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Wells Fargo Championship makes 1-time detour to Washington 05/03/2022 09:51am • PGA TOUR WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Potomac, Maryland. Course: TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Yardage: 7,160. Par: 70. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Prize money: $9 million. Winner's share: $1.62 millio Millennial Money: A loved one owes you money. Now what? 05/03/2022 07:00am • Your sibling asked you to cover their rent for a couple of months while they were between jobs. Or maybe you loaned a friend a few hundred bucks for a car repair they couldn���t afford. You���d do anything to help those you love. And you did. But what should you do when they don���t pay you back? 10 of the Best Bank Stocks to Buy for 2022 05/02/2022 08:00pm • Analysts see big upside for these undervalued bank stocks.After a big year in 2021 and a hot start to 2022, bank stocks have lagged in recent months. The combination of a recovering U.S. economy and the potential for aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes could set up bank stocks for outsize Fed to fight inflation with fastest rate hikes in decades 05/02/2022 11:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow ��� for a car, a home, a business deal, a credit card purchase ��� all of which will compound Americans' financial strains and likely DC ed-tech company wants student financial literacy learning to start younger 05/02/2022 09:11am • Including financial education in public schools is gaining traction, with 12 states, including Virginia, now requiring financial literacy courses as a part of high school graduation. D.C.-based EverFi is on a mission to make that universal. More Business News More Education News HR departments more willing to recognize alternative credentials; most bots don���t 05/02/2022 08:38am • With rising tuition costs and record student loan debt, workers are increasingly turning to alternative credentials, such as certifications, badging and apprenticeships. And an overwhelming share of HR professionals now consider them on equal footing to college degrees or close to it. They can al Activists keep up pressure as Biden weighs student debt move 04/30/2022 08:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� For student loan activists, the week began with hope as President Joe Biden gave his clearest indication that he was considering canceling federal debt rather than simply allowing borrowers to defer payments during the pandemic. But that soon gave way to disappointment when Bide First 'Jeopardy!' Gen Z super champ's streak hits 19 games 04/29/2022 07:32pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Reigning ���Jeopardy!��� champion Mattea Roach represents a new generation of the quiz show's all-star players. As of Friday, the 23-year-old Canadian has won 19 games and amassed $469,184 in prize money, putting her among the top 10 contestants for both consecutive victories an Redfin settles lawsuit alleging housing discrimination 04/29/2022 01:18pm • Fair housing advocates on Friday announced a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit against real estate brokerage Redfin that will expand housing opportunities for consumers in communities of color in numerous major cities. Under the agreement, Seattle-based Redfin will change its minimum hous Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses 04/29/2022 12:01pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act a Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM 04/29/2022 09:56am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka���s president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country���s worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agree Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War 04/28/2022 08:58pm • KYIV, Ukraine ��� Russia pounded targets from practically one end of Ukraine to the other Thursday, including Kyiv, bombarding the city while the head of the United Nations was visiting in the boldest attack on the capital since Moscow���s forces retreated weeks ago. Ukrainian emergency services sai Biden taking 'hard look' at student loan forgiveness 04/28/2022 04:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden said Thursday that he's ���taking a hard look��� at canceling additional federal student loan debt and will reach a decision within a month. ���I am considering dealing with some debt reduction,��� Biden told reporters in the Roosevelt Room at the White House Millionaire candidates pour cash into Ohio, Pa. Senate races 04/28/2022 11:32am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Millionaire candidates and billionaire investors are harnessing their considerable personal wealth to try to win competitive Republican primaries for open U.S. Senate seats in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mike Gibbons, an Ohio investment banker, leads the pack of self-funders in bo Workers strike to pressure Sri Lankan president to step down 04/28/2022 10:50am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Businesses were closed, teachers absent and public transportation interrupted as Sri Lankans heeded a call for a general strike Thursday to pressure the president to step down over a growing economic and political crisis. Business districts in the capital, Colombo, were c