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What Is a Good Credit Score? 06/30/2024 08:00pm • What is considered a good credit score depends on the type of credit score used. You have multiple credit scores, but the most popular type of score is FICO, followed by VantageScore. Even within each type of score, there are multiple score versions offered to lenders when they want to check your cr 7 Ways to Raise Last-Minute Money for College 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Ways to acquire extra money for collegeMany families are unprepared for the often high cost of attending college. According to a recent College Ave survey conducted by Barnes & Noble College Insights, only 44% of families felt ready to pay for their child's first tuition bill. However, the summe How to Get Your Credit Ready to Buy a Home 06/30/2024 08:00pm • You don't need perfect credit to buy a house, and some loan programs are even available to homebuyers with credit scores in the 500s. But the higher your credit score, the better your chances will be to score a low interest rate on your mortgage. So while you may be able to get approved with your cr What Is a Fair Credit Score? 06/30/2024 08:00pm • If you have a fair credit score, your FICO score is between 580 and 669. Overall, FICO scores range from 300 to 850. The average score in the U.S. is 717, which is considered a good credit score. Now, that does mean that your fair credit score is below the national average, but don't let that discou 5 Best Loans for Moving or Relocating 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Whether you decide it's time for a change or have no choice and need to relocate, the costs of moving can be steep. Additionally, if it's not something you were planning or saving for, you may also need extra cash to pay for movers, shipping costs, packing supplies and other related expenses. That's 7 of the Best High Dividend ETFs to Buy Now 06/30/2024 08:00pm • High-dividend exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are an increasingly popular asset class, and it's not hard to understand why. A high dividend is synonymous with high investment income. Everyone likes to see their investment capital grow, but growth is not the only benefit of investing in the capital m ‘What’s going to happen for us?’ These gay military veterans wonder what Biden’s new pardon means for them 06/30/2024 04:01am • (CNN) — The predawn silence was shattered by heavy banging on the doors of the US Army barracks in West Germany that morning in May 1988. Mona McGuire and Karla Lehmann were handcuffed, pulled from their barracks, interrogated for hours and eventually kicked out of the Army for admitting to cha Sergiño Dest will remain with PSV Eindhoven, agrees to 4-year contract 06/29/2024 02:37pm • American defender Sergiño Dest will remain with PSV Eindhoven, agreeing Saturday to a four-year contract. Dest was loaned from Barcelona to PSV last August. The outside back scored two goals in 25 league matches and 37 overall games before tearing an ACL in training on April 20, an injury that requ Egypt, EU hold an investment conference to help Cairo battle inflation and foreign currency crisis 06/29/2024 09:42am • CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and the European Union on Saturday opened a two-day investment conference to advance the implementation of their strategic partnership agreement that includes a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for the cash-strapped Middle Eastern nation. The March aid package includes Stock market today: Stocks edge lower on Wall Street, ending a 3-week winning streak for the S&P 500 06/28/2024 05:34pm • Stocks on Wall Street gave up early gains and finished lower Friday, ending a three-week winning streak for the S&P 500. A flurry of selling late in the day left the benchmark index 0.4% lower and in the red for the week. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average end Former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas arrested amid allegations of billions in fraud 06/28/2024 05:04pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — The former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested Friday in Madrid, accused of participating in a 25 billion reais ($4.5 billion) fraud scheme. Brazil’s Federal Police added his name to Interpol’s red notice list after determining the company The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision 06/28/2024 02:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. The Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York home 06/28/2024 02:20pm • The silver pocket watch was a prized possession of Theodore Roosevelt, a keepsake given to him by his sister and her husband in 1898 before he became president that would travel with him around the world and end up at Sagamore Hill — his home on Long Island, New York, and now a national historic s What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators 06/28/2024 01:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court. The court's 6-3 ruling on Friday overturned a 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron th Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise ahead of U.S. inflation report 06/27/2024 11:27pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% in early trading to 39,711.93. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to 7,803.50. South Kore