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Long-haul carrier Emirates sees $4.7 billion profit in 2023 as airline takes flight after pandemic 05/13/2024 07:22am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long-haul carrier Emirates announced Monday it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in 2023 as the airline fully took flight after the turbulent years of the coronavirus pandemic disrupted its operations. Emirates, owned by Dubai's government, announced revenu Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out 05/13/2024 05:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year. A major concern expressed by bot 5 Great Fixed-Income Funds to Buy Now 05/12/2024 08:00pm • Fixed-income investing can be perplexing, even to seasoned equity investors. Unlike stocks that trade on centralized exchanges, bonds typically trade over the counter. While purchasing U.S. Treasurys might be straightforward through platforms like TreasuryDirect.gov, navigating the corporate bond ma Can You Use Your Mortgage to Buy Solar Panels? 05/12/2024 08:00pm • There are many benefits of installing solar panels when you buy a home, from reducing your carbon footprint to boosting your new home's value. But because installing a rooftop array can cost $18,000 to $20,000 before tax credits, you might need to borrow to make that happen. One option is to get a r De Ketelaere's brace boosts Atalanta's Champions League chances with 2-1 win against rival Roma 05/12/2024 06:12pm • MILAN (AP) — Charles De Ketelaere netted twice to help Atalanta boost its chances of returning to the Champions League with a 2-1 win over direct rival Roma on Sunday. De Ketelaere scored the two goals within as many minutes in the first half but Lorenzo Pellegrini set up a tense final quarter of Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial 05/12/2024 05:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors' biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president's hush money trial. But if Trump's fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider's view of the dealings at the heart o A police officer was killed in Pakistan-held Kashmir during protests against price hikes 05/12/2024 11:52am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A protest against rising costs of food, fuel and utility bills turned violent in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, leaving a police officer dead and dozens of people injured, officials said Sunday. Traders in some of the cities in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir pulled their shutters down Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil's south, where many who remain are poor 05/11/2024 07:05pm • ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas. More than 15 centimeters (nearly six inches) of rain could fall over t Everton secures fifth straight EPL home win by beating relegated Sheffield United 05/11/2024 12:32pm • LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton signed off its season at Goodison Park by enjoying a jeopardy-free 1-0 victory over already-relegated Sheffield United in the English Premier League on Saturday. With safety already secured and nothing to play for except a club record-tying fifth consecutive home Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place' 05/10/2024 08:49pm • FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness" and "lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.” Thomas spoke at a conference attended by judges The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward? 05/10/2024 01:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they're running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. Their ties have hit a low point as Biden White House highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire 05/10/2024 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The winner of November's presidential election will face an epic challenge next year with the coming expiration of nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts — an issue that the Biden White House is highlighting in the runup to November. Lael Brainard, director of the White House National AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland's presidential and state primaries 05/10/2024 07:07am • ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to add to their string of victories and pad their delegate totals in Maryland on Tuesday as the presidential primary campaign enters its final weeks. Voters will also decide contested primaries in a U.S. Senate race t Your tax refund could be bigger this year. Here's what to do with it 05/10/2024 06:02am • NEW YORK (AP) — The average taxpayer is getting a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year, based on the most recent IRS data. So what should you do with that money? Experts generally advise putting it toward debt and savings, but, for many people, that's unrealistic. A tax refund is typically the 20 Companies That Offer Unlimited Vacation Days 05/09/2024 08:00pm • An unlimited vacation policy sounds like a dream. You can hit the slopes or jet to the beach whenever you like and not feel limited to a fixed amount of time off each year. This unstructured freedom is relatively rare, though. According to a 2023 employee benefits survey by the Society for Human Res