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AP Interview: DOE reviving loan program, Granholm says 03/04/2021 12:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of its clean-energy agenda, the Biden administration is reviving an Energy Department program that disbursed billions of dollars in loan guarantees to companies such as electric car maker Tesla and the failed solar company Solyndra, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says US mortgage rates steady to higher; 30-year at 3.02% 03/04/2021 12:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates were steady to higher this week, as the benchmark 30-year loan breached the 3% mark for the first time since July 2020. Rates remain near historic lows as the economy strains toward recovery in the pandemic’s wake. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac report US infrastructure gets C- from engineers as roads stagnate 03/03/2021 05:19pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — America's infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit and storm water systems due to years of inaction from the federal government, the American Society of Civil Engineers reports. Its overall grade: a mediocre C-. In its “Infras Austin acquires Sebastian Berhalter from Columbus on loan 03/03/2021 04:48pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, the 19-year-old son of U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter, was acquired by Major League Soccer's new expansion team in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday on a loan from Columbus in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money. Gregg Berhalter Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy 03/03/2021 02:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — More than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by the viral pandemic, according to a study being released Wednesday by the philanthropy research group Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. The st Juventus makes Weston McKennie’s move to Turin permanent 03/03/2021 01:18pm • TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus made Weston McKennie’s move to the Serie A giant permanent on Wednesday, tying the American midfielder to the club for the next four seasons. McKennie has been at Juventus since August, after joining on loan from German club Schalke, but the Bianconeri have exercised El gobierno de Biden cambia las reglas del PPP para ayudar a empresas más pequeñas 03/03/2021 08:02am • (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden anunció varios cambios en el Programa de Protección de Cheques de Pago (PPP, por sus siglas en inglés) para llegar a las empresas propiedad de minorías y pequeños negocios que no pudieron acceder anteriormente a préstamos para ayudar a lidiar con la pandemia Your credit report may be wrong; here’s what to do about it 03/03/2021 06:46am • Consumers filed complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in record numbers in 2020, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group. Credit reporting issues were cited in 282,000, or 63%, of the complaints. The maj What if You Can't Pay Your Taxes? 03/03/2021 12:00am • In 2020 approximately 125 million Americans received a tax refund, leaving about 43 million Americans who either broke even or owed money, according to statistics from the Internal Revenue Service. Breaking even -- not receiving a refund -- is actually good. It means you gave Uncle Sam just the righ 5 Student Loan Traps for Nontraditional Students to Avoid 03/03/2021 12:00am • As the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues, people with unexpected changes in income might look to higher education to set themselves up for a successful career transition. Technical training and other educational programs are attractive to nontraditional students as a way to Why Lending Your Shares Is a Good Option 03/03/2021 12:00am • WHEN INVESTORS LEND their shares to a broker, they can receive more income over time. Loaning a stock or another asset such as an exchange-traded fund to a brokerage firm can yield investors more income passively. Securities lending is common, and these share lending programs are usually conducted Asian shares advance despite Wall Street retreat 03/02/2021 11:17pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks advanced in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street, when the S&P 500 gave back most of its gains from a day earlier. Hong Kong led the advance, gaining 1.7%. Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and Sydney also were higher. Investors have taken heart from an easing in bo Biden consumer watchdog pick signals more aggressive stance 03/02/2021 05:09pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden's nominee to run the federal consumer watchdog agency indicated Tuesday that if confirmed he would restore more aggressive enforcement actions against companies and banks that largely faded during the Trump administration. Rohit Chopra, currently a Democr Airlines say jobs, wages at risk if Congress doesn't step in 03/02/2021 04:32pm • Airline executives told members of Congress on Tuesday that the airline industry is losing an estimated $150 million a day, and they warned that tens of thousands of aviation workers could lose their jobs or face wage cuts if Congress doesn't again step in to help. They told members of Congress t Sun, sand, shots: Caribbean seeks vaccines to revive economy 03/02/2021 12:38pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean is hunting for visitors and vaccines to jump-start the stalled economy in one of the world’s most tourism-dependent regions. Clear waters and warm sand attracted a record 31.5 million tourists to the Caribbean in 2019, but visits plummeted by an estimat