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NY Rep.-elect Santos investigated for lying about his past 12/28/2022 09:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York was under investigation by Long Island prosecutors on Wednesday, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office. Despite intensifying dou Man United beats Forest 3-0, but Ten Hag wants a new striker 12/27/2022 07:03pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — As Erik ten Hag confirmed Manchester United's ongoing search for a new striker, his existing ones made up for Cristiano Ronaldo's departure in a 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial struck first-half goals in the game at Old T ARM Borrowers Gamble Short-Term Savings on Long-Term Risk 12/27/2022 07:00pm • As fixed mortgage rates have risen sharply over the course of 2022, more homebuyers are ditching their traditional home loans for adjustable-rate mortgages. ARMs typically come with a lower initial interest rate, but that rate can change after a set period of time -- making this loan product inheren Big Changes Are Coming for 401(k)s 12/27/2022 07:00pm • The latest government omnibus spending bill includes big changes to 401(k) and other retirement plans. These provisions will have a huge impact on retirees but contain benefits for all income levels and ages. The provisions, part of a bill called the SECURE Act 2.0, basically build on changes approv 10 of the Best-Performing 401(k) Funds 12/27/2022 07:00pm • The 401(k) is a go-to retirement savings vehicle, and these funds can help focus your strategy.When selecting funds for your 401(k), simple is usually better. Actively managed funds with complicated investment strategies often underperform index funds over the long term, and they'll charge you more 10 Best Upcoming IPOs to Watch in 2023 12/27/2022 07:00pm • Look for these names to hit public markets in 2023.The year 2022 wasn't exactly a banner one for U.S. initial public offerings, with 178 IPOs as of Dec. 26. That's down from 1,035 IPOs in 2021 - an 83% drop. That decline also poured cold water on total IPO cash values, which stand at $7.7 billion so States banking big bucks as Fed attempts to fight inflation 12/27/2022 01:28pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State governments emerging from the coronavirus pandemic built historic cash surpluses as inflation in prices and wages drove up sales and income tax collections. Now many states are reaping another reward: banking millions of dollars off those surpluses as the Federal Millennial Money: 5 ways to build your credit score in 2023 12/27/2022 07:00am • You’ve got big financial plans for 2023. Maybe they include buying a home or car, or getting a new travel rewards credit card to help pay for your next trip. There’s a key piece of these plans you may not have considered: building your credit score. A better credit score can expand your access t Mortgage Rates Fall in Belated Gift to Holiday Homebuyers 12/26/2022 07:00pm • Mortgage rates declined this week, with the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage falling from 6.77% a week ago to 6.65%. Interest rates declined across all fixed-rate home loan products, while adjustable mortgage rates stayed about the same. Here are the current average mortgage rates, without Federal Student Loan Delinquency and Default: What to Know 12/26/2022 07:00pm • Delinquency paves the way to default when it comes to repaying student loans, and millions of Americans who borrowed to fund their postsecondary education find themselves on that problematic path each year. About 15% of all individual student loans are in default at any given time, with more than a Complete Timeline of the Mortgage Process 12/26/2022 07:00pm • Each mortgage runs on its own timeline, but from start to finish, you might need about three to five months to secure a property and a home loan. This process can be complex and confusing, especially if you're a first-time homebuyer. Here's what the mortgage timeline usually involves, keeping in min Spending bill aids retirees, and boosts financial industry 12/25/2022 08:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A section of the $1.7 trillion spending bill passed Friday has been billed as a dramatic step toward shoring up retirement accounts of millions of U.S. workers. But the real windfall may go to a far more secure group: the financial services industry. The retirement savings mea CNBC: Lo que debes saber sobre la condonación de préstamos estudiantiles 12/24/2022 09:07am • Dos de los desafíos legales presentados contra el plan de condonación de préstamos estudiantiles del presidente Joe Biden han llegado a la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos. En agosto, Biden anunció que decenas de millones de estadounidenses serían elegibles para la cancelación de su deuda ed Tunisia's political experiment threatens economic collapse 12/24/2022 04:49am • NICE, France (AP) — Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian president appears determined to upend the country’s political system. The strategy is not only threatening a democracy once seen as a model for the Arab world, experts say it is also sending the economy toward a tailspin. The Internation Judge kept FTX execs' plea deals secret to get founder to US 12/23/2022 06:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A judge kept secret that two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s closest associates had turned against him so the cryptocurrency entrepreneur wouldn’t get spooked and fight extradition from the Bahamas, according to court transcripts made public Friday. U.S. prosecutors in New York waited u