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Sounders undergo overhaul after another run to MLS final 04/14/2021 01:26pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Success has been a defining characteristic of the Seattle Sounders, a team that has reached the Major League Soccer postseason in each year of its existence. Another has been the ability to correctly assess when it needs to overhaul its personnel, whether it���s bringing in an influ Banks to see big profits as COVID 'bad' loans become 'good' 04/14/2021 11:03am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The nation���s largest banks are expected to report big profits for the first quarter amid renewed confidence that pandemic-battered consumers and businesses can repay their debts and start borrowing again. The brighter outlook allows banks to move billions of dollars worth of � Wisconsin Treasurer Godlewski launches US Senate bid 04/14/2021 10:43am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski joined the growing ranks of Democrats running for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, launching her bid for the seat in the battleground state currently held by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson who has yet to say whether he will seek a third term. Godlewsk Profits at Goldman Sachs surge in 1Q, helped by trading 04/14/2021 09:57am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Investment bank Goldman Sachs saw its profits nearly quintuple in the first quarter, driven by a massive surge of revenue from its core investment banking and trading operations. The jump in profits is similar to that seen at JPMorgan Chase, which also reported its results on Wedn Wells Fargo earned $4.74 billion in Q1, topping estimates 04/14/2021 09:42am • SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) ��� Wells Fargo had its best quarter in a year and a half, posting a profit of $4.74 billion and freeing up more than a billion dollars that had been set aside for potential loan defaults at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The San Francisco-based bank on Wednesday Review: A book celebrating Black American farming history 04/14/2021 09:35am • "We Are Each Other���s Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers Land and Legacy,��� by Natalie Baszile (Amistad) Farming would seem to be one occupation that Black Americans could find refuge from discrimination. Consumers choose their fruits and veggies by their size and vitality, unconcerned JPMorgan 1Q profit up sharply, helped by improving economy 04/14/2021 09:14am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� JPMorgan Chase saw its first-quarter profit jump nearly five fold from a year earlier, as the improving economy allowed the bank to free up roughly $5 billion that it had stored away to guard against loan defaults in the early weeks of the pandemic. The nation's largest bank by as American charged with COVID relief fraud arrested in Croatia 04/14/2021 08:25am • ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) ��� Croatian police have arrested a Florida man wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges for allegedly receiving more than $7.2 million in coronavirus relief funds after concocting hundreds of nonexistent employees on loan applications. Croatian media identified the man as Don Cister EU court rejects 2 Ryanair challenges of airline subsidies 04/14/2021 07:19am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� A top European Union court dealt another blow to Ryanair on Wednesday and rejected the low-cost carrier's arguments that the aid Sweden, Denmark and Finland gave two other airlines to get through the COVID-19 crisis was illegal. The Luxembourg-based EU General Court said the subsi How Your Existing Student Loan Debt Affects Graduate School Options 04/14/2021 12:00am • Graduate school enrollment is growing amid the coronavirus pandemic at a faster rate than last spring. According to recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, graduate school enrollment is up 4.3% in spring 2021 compared with 1.5% last spring, whereas undergraduate enrollme 7 Cyclical Stocks to Buy Now 04/14/2021 12:00am • Vaccines and stimulus payments have boosted consumer confidence.Some stocks are more tied to the ebbs and flows of the economic cycle than others. These types of stocks have been coming back into favor in recent months as government stimulus checks have hit bank accounts and vaccines have been gaini Fairfax County authorizes $3 million loan for affordable housing near Fort Belvoir 04/13/2021 10:21pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $3 million Housing Blueprint loan to finance the acquisition of new afforda England���s WSL seeks financial sustainability in 2nd decade 04/13/2021 01:57pm • LONDON (AP) ��� To assess the progress achieved by the Women's Super League, Kelly Simmons first reflects on the state of play before the competition started exactly a decade ago. The development of competitive women's football was blocked in England by a ban that existed for 50 years until being ov MLS 2021: Newcomers to MLS lack star power of previous years 04/13/2021 12:23pm • Whether it was the ongoing financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the delay to the start of the season due to negotiations over the collective bargaining agreement or challenges in bringing players in from overseas, the newcomers joining Major League Soccer for the 2021 season lack some of Spain's PM wants EU recovery funds to create greener nation 04/13/2021 11:43am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Spain's left-wing government wants the massive coronavirus windfall it will be receiving from the European Union to transform the nation after the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Spain is set to receive 140 billion euros ($166 billion) ��� half in direct paymen