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A slowdown in US inflation eases some pressure on households 12/13/2022 03:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households. Consumer prices rose 7.1% in November from a year ago, the government said Tuesday. That was down s How to limit debt, overspending this holiday season 12/13/2022 11:22am • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. The holidays can bring about many joyous feelings: time with family, traditions, and giving and receiving gifts. But that spirit of giving can often translate to an unpleasant outcome: holiday debt. Holiday debt is ve Inflation is slowing, but still high. What you need to know 12/13/2022 11:16am • NEW YORK (AP) — After reaching 40-year highs over the summer, price increases in the U.S. are now steadily easing. Consumer inflation slowed to 7.1% in November from a year earlier and to 0.1% from October, the government said Tuesday. Stripping out volatile food and energy prices, so-called core Asian shares mostly higher ahead of Fed rate hike decision 12/12/2022 11:56pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve and other central banks prepared for the year’s final barrage of interest rate hikes. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 27,925.38 while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 0.6% to 19,572.66. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 BLM sets up student relief fund as loan forgiveness stalls 12/12/2022 06:24pm • The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation launched a new relief fund Monday aimed at Black college students, alumni and dropouts overburdened by mounting education costs and the student loan debt crisis. The foundation said it set aside $500,000 for the fund and plans to award more than 500 r Indiana Lt. Gov. Crouch joins Sen. Braun in governor's race 12/12/2022 02:31pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch formally started her 2024 campaign for governor Monday and said she would not shy away from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's record despite discontent among many conservatives over his COVID-19 policies and other actions. Crouch, who was Holcomb’ A diminished US workforce could lead Fed to keep rates high 12/12/2022 12:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Still eager to hire, America’s employers are posting more job openings than they did before the pandemic struck 2½ years ago. Problem is, there aren’t enough applicants. The nation’s labor force is smaller than when the pandemic struck. The reasons vary — an unexpected w Germany to help Kenya hit 100% renewables, export hydrogen 12/12/2022 09:00am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it will provide Kenya with 112 million euros ($118 million) to help the East African nation close the gap to 100% renewable energy and produce hydrogen. Kenya already gets about 90% of its electricity from renewable sources including hydropower, geothermal Kimberly Palmer: Sharing a roof, and money, with adult kids 12/12/2022 07:00am • When Amanda Claypool was 28, she left a government contracting job in Washington, D.C., and moved back to her parents’ house in upstate New York while she figured out her next step. Then the pandemic struck, and her temporary return lasted longer than she’d planned. Living with her parents for s GM joint venture gets $2.5B loan to build battery plants 12/12/2022 05:26am • NEW YORK (AP) — A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution has closed on a $2.5 billion federal loan to help finance three lithium-ion battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. The Department of Energy awarded the loan to the venture, cal Biden announces $2.5 billion loan to help GM and LG make EV batteries 12/12/2022 05:00am • The US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office will announce Monday that it is issuing a $2.5 billion loan to help start three lithium battery manufacturing hubs in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan.The DOE loan programs office will loan the money to Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture of General Motor 6 Best Cheap Dividend Stocks to Buy Under $10 12/11/2022 07:00pm • Dividend stocks can be a reliable source of yield in a volatile market.A quarterly dividend payment from a high-quality stock may be as close to a sure thing as an investor can find on Wall Street. Rising interest rates and elevated inflation dragged down the stock prices of many dividend stocks in 'It's a Wonderful Life' still draws fans to movie theaters — decades after its release 12/10/2022 06:59am • The one-time lost Christmas classic "It's A Wonderful Life" staged an unlikely comeback in the 1970s and 1980s by becoming a December TV staple, after underperforming at the box office and failing to win big at the Oscars when it debuted in the '40s. Ubiquitous every December on the small screen, Coyotes end 19-game losing streak to Bruins with 4-3 win 12/10/2022 01:19am • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes' return to the Mullett turned into one big streak-ending party. Lawson Crouse scored his second goal with 13.5 seconds left in the third period and the Coyotes returned home to end a 19-game losing streak to the Boston Bruins with a 4-3 victory Friday night. Oregon lawsuit spotlights destruction of Black neighborhoods 12/09/2022 06:59pm • A home that was a fixture of Bobby Fouther's childhood is now a parking lot, the two-story, shingle-sided house having been demolished in the 1970s along with many other properties in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. “Growing up there was just all about love,” Fouther said