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The yield on a 10-year Treasury reached 5% for the 1st time since 2007. Here's why that matters 10/23/2023 09:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — The yield on the 10-year Treasury has reached 5% for the first time since 2007. That matters for everyone, not just Wall Street. Treasury yields have been climbing rapidly, with the 10-year yield rallying from less than 3.50% during the spring and from just 0.50% early in the pand Alexandria-based group brings HBCU financial literacy competition to Gaylord National Harbor 10/23/2023 07:00am • It's not the Super Bowl or the Rose Bowl — it's the Financial Literacy Bowl. An Alexandria, Virginia-based group is offering students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities the chance to flex their financial literacy muscles at the Annual Financial Literacy Leadership Conference begi Is a 15- or 30-year Mortgage Right for You? 10/22/2023 08:00pm • If you're preparing to buy a home, you will need to look at not only mortgage interest rates, but also loan types and terms. Your mortgage term is how long you have to repay the loan, and most terms are 15 or 30 years. Should you get a 15- or 30-year mortgage? If you can afford the payment on a 15-y What FHFA's New Pricing Adjustment Means for Your Mortgage Rate 10/22/2023 08:00pm • A new federal rule aimed at improving mortgage accessibility could result in higher prices for homebuyers with good credit while smoothing the path for riskier borrowers. Since May 2023, mortgages delivered to the Federal Housing Finance Agency have faced changes to their loan-level price adjustment Sunday's Transactions 10/22/2023 07:15pm • BASKETBALL National Basketball Association BOSTON CELTICS — Signed F Nathan Knight to a two-way contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned forward Matt Savoie to the Rochester Americans (AHL) on a conditioning loan. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned C Callahan Burke to Colo Pakistan's self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of a parliamentary vote 10/21/2023 11:51am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived home Saturday on a chartered plane from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to rally supporters ahead of parliamentary elections due in January. Sharif, who was elected prime minister three time Americans working to balance student loan repayments and holiday travel, survey says 10/20/2023 08:47pm • Student loan payments restart this month after a three-year pandemic pause, and it’s impacting how some people travel. According to a recent survey by travel deal site Going.com, 63% percent of respondents that had student loans said the repayments influenced their holiday travel plans. That Greek economy wins new vote of confidence with credit rating upgrade and hopes for investment boost 10/20/2023 06:16pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece won new certification of its financial health Friday, as Standard & Poor's became the first of the three major international ratings agencies to upgrade the formerly struggling country's credit rating to investment grade. The one-notch upgrade, from BB+ to BBB-, is Former Florida lawmaker who sponsored 'Don't Say Gay' sentenced to prison for COVID-19 relief fraud 10/20/2023 04:50pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” was sentenced to six months in federal prison Thursday for defrauding a federal coronavirus relief loan program for small businesses. Former state Rep. Joe Harding, a 36-year Down market? Years of soaring prices, limited home sale inventory drive profits for sellers 10/20/2023 08:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite a housing slump going back more than a year, soaring home prices in recent years and a stubborn shortage of properties on the market are helping to drive solid profit gains for sellers. The profit margin on median-priced single-family homes and condos nationally soared t Bayern Munich decides not to sanction Noussair Mazraoui for pro-Palestinian social media posts 10/20/2023 07:29am • MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has decided not to sanction Noussair Mazraoui after the Morocco right back expressed support for Palestinians on social media. The German club said Friday that it had a “detailed and clarifying conversation with Noussair Mazraoui this week” after the 25-year-old pla Stock market today: Asian shares slip further as higher US 10-year Treasury yield pressures Wall St 10/20/2023 12:42am • HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares retreated Friday as the prospect of a 5% yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury for the first time since 2007 added to pressure on Wall Street. U.S. futures were lower while oil prices gained after the Department of Energy announced two separate offers of crude purchase i Spend a Windfall Wisely 10/19/2023 08:00pm • Coming into money, especially when it's unexpected, is one of the most exciting and desirable events you can experience. It's no surprise, then, that a 2023 Empower report found that 71% of Americans bought a lottery ticket with the hopes of winning a pile of cash. Whichever way you acquired the win Avoid Becoming One of These 8 Retirement Horror Stories 10/19/2023 08:00pm • With just a few twists and turns, retirement plans can get spooky -- fast. While many Americans look forward to having more free time after their working years, some find themselves in a gloomy situation they weren't expecting. Overspending, a lack of planning and financial missteps can quickly make 7 of the Best High-Yield Bond Funds 10/19/2023 08:00pm • When it comes to bond investing, investors can push and pull on two levers to adjust their desired level of risk and return. First up is duration, which measures the time it takes for a bond's cash flows, like interest payments, to repay the investor. In general, shorter-term bonds are less sensitiv