delays viol New rule targets college programs that leave grads with low income, high debt 05/17/2023 06:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� College programs that leave graduates underpaid or buried in loans would be cut off from federal money under a proposal issued Wednesday by the Biden administration, but the rules would apply only to for-profit colleges and a tiny fraction of programs at traditional universities. Every state offers victim compensation. For the Longs and other Black families, it often isn't fair 05/17/2023 05:27pm • The cold formality of the letter is seared in Debra Long���s memory. It began ���Dear Claimant,��� and said her 24-year-old son, Randy, who was fatally shot in April 2006, was not an ���innocent��� victim. Without further explanation, the New York state agency that assists violent-crime victims and Man indicted in theft of 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland 05/17/2023 05:13pm • A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in ���The Wizard of Oz,��� federal prosecutors in North Dakota say. The shoes were stolen in 2005 and recovered in a 2018 FBI sting operation, but no arrests were made at the time. Terry Border checks between Russia and Belarus are back for the first time in 28 years 05/17/2023 12:55pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� Belarus, one of Russia's closest allies, has partially restored controls on its border with its neighbor, Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik said Wednesday. This is the first time in 28 years that there have been checks at the 1,239-kilometer (770-mile) border. Acco Black Californians hope state reparations don't become another broken promise 05/17/2023 12:48pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that California lawmakers will turn the recommendations of a first-in-the-nation task force into concrete legislation given pushback from opponents 5 tips to tackle a home remodel in an uncertain economy 05/17/2023 09:01am • Spring is kickoff season for many kitchen remodels, bathroom updates and deck repairs, but recent economic turmoil may have homeowners questioning their home improvement plans. Spending on home renovations is expected to slow this year because of factors such as declining home sales and values, risi Stock market today: Japan rises on GDP data; rest of region shaky 05/17/2023 12:31am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday as Japan's benchmark jumped on the news of solid economic growth data, while the rest of the region was mired in uncertainty. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 0.7% in early trading to 30,039.41. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0. Will the Stock Market Crash in 2023? 7 Risk Factors 05/16/2023 08:00pm • Stock market investors are waiting and hoping for a turn for the better, but a stubborn market just won't cooperate. Take the S&P 500, which fell by about 1% over the past 90 days. That's not going to cut it with weary investors. Certainly, investors face a stacked menu of issues that threaten t