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Kimberly Palmer: Holiday survival tips from 5 financial pros 11/28/2022 08:38am • For Ryan Decker, surviving the holiday shopping season is all about planning ahead. In fact, if he sees a gift for one of his two young sons in March, he���ll go ahead and buy it, instead of rushing through his shopping list in December. ���It very much eases the burden,��� he says, making his De Federal Student Loan Deferment vs. Forbearance: What's the Difference? 11/27/2022 07:00pm • Deferment and forbearance are options for qualifying borrowers who want to avoid defaulting on their federal student loans. Since student loan debt is difficult to get discharged -- even in bankruptcy -- it's best to work with your student loan servicer or lender to keep your loan in good standing d How to Calculate Your Net Worth 11/27/2022 07:00pm • We're intrigued by the net worth of celebrities, business magnates, politicians and sports heroes. But knowing our own net worth can be useful for us mere mortals, too. It may seem like learning your own net worth isn't worth the trouble. But because of the insight it can give you into your financia In Your Debt: 4 ways to limit your holiday debt 11/25/2022 09:13am • There���s a magical feeling in the air this time of year, but that magic costs money. Every year, the pressure looms large to spend more to create perfect holidays. This high-cost season can leave you with debt that sticks around. According to NerdWallet���s 2022 Holiday Shopping Report, 31% of 2021 Takoma Park renters become owners of their building, and Montgomery Co. hopes more follow suit 11/24/2022 02:34pm • Tenants of a Takoma Park, Maryland, apartment building have been able to go from renters to owners, and the county executive hopes their building won't be the last place that happens. "This could be an important tool in our arsenal when it comes to preserving and protecting affordable housing," C Wednesday's Transactions 11/23/2022 06:59pm • BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League Wednesday's Transactions, Writethru 11/23/2022 05:02pm • BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League Most Fed officials at last meeting backed slower rate hikes 11/23/2022 03:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Most Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting favored reducing the size of their interest rate hikes ���soon��������� just before raising their benchmark rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time. The central bank's policymakers saw ���very High mortgage rates send homebuyers scrambling for relief 11/23/2022 12:58pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Mortgage rates are more than double what they were a year ago, so many homebuyers are looking for ways to put off some of the pain for a few years. The trend has driven adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, to the highest usage in over a decade. A recent snapshot by the Mortgage Average long-term US mortgage rate slips to 6.58% 11/23/2022 12:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate has edged lower for the second time in as many weeks, though it remains more than double what it was a year ago ���- a significant hurdle for many would-be homebuyers. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Wednesday that the average on the Editorial Roundup: United States 11/23/2022 11:52am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Nov. 16 The Washington Post on post-FTX cryptocurrency: The supposedly responsible face of cryptocurrency turns out to have been anything but punctilious in his dealings ��� which should be a wake-up call to sleepy regulators and legis Banker for Alex Murdaugh convicted of bank fraud charges 11/23/2022 11:05am • CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) ��� A banker charged with helping disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh take money from the legal settlements of clients was found guilty late Tuesday of wire and bank fraud charges in South Carolina. Former Palmetto State Bank CEO Russell Laffitte was allowed to remain free on bail Zimbabwe's imposing new Chinese-funded parliament opens 11/23/2022 11:03am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ��� Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa hailed ���excellent��� relations with China as he delivered for the first time a State of the Nation address at a new multimillion-dollar parliament building gifted by the Asian economic giant. China funded and constructed the imposin Brazil expels US fishing tour company from Indigenous land 11/23/2022 10:12am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Federal courts in Brazil have ordered a New Jersey-based fishing tourism company to leave a remote Indigenous area of the Amazon after prosecutors filed charges of operating without government authorization and manipulating Indigenous people, which is illegal in the country. Big upset puts global spotlight on Saudi Arabia's players 11/23/2022 09:16am • DOHA, Qatar (AP) ��� With a squad full of domestic league players and a French coach, Saudi Arabia's shocking upset of Lionel Messi and Argentina suddenly put the team in the international spotlight. A skyscraper in downtown Doha was lit up with the image of Saudi Arabia's flag Tuesday night as fans