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Asian shares mixed after Wall St dips on weak economic data 04/05/2023 02:34am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a decline on Wall Street after reports on the U.S. economy came in weaker than expected. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.7% in afternoon trading to 27,808.75. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 stood little changed, inching down less t Asian shares mixed after Wall St dips on weak economic data 04/04/2023 11:57pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a decline on Wall Street after reports on the U.S. economy came in weaker than expected. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.3% in morning trading to 27,931.00. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 stood little changed, inching down less tha Los Angeles-Orange County Housing Market Forecast 04/04/2023 08:00pm • With an estimated GDP of over $950 billion in 2021, the economy of the combined Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan statistical area not only ranks as the second-largest in the U.S. but as a country would rank as the 18th-largest in the world. Not surprisingly, such economic success brings i Can You Get a Personal Loan With Low Income? 04/04/2023 08:00pm • Getting a personal loan with a modest income may seem like an impossible goal. However, a lower income may not be a barrier to loan approval if your income is consistent and sufficient to repay the loan and you meet the lender's other requirements. "There is no fixed minimum income to apply," says L The Guide to Buying and Living in a Co-Op 04/04/2023 08:00pm • While owning property, be it a plot of land with a house or a condo within a larger building, is the most common form of homeownership in the U.S., you may want to consider buying into a housing cooperative, or co-op. Co-ops are multi-family buildings which are owned by the tenants. Co-ops are more Business Highlights: Chip controls, Credit Suisse investors 04/04/2023 07:26pm • ___ US chip controls threaten China���s technology ambitions BEIJING (AP) ��� China���s leaders are seething at U.S. efforts to cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips. They appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without hurting their own ambitions in telecoms, a Student aid startup founder arrested on fraud charges 04/04/2023 06:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The founder of Frank, a student loan assistance startup company that J.P. Morgan Chase acquired for $175 million two years ago, has been arrested on charges that she duped the financial giant by dramatically inflating the number of customers her company had, authorities said Tuesda Bills finalize agreement on new stadium with state, county 04/04/2023 06:16pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ��� The Buffalo Bills moved one major step closer to breaking ground on their new stadium by June 1 after formally submitting the final contractual agreements ��� including a detailed 30-year lease ��� to the county on Tuesday. The Erie County legislature now has 30 days to review Editorial Roundup: United States 04/04/2023 04:16pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 1 The Washington Post on youth mental health Responding to clamoring from parents, and dreadful stories of youth suicide and hospitalizations, leaders in both parties convey an increasing sense of urgency to address epidemic leve NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 04/04/2023 09:59am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 4 New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60 Mass.-Lowell 85, Maine 54 Vermont 84, NJIT 57 Binghamton 67, UMBC 65 Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 Mass.-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64 Vermont 79, MLBPA reduces liquid assets after labor deal last spring 04/03/2023 08:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The baseball players��� association reduced cash, U.S. Treasury securities and investments to $142.4 million on Dec. 31, down from $271.2 million at the start of the year in a decrease typical of the period that follows a collective bargaining agreement. The union increases liquid What Retirement Savers Need to Know About The SECURE 2.0 Act 04/03/2023 08:00pm • Americans have a dual outlook on retirement. Just about everyone wants to retire comfortably but way too many people don't have the cash they need to retire on time and with ample money in the bank. A case in point: According to a recent U.S. News survey of 2,000 adults, 50% of respondents said they US auto sales up 7.5% in 1Q; interest rates hit 15-year high 04/03/2023 06:35pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� U.S. new-vehicle sales rose 7.5% in the first quarter as supplies improved and sky-high prices eased a bit while the global shortage of computer chips started to wane. But the average auto-loan rate hit 7% during the quarter, leaving open the question of whether automakers will offe DiCaprio testifies in money-laundering case of Fugees rapper 04/03/2023 05:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court Monday morning as part of a trial involving international money laundering, bribery and a prominent rap artist. Prakazrel ���Pras��� Michel ��� a founding member of the iconic 1990s hip-hop group, The Fugees ��� is accused University facing class-action over COVID campus lockdown 04/03/2023 02:41pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� A lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of coronavirus can proceed as a class action on behalf of thousands of students who were enrolled and paid tuition in spring 2020, a federal judge has ruled. Friday's d