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Millennial Money: Young adults traveling on fiscal thin ice 04/18/2023 09:02am • Prices for travel remain stubbornly high. The cost of airfare in February was 27% higher than the same month a year earlier, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data . And rental car prices — having shot up during the pandemic — remain high today, as they’re 37% pricier in February th China's economic growth accelerates with consumption boost 04/18/2023 01:27am • BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter as consumer flocked back to shops and restaurants following the abrupt end of anti-virus controls. The 4.5% growth in gross domestic product from January to March compared to the same period in 2022 was the fastest in the pas Stock market today: Asia mixed despite China growth data 04/17/2023 11:41pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday as pessimism about global uncertainties remained even as China reported a better-than-expected economic growth data. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.5% in morning trading to 28,662.79. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.3% to 7,363.40. Mexican man: National Guard killed pregnant teen, other man 04/17/2023 11:00pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican man said Monday that Mexico’s quasi-military National Guard opened fire on his SUV in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, killing his pregnant 15-year-old girlfriend and a 54-year-old friend, and wounding two other people. The killings come nearly two months after an a Watch for These Trends Shaping the Future of Retirement 04/17/2023 08:00pm • Retirement is evolving. From changes in the average retirement age to uncertainty about the future of Social Security, recent news and trends are impacting what future retirees can expect when they leave the workforce. A recent survey from Principal polled financial professionals and employers on th Funeral set for remaining victim of Louisville bank shooting 04/17/2023 02:08pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Funeral arrangements have been made for the remaining victim killed in last week's mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky. Visitation for Juliana Maria Farmer, 45, will be at Tomblinson Funeral Home in Henderson from 4-8 p.m. Friday and funeral services will be held Slow start on World Bank reform angers climate-hit countries 04/17/2023 01:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank meetings were supposed to be a first step in a new era of affordable loans for developing nations hard hit by climate change like Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s Barbados, one of many Caribbean islands battered by worsening hurricanes. But if this was a new era, th Liz Weston: Retiring? If you need a home loan, get one first 04/17/2023 08:45am • Retired engineers Kelly and Derek Barkey assumed they would be approved when they applied for a $50,000 home equity line of credit two years ago to fix up their new house. The Barkeys, now 56 and 59, had just sold their longtime home in Southern California and paid cash for a house worth about $8 Insider Q&A: Lindsey Johnson of the Consumer Bankers Assoc. 04/17/2023 08:10am • NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsey Johnson became president of the Consumer Bankers Association in 2022, representing the trade and lobbying organization for the nation’s big retail banks like Bank of America, Wells Fargo, US Bank, PNC and others. Before she joined CBA, she was president of the trade assoc This Week in Business 04/17/2023 08:10am • A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: Bank results Bank of America reports its first-quarter financial results on Tuesday. The consumer banking giant’s latest earnings come on the heels of several bank failures in March and amid heightened concerns a Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks 04/17/2023 12:06am • CHICAGO (AP) — For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments. But recent down-ballot victories are providing hope of reshaping the Democratic Party from the bottom up, rather than from Washington. In Chicago earlier this month, a former teacher’s union organizer Shaquille O'Neal served in FTX lawsuit, lawyers say 04/16/2023 10:50pm • Shaquille O'Neal has been served in a class-action lawsuit against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and multiple celebrity spokespeople, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said in a statement Sunday night. The announcement came several days after a Florida judge denied a motion to allow the NBA legend to be s Mortgage Rates Rise, Ending Monthlong Downward Slide 04/16/2023 08:00pm • Mortgage rates increased across most fixed- and adjustable-rate home loans this week, with the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage bouncing higher to 6.92%. This is the first weekly increase since early March, ending a monthlong downward trend that had been improving affordability conditions fo What Is Unsecured Debt? 04/16/2023 08:00pm • At some point in your life, you will likely need to borrow money. Perhaps you plan to take out school loans or apply for a mortgage. Whenever you borrow money, chances are good that it will be in one of two forms: secured debt or unsecured debt. Unsecured debt is a common form of borrowing that incl How Much Should You Save In an Emergency Fund? 04/16/2023 08:00pm • If you lose your job, have a medical emergency, need to make home repairs or experience any other kind of last-minute crisis, an emergency fund is a critical tool to ensure you can maintain financial security. "Emergencies arise for everyone and are almost always unexpected and sudden. Always ensure