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Wall Street’s tough week eases at the end as stocks drift 02/10/2023 04:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The toughest week for Wall Street in nearly two months came to a quiet end on Friday, as stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, but it still ended the week with a drop of 1.1%, which was its worst since December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained Polish leader asks court to vet bill that's key for EU aid 02/10/2023 04:21pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Friday he is sending a controversial new law on judicial accountability for constitutional review instead of rejecting it, because it could help unfreeze billions in European Union funds earmarked for Poland. Brussels has suspended paym Corruption endangers world's shrinking fisheries 02/10/2023 10:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As Indonesia’s fisheries minister, Edhy Prabowo was tasked with protecting one of his country’s most precious resources: baby lobsters so tiny one can fit on the tip of a finger. The waters off the nation’s many islands and archipelagos had once teemed with lobster. But ove Corruption endangers world's shrinking fisheries 02/10/2023 10:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As Indonesia’s fisheries minister, Edhy Prabowo was tasked with protecting one of his country’s most precious resources: baby lobsters so tiny one can fit on the tip of a finger. The waters off the nation’s many islands and archipelagos had once teemed with lobster. But ove More homeowners tap equity juiced by soaring prices 02/10/2023 08:10am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeowners are increasingly tapping their equity, taking advantage of big gains following years of soaring housing prices. Some 333,537 home equity loans were taken out by homeowners in the third quarter last year, according to data from TransUnion. That's about a 47% increase IMF delays $6B bailout for cash-strapped Pakistan 02/10/2023 02:12am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund delayed a $6 billion bailout for cash-strapped Pakistan over its failure to meet the terms of a previous deal, officials said Friday, as the country struggled with a worsening economic crisis and a deadly wave of violence. Pakistani officials said Live Updates I Aid, rescues in quake-hit Turkey, Syria 02/09/2023 10:55pm • Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were fading of finding many more people alive after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. More than 20,700 deaths have been recorded so far in the world's deadliest earthquake since 2010. The Latest Nevada battery recycler wins $2B loan from Energy Department 02/09/2023 09:06pm • MCCARRAN, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada company that recycles batteries for electric vehicles has won a $2 billion green energy loan from the Biden administration. Redwood Materials, a recycling venture founded by the former chief technology officer at Tesla Inc., secured the conditional loan from the Ener What Personal Loan Term Length Should You Choose? 02/09/2023 07:00pm • Personal loans are like a lending Swiss Army knife: Their versatility means that, no matter what your financial goal is, you can usually find one that fits your needs. But with so many personal loan term lengths available, how do you choose the best one? Your ideal loan term length will be the one t Attorney: I trusted Alex Murdaugh despite odd fee payments 02/09/2023 06:57pm • A lawyer testifying in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial in South Carolina said he trusted Murdaugh even though the disgraced lawyer suggested an unusual way to split fees from a case the two had worked on together. Attorney Chris Wilson said he had no reason to be suspicious when Murdaugh asked t FTX founder keeps talking, ignoring typical legal strategy 02/09/2023 04:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — For federal prosecutors, Sam Bankman-Fried could be the gift that keeps on giving. After the November collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange he founded in 2019, Bankman-Fried unexpectedly gave a series of interviews intended to present his version of events. He was indicted Review: Magic Mike bids farewell with a 'Last Dance' 02/09/2023 01:57pm • The words Magic Mike may conjure up images of sweaty, sculpted, undulating men, dancing unthreateningly for hoards of screaming women, but there has always been a backdrop of brutal economic reality looming over the fantasy world. The unlikely franchise has explored the escalating devaluation of ph MATCHDAY: AC Milan hosts Torino, Wolfsburg visits Schalke 02/09/2023 01:37pm • A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Friday: ITALY AC Milan is hoping the return of the mercurial Zlatan Ibrahimović will help it get over a miserable run when it hosts Torino — the team that knocked it out of the Italian Cup last month. The 41-year-old Ibrahimović has not played s Appeals court will hear dispute over control of van Gogh art 02/09/2023 01:31pm • DETROIT (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a dispute over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh that was recently displayed for months at a Detroit museum. The court granted an injunction Monday and ordered the Detroit Institute of Arts to continue to hold onto the paintin Average long-term US mortgage rates inch back up this week 02/09/2023 12:00pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up slightly this week after four weeks of declines, a possible sign of stability that could draw in home shoppers with spring buying season weeks away. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate inched u