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Best Peer-to-Peer Lending Websites for Investors 07/16/2023 08:00pm • When fixed income just doesn't cut it, some investors turn to peer-to-peer lending platforms for above-market returns. Peer-to-peer lending platforms have grown from a few startups in 2014 into a multibillion-dollar industry, with some analysts estimating it'll be worth more than $804 billion by 203 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 07/16/2023 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve has made a dramatic move to raise interest rates and tighten liquidity as part of its efforts to rein in inflation. After having held interest rates at or near zero for the greater part of the past decade, the effective federal funds rate has now topped 5%. And it seems possible Yellen visits India again to promote closer ties and tackle global economic problems 07/16/2023 02:30am • GANDHINAGAR, India (AP) — On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in India for the third time in nine months, this time to meet finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations about global economic challenges like the increased threat of debt defaults facing US Rep. George Santos repays himself $85K raised from lackluster reelection fundraising 07/15/2023 10:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York charged with a host of financial crimes, including embezzling money from his campaign, withdrew $85,000 from his campaign to help repay hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned himself to get elected in 2022. Swiss goalkeeper Philipp Köhn joins Monaco on 5-year deal 07/15/2023 06:14am • MONACO (AP) — Switzerland goalkeeper Philipp Köhn joined French league club Monaco from Salzburg on Saturday. The German-Swiss goalkeeper signed a five-year deal to June 2028. Financial terms were not disclosed. Köhn was hired as a replacement for Alexander Nübel, whose loan from Bayern Munich Bargain-hunting Uruguayans are flocking to Argentina as its peso slides. Back home, shops struggle 07/15/2023 12:08am • GUALEGUAYCHÚ, Argentina (AP) — On a recent cross-border shopping trip, four friends from Fray Bentos, Uruguay, visited the nearby Argentine city of Gualeguaychu, where they could afford to live lavishly and snap up eye-popping bargains. Thanks to a huge disparity in the two South American countri Ex-San Francisco utilities head found guilty of fraud in wide-ranging federal corruption probe 07/14/2023 08:10pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former head of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission was found guilty of federal fraud charges Friday, becoming the latest among several once-powerful city employees felled by a lengthy public corruption probe. A jury convicted Harlan Kelly, former general manager of American defender Justin Che transfers to Denmark's Brøndby from Dallas of MLS 07/14/2023 07:39pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Defender Justin Che transferred Friday from Dallas of Major League Soccer to the Danish team Brøndby. The 19-year-old made his Dallas debut on June 23, 2021, following a loan to Bayern Munich's second team. He played in 15 games for Dallas that season, then was loaned to Hoff American defender Dest hopes to regain spot with Barcelona after miserable time at AC Milan 07/14/2023 07:05pm • After a miserable 2022-23 season, Sergiño Dest hopes to persuade Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández he deserves a spot on the team and in the starting lineup. Unwanted by Xavi at the start of last season, the defender was loaned to AC Milan and appeared in just eight Serie A matches. He didn't even dr Stock market today: A raucous week for Wall Street closes with a quiet, mixed finish 07/14/2023 05:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s latest winning week closed with a mixed finish on Friday following stronger profit reports than expected from several big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 slipped 4.62, or 0.1%, to 4,505.42 to edge back from its highest closing level since April 2022. The Dow Jones I More are participating in the lottery as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar 07/14/2023 05:10pm • AMBLER, Pa. (AP) — Brenda Sepulveda stopped Friday at a suburban Philadelphia convenience store to buy lottery tickets as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soared to some of their heftiest in the history of the games. “I think that people are drawn to this kind of lottery because we all h Arsenal signs Jurrien Timber from Ajax for $45M to strengthen defensive options 07/14/2023 10:42am • LONDON (AP) — Arsenal signed Netherlands defender Jurriën Timber from Ajax on Friday to strengthen its defensive options for another run at the Premier League title and its return to the Champions League. The 22-year-old Timber moved for a fee of 40 million euros ($45 million), Ajax said. It coul JPMorgan second quarter profit jumps 67% with a boost from First Republic takeover 07/14/2023 10:23am • JPMorgan's second-quarter profits rose by 67% as the nation's largest bank made more loans to customers, took advantage of higher interest rates, and got a boost from its recent acquisition of First Republic Bank. The bank earned $14.5 billion in the three months ended June 30, compared with $8.65 Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif launches $3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project 07/14/2023 09:31am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched the construction of a 1,200-megawatt Chinese-designed nuclear energy project, which will be built at a cost of $3.5 billion as part of the government efforts to generate more clean energy in the Islamic nation. The ceremo Wells Fargo 2Q profit jumps 57% on higher interest rates 07/14/2023 07:59am • Wells Fargo's profits jumped 57% in the second quarter thanks to higher interest rates and loan balances, the bank said Friday. San Francisco-based Wells earned $4.9 billion, or $1.25 per share in the period, on $20.5 billion in revenue. That beat Wall Street analysts' targets, which called for prof