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Wall Street falls as US inflation slows but remains hot 12/09/2022 04:41pm • A choppy day of trading on Wall Street ended with stocks broadly lower Friday, after a new report showed that inflation is slowing less than hoped just days before Federal Reserve officials are expected to raise interest rates again. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite each fell 0.7%, while the Do Helping Ukraine is 'self-preservation,' finance chief says 12/09/2022 01:19pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ukraine's finance minister says crucial Western financial support is “not charity” but “self-preservation” in the fight to defend democracy as his country deals with growing costs to repair electrical and heating infrastructure wrecked by Russian attacks. Serhiy M For World Cup visitors, a peek into Islamic art, heritage 12/09/2022 06:53am • DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An emerald inscribed for a Mughal emperor. A Safavid-period knotted wool carpet. An Ottoman-era curtain, intricately embroidered with metal threads, which was part of the covering of the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure in Mecca that Muslims consider the metaphorical “house of Sri Lanka's Parliamant approves budget amid economic crisis 12/08/2022 08:39pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's Parliament approved a budget Thursday that includes reforms aimed at improving the country's finances as it attempts to recover from its worst economic crisis. The 5.82 trillion rupee ($15 billion) budget includes a 43 billion rupee ($117 million) relief packa 'Don't Say Gay' Florida lawmaker resigns amid fraud charges 12/08/2022 06:26pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” resigned on Thursday, one day after authorities announced his indictment on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses. Rep. Joe Harding, a 35-yea Average long-term mortgage rate falls a fourth straight week 12/08/2022 12:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the fourth consecutive week and have dropped more than three-quarters of a point since hitting a 20-year high last month. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate dipped to 6.33% Ex-Wirecard boss on trial in fraud case that shamed Germany 12/08/2022 07:07am • BERLIN (AP) — The former chief executive of financial services company Wirecard and two other ex-managers went on trial Thursday over the firm's collapse in what has been described as the biggest case of fraud in post-war Germany. Wirecard was long the darling of Germany's fintech scene until it f Lebanese banks battered by meltdown struggle to survive 12/08/2022 03:11am • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s once burgeoning banking sector has been hard hit by the country’s historic economic meltdown. It has suffered staggering losses worth tens of billions of dollars and many of the small nation’s lenders now face possible closures or mergers. Yet bankers have been resis 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 12/07/2022 07:00pm • These sub-$5 stocks may have major upside.A rocky stock market in 2022 has dragged down the prices of many high-quality stocks and created a handful of opportunities for long-term investors to scoop up cheap shares. Unfortunately, investors looking for bargain stocks trading under $5 find themselves Financial Literacy: What College Students Need to Know 12/07/2022 07:00pm • Given the rising cost of tuition, college students need to be more informed than ever about the implications of paying for higher education. But making financial decisions -- including around budgeting, taking out loans or investing -- can be daunting, and many college students feel ill-equipped to 7 Undervalued Stocks to Buy Now 12/07/2022 07:00pm • Here are seven top value stocks to buy today.The S&P 500 has struggled in 2022 amid macroeconomic uncertainty. Persistently high inflation, rising interest rates and concerns about a potential U.S. recession have most high-risk stocks trading well off 2021 highs, but broad market weakness has al 'Don't Say Gay' Florida lawmaker indicted on fraud charges 12/07/2022 06:43pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don't Say Gay” has been indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses, officials said Wednesday. Federal prosecutors said Rep. Joe Harding, 35, illegally Watchdog finds prison failures before Whitey Bulger killing 12/07/2022 04:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The beating death of notorious gangster James “Whitey” Bulger at the hands of fellow inmates was the result of multiple layers of management failures, widespread incompetence and flawed policies at the Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department’s inspector general said in a As supply chains unclog, consumers enjoy (tentative) relief 12/07/2022 10:44am • Back in January, 109 container ships waited off the California coast to unload cargo in Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation's two largest ports. Consumers, stuck at home amid the pandemic, had unleashed an avalanche of orders for goods that overwhelmed factories and ports. Importers were payin UNLV Rebels take on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 12/07/2022 02:42am • Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (5-2) vs. UNLV Rebels (8-0) Henderson, Nevada; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UNLV -6.5; over/under is 131.5 BOTTOM LINE: The UNLV Rebels face the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The Rebels have an 8-0 record in non-confer