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Higher oil prices push Sri Lanka into deeper economic crisis 03/02/2022 11:16pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka���s already dire economic crisis has deepened as oil prices hover near $110 a barrel. Vehicles are stranded with empty tanks, power cuts are depriving students of study time for exams and shopping mall air conditioners are being switched off to conserve energy. 10 of the Best-Performing 401(k) Funds 03/02/2022 07:00pm • 401(k) funds help investors save for retirement.The 401(k) might be the best wealth-building tool for retirement ever created. This type of account reduces taxes in the year a contribution is made and every year thereafter until the funds are gradually withdrawn during retirement. Couple the ongoing Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84 03/02/2022 06:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit ���Star Wars,��� has died. He was 84. Ladd died Wednesday, his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the documentary ���Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies," wrote in a Facebook Abramovich selling Chelsea in fallout from Russia's invasion 03/02/2022 04:56pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Faced with the threat of financial sanctions targeting Russians, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich announced Wednesday he is trying to sell the Premier League club that became trophy-winning machine thanks to his lavish investment. The decision by the billionaire oligarch to sell his NBA Prospect Watch: Senegal's Badji shows elite athleticism 03/02/2022 02:57pm • Ibou Badji had no business getting to Zach Edey���s jump hook shot. The 7-foot-4 Canadian had collected an offensive rebound and put a shoulder into Badji before going up for what appeared to be an easy close-range finish. The 7-foot-2 Senegalese center swatted the ball into Canada���s bench, showin Powell expects a quarter-point Fed rate hike this month 03/02/2022 02:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he supports a traditional quarter-point increase in the Federal Reserve's benchmark short-term interest rate when the Fed meets later this month, rather than a larger increase that some of its policymakers have proposed. But Powell did ope Abramovich pushes to sell Chelsea as lawmakers target owner 03/02/2022 12:27pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Facing calls to be included in sanctions against Russians, Roman Abramovich is trying to offload Chelsea ��� the Premier League club he turned into an elite trophy-winning machine with his lavish investment. One potential buyer went public to reveal how the Russian oligarch is alread US returns billionaire's plundered artifacts to Jordan 03/02/2022 09:29am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� American authorities have returned nine looted artifacts to Jordan that were seized from a U.S. billionaire collector as part of a landmark deal announced in December. The artifacts were among 180 items seized by the Manhattan District Attorney's office as part of an agreement wit Boom in luxury retail despite decrease in downtown DC foot traffic 03/02/2022 04:53am • More than two years after the pandemic turned downtown D.C. into a ghost town, businesses that rely on foot traffic are still feeling the effects ��� except those in the business of luxury. Ted Rossman, senior analyst at Bankrate, said that it���s ���good times right now for luxury retailers.��� Live updates: Ukraine gets $34M in cryptocurrency donations 03/01/2022 10:53pm • The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: BOSTON ��� A firm that tracks cryptocurrency transactions says $33.8 million in the digital currency has been donated to Ukraine���s government and non-governmental organizations there since the start of Russia���s invasion, nearly a third of it on What to Know About 'Grow Your Own' Teacher Programs 03/01/2022 07:00pm • Many school districts around the country are facing teacher shortages, particularly in areas such as special education, foreign languages, and science and math. At the same time, the existing teaching force -- which is overwhelmingly white, in most places -- often doesn't reflect the demographics of How Is Your Credit Score Calculated? 03/01/2022 07:00pm • If you're trying to improve your credit score, it's important to understand how your credit score is calculated. While you do have many different credit scores, including VantageScores, about 90% of lenders will request your FICO score when you apply for credit. There are even different versions of Stocks fall, oil tops $100 a barrel as Ukraine war rages 03/01/2022 06:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks fell as soaring oil prices raised more concerns about how Russia's escalating war on Ukraine may impact the global economy. Nervous investors again poured money into ultra-safe U.S. government bonds. The S&P 500 index fell 1.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.8% Two UK executives charged in $100 million fine-wine scam 03/01/2022 04:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Two British executives were charged with cheating investors out of millions of dollars in a collateralized loan scam that falsely promised investments used for loans were backed by fine wines, authorities said Tuesday. An indictment returned Monday in Brooklyn federal court charged JM Smucker, Bank of America fall; Target, Workday rise 03/01/2022 04:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Target Corp., up $19.66 to $219.43. The retailer's fourth-quarter profit beat Wall Street forecasts. Albertsons Companies Inc., up $2.25 to $31.40. The grocery store operator announced plans for a strategic revie