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Skip college? Not if you want to make more money 07/14/2021 07:36am • Skeptical of the four-year college degree? It’s still your best bet to make money. Backlash against college as a common stop on the road to adulthood has mounted over the past decade. Critics say four-year degree programs saddle most students with five-digit debt without a clear path from classroo Acclaim, fundraising spread unevenly among Black colleges 07/14/2021 07:04am • ATLANTA (AP) — Two recent high-profile faculty appointments could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black colleges. Many other Black schools are not so fortunate; in fact, many are struggling. Some, especially smaller private col 3 Senate Democrats draft plan to end federal ban on marijuana 07/14/2021 05:30am • Three top Senate Democrats have a draft plan to end the federal ban on cannabis and implement a series of programs to help communities that have been harmed by the war on drugs, which have disproportionately tended to be communities of color. Senators Chuck Schumer, the majority leader; Ron Wyden What to Do if Your TEACH Grant Becomes a Loan 07/14/2021 12:00am • The federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education grant, or TEACH grant, can be a great way for prospective teachers to fund part of the cost of college, but it comes with a few strings attached. Unlike other federal grants, you must complete a teaching service obligation an 8 Latest Reddit Stocks Trending in July 07/14/2021 12:00am • WallStreetBets posters are buzzing about these eight Reddit stocks.As unlikely as it would have sounded a year ago, Reddit has become a major hub for retail stock traders in 2021. Reddit's WallStreetBets community has repeatedly led targeted buying campaigns in a handful of heavily shorted stocks, c Trump's finance chief loses titles, roles after indictment 07/13/2021 08:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The move by Donald Trump's company to strip its top finance chief from several leadership positions less than two weeks after his criminal indictment suggests it is facing a tricky, new business environment as it seeks to reassure lenders and other business partners. Allen Weisselb Volunteer Maryland seeking young people who want to serve their communities 07/13/2021 05:58pm • A program that struggled through the pandemic is recruiting young Marylanders who are looking to give back to their communities. Applications for Volunteer Maryland are now open. "Volunteer Maryland is an AmeriCorps program housed in the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives. And we partner California men plead guilty in Florida to $1.3B fraud scam 07/13/2021 05:09pm • MIAMI (AP) — Two more California men have pleaded guilty in South Florida for their roles in a $1.3 billion real estate fraud scheme that stole money from thousands of investors nationwide. Dane Roseman, 38, and Ivan Acevedo, 44, both of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Monday in Miami federal court to Families of Lebanese blast victims protest interior minister 07/13/2021 04:53pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas and scuffled with protesters — mostly family members of victims of the Beirut Port blast — outside the home of Lebanon's caretaker interior minister Tuesday. The demonstrators demanded an end to what they call the obstruction of an investigation into on Chicago banker convicted in loans-for-Trump job scheme 07/13/2021 04:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan jury on Tuesday convicted a Chicago banker of criminal charges for enabling Paul Manafort to get $16 million in loans before the former campaign manager for ex-President Donald Trump helped him get an interview for a job in the Trump administration. The jury returned it US deficit for current budget year climbs to $2.24 trillion 07/13/2021 02:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's deficit for the first nine months of this budget year hit $2.24 trillion, keeping the country on track for its second biggest shortfall in history. In its monthly budget report, the Treasury Department said Tuesday that the deficit for the budget year that e Putin hosts leader of Belarus for talks on closer ties 07/13/2021 01:13pm • MOSCOW (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus visited Russia on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin as soaring tensions with the West have boosted his reliance on Moscow’s support. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko thanked Putin for the “very serious support" Belarus ha Bank of England ditches dividend limits on UK banks 07/13/2021 11:39am • LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England on Tuesday ditched limits on dividends banks pay out to their shareholders that were first introduced at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic as part of a package of measures to shore up the British economy. The bank's Financial Policy Committee, which monitors JPMorgan's 2Q profits more than double, beating expectations 07/13/2021 11:31am • NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said its second quarter profits more than doubled from a year ago — a reflection of the improving global economy and fewer bad loans on its balance sheet. But the bank's revenues fell noticeably in the quarter, due partially to a decline in interest rates during th How to Build an Investment Portfolio 07/13/2021 12:00am • Investing can be challenging for anyone, but for those in their mid-20s to mid-30s, it can be especially daunting to build a portfolio from scratch -- especially while paying off student loans, credit card debt and establishing some savings. Add in 2020's pandemic-inspired sell-off and the 2008 fina