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Kimberly Palmer: Managing money starts with your emotions 06/06/2022 09:25am • Money can trigger strong emotional reactions, which can lead to not-so-great decisions, like missing payments or overspending. A new wave of books urges people to explore their emotional connections to money in order to make better financial decisions. “Eighty-five or 90% of our money decisions ar 8 Financial Stocks to Buy as Interest Rates Rise 06/05/2022 08:00pm • Stock selection is critical in the financial sector.Rising interest rates are generally good news for bank stocks, helping to expand their net interest margins. Higher interest rates can also boost insurance companies' profits on the safe debt they hold. While interest rates are expected to rise sig Affordable housing could replace former car dealership site in Alexandria 06/04/2022 08:34pm • The vacant site of a former car dealership in Alexandria, Virginia, could soon be replaced by dozens of affordable housing units. Community Housing Partners (CHP), a Virginia-based nonprofit that works towards sustainable and affordable communities, has proposed a new development in Alexandria ca Asian shares rise, China trading closed for national holiday 06/02/2022 11:52pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Friday amid mixed signs for investors such as rising energy prices and COVID-19 restrictions easing in China. Trading was closed in China for the Dragon Boat Festival, a national holiday. Benchmarks in the rest of the region edged higher, cheered by a rally overnight How to Refinance Your Mortgage 06/02/2022 08:00pm • Mortgage refinancing is when you take out a new home loan to pay off an existing mortgage. If you refinance, you may be able to lock in a lower interest rate, reduce your monthly payments, pay off your mortgage faster or even tap into your home's equity. The mortgage refinancing process may be more Debt wiped for Corinthian students as bigger decisions loom 06/02/2022 05:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As college graduates wait to see whether President Joe Biden will wipe out some of their student loan debt, his administration is taking a more limited step to address a fraud scandal at Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit chain that collapsed nearly a decade ago. Anyone who enrol EU chief: Poland's actions will decide when it gets funds 06/02/2022 01:51pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Commission chief said Thursday that Poland's right-wing government is responsible for fully implementing the steps on judiciary independence that will make the disbursement of billions of euros in EU pandemic recovery grants and loans for the country possible. C Average long-term US mortgage rates edge down, still over 5% 06/02/2022 10:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year home loan remain elevated. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate ticked down to 5.09% from 5.1% last week. By contrast, the average rate stoo EXPLAINER: Free courts at stake as EU mulls Poland funding 06/02/2022 05:08am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister recently asserted that the vast majority of Polish judges under scrutiny by a controversial judicial chamber were drunk drivers, rapists or thieves. That claim was quickly rejected by nearly 60 judges being investigated by the so-called Disciplinary 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Now Under $5 06/01/2022 08:00pm • These $5 stocks may have major upside.The rocky start to 2022 in the market has dragged down the stock prices of many high-quality stocks and created a handful of opportunities for long-term investors to scoop up cheap shares. Investors looking for bargain stocks trading under $5 find themselves sea Former Corinthian students get federal student debt erased 06/01/2022 06:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, a move that aims to bring closure to one of the most notorious cases of fraud in Amer Biden administration canceling $5.8 billion in student loans still held by students who attended Corinthian Colleges 06/01/2022 06:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration canceling $5.8 billion in student loans still held by students who attended Corinthian Colleges. Gareth Bale bids farewell to Real Madrid, honored by queen 06/01/2022 05:37pm • MADRID (AP) — Gareth Bale bid farewell to Real Madrid and earned another honor on Wednesday — this time from Queen Elizabeth II. The five-time Champions League winner, whose Madrid contract expires this month after nine years, was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE, in the EU approves Poland recovery fund, paving way to pay billions 06/01/2022 01:18pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch on Wednesday approved Poland’s pandemic recovery fund, paving the way for the release of billions of euros in grants and loans, even as lawmakers expressed deep unease about democratic backsliding in the country. The long-delayed decision, Serie A champion Milan to be sold to RedBird for $1.3B 06/01/2022 11:24am • MILAN (AP) — Less than two weeks after celebrating AC Milan’s league title win with thousands of fans, Gerry Cardinale is on the verge of becoming the new owner of the storied Serie A club. Cardinale is the founder and managing partner of American investment firm RedBird Capital Partners, which