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5 Apps for Socially Responsible Investing 03/08/2023 07:00pm • Socially responsible investing continues to expand in popularity as a way to invest with your values. From socially responsible mutual and exchange-traded funds to robo advisors and mobile apps, there's easy access to this investing trend. Popular among younger and older investors alike, here are fi Business Highlights: Fed 'no decision,' Adidas's Yeezy woes 03/08/2023 05:01pm • ___ Powell says ���no decision��� on the Fed���s next move on rates WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed Wednesday that the central bank���s policymakers have yet to decide how large an interest rate hike to impose at its next meeting in two weeks in its drive to defea White House, states tackle 'junk fees' that cost consumers 03/08/2023 04:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The White House brought together state lawmakers, federal officials and others Wednesday to trade ideas about how to fight ���junk fees��� that inflate the cost to consumers of everything from hospital visits and airline tickets to student loans and concert seats. The virtual Powell says 'no decision' on the Fed's next move on rates 03/08/2023 01:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed Wednesday that the central bank's policymakers have yet to decide how large an interest rate hike to impose at its next meeting in two weeks in its drive to defeat high inflation. ���If ��� and I stress that no decision has been ma Zimbabwe's tobacco crop grows, despite high fertilizer costs 03/08/2023 11:16am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ��� Zimbabwe, Africa's largest tobacco producer, opened its tobacco-selling season Wednesday, with a speech by the vice president and eager international buyers. The size of the tobacco crop increased despite increased fertilizer prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Zimbabwe ex EU watchdog: Not enough safeguards on pandemic recovery fund 03/08/2023 11:02am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Insufficient checks and safeguards on how EU member countries spend a massive aid program designed to help them bounce back from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are creating possibilities for fraud and mismanagement, the bloc's financial watchdog warned on Wednesday. The MATCHDAY: Man United hosts Betis, Arsenal at Sporting in EL 03/08/2023 08:09am • A look at what���s happening in European soccer on Thursday: EUROPA LEAGUE Manchester United hosts Real Betis in the round of 16 as it tries to move on quickly from Sunday's 7-0 loss to Liverpool in the Premier League. With the hopes of challenging for the league title fading, the Europa League repr Marseille, Gueye at court fighting FIFA bans in Watford case 03/08/2023 07:04am • GENEVA (AP) ��� Facing a one-year transfer ban from FIFA, Marseille went to court Wednesday in a dispute with Watford over the 2020 signing of Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Gueye ��� who faces a four-month playing ban by FIFA for breach of contract ��� was at NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/08/2023 02:15am • 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, Women's Conference Tournament Glances 03/08/2023 12:15am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Wednesday, March 1 Vermont 56, Bryant 49 UMBC 82, NJIT 71 Albany (NY) 59, Mass.-Lowell 51 Maine 64, Binghamton 54 Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Vermont 75, UMBC 63 Albany (NY) 72, Maine 64 Cha Asian stocks tumble amid fears about faster rate hikes 03/07/2023 11:37pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as investors fretted that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates faster if pressure stays high on inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.2% in morning trading to 28,370.92. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped nearly 1.0% to Yoon: Forced labor plan crucial for better ties with Japan 03/07/2023 09:59pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday defended his government���s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II, saying it���s crucial for Seoul to build future-oriented ties with its form Sri Lanka leader says IMF deal imminent after China's pledge 03/07/2023 08:44pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka���s president said Tuesday that China has given crucial debt restructuring assurances that mean the bankrupt Indian Ocean nation could get its $2.9 billion bailout package approved soon. President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament that a letter from China's E SoFi Bank sues to block Biden's student loan payment pause 03/07/2023 08:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A private bank is trying to force the Biden administration to end its pause on federal student loan payments, arguing the moratorium has no legal basis and has cost the bank, known for its refinancing business, millions of dollars in profits. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday in The Cycle of Poverty: Traps That Keep You Poor 03/07/2023 07:00pm • Being poor is expensive. You don't need to be told that, especially if you're always living paycheck to paycheck and are struggling to get by; you've noticed. Still, when you're just trying to get through the week, it can be easy to not examine why you're constantly in a financial fix. If you want t