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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with China stocks down, after Wall St retreat 05/23/2024 12:49am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday, as investor sentiment in Tokyo was boosted by news of soaring Nvidia earnings. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.1% to 39,054.81. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 sank 0.5% to 7,807.10. South Korea's Kospi added 0.2% to 2,728.43. Hong Kong's H Atalanta's hat trick hero Ademola Lookman writes himself into European soccer history 05/22/2024 08:58pm • DUBLIN (AP) — There was an unlikely answer Wednesday to the question of who would score the first hat trick in a men’s European club final since 1975. Ademola Lookman scored all three goals in Atalanta’s 3-0 beating of Bayer Leverkusen to win the Europa League title and each had much to admire The Trade School Trend: Why it Might be the Best Personal Financial Decision 05/22/2024 08:00pm • Four-year colleges and universities are getting considerable competition these days: Institutions that teach trades are rising in popularity. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reported that enrollment in vocational programs rose by 16% from 2022 to 2023, a trajectory that's continui 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2024 05/22/2024 08:00pm • The stock market has resumed its climb, with the major indexes reaching new all-time highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently topped 40,000, putting a definitive exclamation point on the bullish run. However, there are still reasons for caution. Inflation readings continue to run fairly hot. Buy now, pay later companies must adhere to credit card standards, consumer agency says 05/22/2024 06:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Buy now, pay later companies must provide consumers with the same legal rights and protections as credit card lenders do, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday in a new rule. That includes the right to demand a refund and to dispute transactions. The agency began Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten run ended 3-0 by Atalanta and Lookman hat trick in Europa League final 05/22/2024 06:45pm • DUBLIN (AP) — Spoiler alert. Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman was unstoppable and Bayer Leverkusen’s impossible dream of completing an entire season unbeaten with a hat trick of titles proved to be just that. Instead, Lookman was the hat trick hero in Atalanta’s 3-0 win over Leverkusen in the E Congress aims to overhaul presidential ethics rules with a plan led by an unlikely pair of lawmakers 05/22/2024 06:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House on Wednesday would require presidents and vice presidents to publicly disclose tax returns before, during and after their time in the White House as Congress makes an election-year push to curb foreign influence in American politics. U.S. existing home sales drop 1.9% in April, pushed lower by high rates and high prices 05/22/2024 05:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — High mortgage rates and rising prices continued to put a damper on the spring homebuying season last month. Existing home sales fell 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million in April from a revised 4.22 million in March, the National Association of Realtors repor Graceland foreclosure sale halted as Presley estate's lawsuit moves forward 05/22/2024 04:00pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday said Elvis Presley's estate could be successful in arguing that a company's attempt to auction Graceland is fraudulent as he halted a foreclosure sale of the beloved Memphis tourist attraction. Later Wednesday, a statement from someone who appeared to be Federal Reserve minutes: Policymakers saw a longer path to rate cuts 05/22/2024 02:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — After several unexpectedly high inflation readings, Federal Reserve officials concluded at a meeting earlier this month that it would take longer than they previously thought for inflation to cool enough to justify reducing their key interest rate, now at a 23-year high. Minutes GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds 05/22/2024 07:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired generations of Black people in “dependency” and poverty. But the lieutenant governor's po American fund Oaktree takes over Serie A champion Inter after previous owners failed to repay loan 05/22/2024 06:44am • MILAN (AP) — American fund Oaktree officially became the new owner of Serie A champion Inter Milan on Wednesday, bringing an end to Suning and Steven Zhang’s eight years at the helm. Oaktree took charge after Suning failed to meet Tuesday’s deadline of repaying a debt of nearly 400 million eur Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers 05/22/2024 05:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellation on Wednesday, saying it will erase $7.7 billion in federal student loans. With the Head of FEMA tours deadly storm damage in Houston area as more residents get power back 05/21/2024 10:48pm • HOUSTON (AP) — As the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency toured the Houston area on Tuesday to assess the damage from last week’s deadly storms, local officials reassured residents still without power that their lights would be back on and they could soon begin rebuilding their live What to Do If You Inherit a House With a Mortgage 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Losing a loved one is never easy, and receiving an inheritance can be a bright spot in a difficult situation. For many people, a home is the most valuable asset they have to pass on to their loved ones after they die. But what happens if you inherit a house with a mortgage? Inheriting a house with a