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How credit scores are evolving to improve access to credit 02/23/2023 05:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A lowcredit score can hurt your ability to take out a loan, secure a good interest rate, or increase the spending limit on your credit card. Some reasons for a low score are out of your control ��� such as unexpected medical debt or a lack of credit history. Credit rating agencie Average long-term US mortgage rate jumps to 6.5% this week 02/23/2023 12:00pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level since November, more grim news for a housing market that's been in decline for a year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate rose to 6.5% from 6.32% last week. The ave Yellen affirms push for stronger Russia sanctions at G-20 02/23/2023 09:55am • BENGALURU, India (AP) ��� The U.S. wants to see tougher and more effectively enforced sanctions against Russia and additional support for Ukraine, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday during meetings of the Group of 20 leading economies in the Indian technology hub of Bengaluru. Speaking US revises down last quarter's economic growth to 2.7% rate 02/23/2023 09:44am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.7% annual rate from October through December, a solid showing despite rising interest rates and elevated inflation, the government said Thursday in a downgrade from its initial estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy Fed minutes: Almost all officials backed quarter-point hike 02/22/2023 07:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Nearly all Federal Reserve policymakers agreed earlier this month to slow the pace of their rate increases to a quarter-point, with only ���a few��� supporting a larger half-point hike. The minutes from the Fed���s Jan. 31-Feb.1 meeting said most of the officials supported the q M.D.-Ph.D. Programs Fuse Medicine and Research 02/22/2023 07:00pm • Jackie Lin, an M.D.-Ph.D. student at Morehouse School of Medicine in Georgia, says she knew from a young age that she wanted to be a doctor. But her interest in also getting a Ph.D. came much later. While in medical school, Lin decided to pursue the dual degree to integrate her clinical interest in 7 Best Bond Funds for Retirement 02/22/2023 07:00pm • Bonds make up the foundation of any successful retirement portfolio. These assets are debt-related instruments issued by governments and corporations that are looking to raise money. Think of them as the other side of the loan, where the "issuer" is the borrower and investors are collectively the le SECURE 2.0 Retirement Bill Offers New Incentives to Save for Retirement 02/22/2023 07:00pm • The SECURE 2.0 Act was signed into law on December 29, 2022, bringing with it a bevy of changes to retirement savings. The legislation introduced several policies designed to shore up long-term retirement savings for the average American, including rules like automatic enrollment in 401(k) programs EU pandemic fund inspectors say no sign of fraud in Spain 02/22/2023 11:40am • MADRID (AP) ��� The European Parliament��s budget control committee said Wednesday it has found no evidence of deceit or fraud in Spain���s handling of the 31 billion euros ($33 billion) it has received so far in special European Union post-pandemic recovery funds. But a visiting delegation urged New estimate U.S. could face default on debt by early June 02/22/2023 10:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June if Congress does not act to lift the debt limit, a Washington think tank said Wednesday. The Bipartisan Policy Center, which forecasts the approximate ���X-date��� when the government will no Can college abroad actually save you money? 02/22/2023 10:10am • When Emma Freer was a high school senior in 2011, her impression of American campus culture ��� sororities, football games, broad course requirements ��� didn���t appeal. Her parents had saved enough money to cover her in-state tuition, but, she says, ���I knew I didn���t want to go to Ohio State.�� Asian shares decline following Wall Street tumble 02/21/2023 11:17pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares declined Wednesday after stocks tumbled on Wall Street as worries persist about higher interest rates and their tightening squeeze on the global economy. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 1.4% in morning trading to 27,100.51. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3% to The Pros and Cons of Metal Roofing 02/21/2023 07:00pm • The gentle drumming of raindrops on a metal roof is a sound unlike any other, often bringing back memories of childhoods spent on farms or watching the rain from a covered back porch. But, as it turns out, those metal roofs are more than just a source of rain music, they're also a modern solution to Inverted Yield Curve: Is It Still a Recession Indicator? 02/21/2023 07:00pm • When it comes to economic forecasts, the U.S. Treasury yield curve is a go-to gauge for many seasoned investors. And for good reason: An inverted yield curve has accurately foreshadowed all 10 recessions since 1955, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. But what exactly i Reflections of War: A Year in Ukraine 02/21/2023 01:52pm • One year ago, Russia launched Europe���s biggest war since WWII. Russian tanks began rolling into Ukraine, sending civilians fleeing for basement bunkers and their country���s borders. Governments around the world imposed stringent sanctions on Russia in an attempt ��� so far unsuccessful - to press