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Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage 05/20/2022 03:58am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days amid the nation's worst economic crisis in decades. The Public Administration Ministry asked the pu Column: A wildly entertaining spat between 2 coaching stars 05/20/2022 02:25am • Why did they wait so long to allow college athletes to make a few bucks on the side? Think of all the wildly entertaining shenanigans we've missed out on over the years. Let's play the feud! Jimbo Fisher is downright livid at former boss Nick Saban for saying the Texas A&M coach China becomes wild card in Sri Lanka's debt crisis 05/20/2022 01:17am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — China says its initiative to build ports and other infrastructure across Asia and Africa, paid for with Chinese loans, will boost trade. But in a cautionary tale for borrowers, Sri Lanka's multibillion-dollar debt to Beijing threatens to hinder efforts to resolve a financ Asian stocks rise after Wall St slips closer to bear market 05/20/2022 12:34am • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street fell closer to bear territory, China cut a key interest rate and Japanese inflation edged higher. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices fell more than $1 per barrel. Wall Street's benchmark S How to Raise Your Credit Score in 30 Days 05/19/2022 08:00pm • When your credit score is low, you may wish you could wave a magic wand to increase it. No one has overnight or superquick fixes, but you can take action to improve your credit score in 30 days. These six steps can result in a major move in the right direction. The three major credit bureaus update Inflation, Russia-Ukraine war draw G7 finance leaders' focus 05/19/2022 02:48pm • KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) — Finance ministers for the Group of Seven leading economies grappled Thursday with deepening inflation concerns and the immediate effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen promising that the allies would put together enough additio Sri Lanka limits foreign currency holdings amid crisis 05/19/2022 11:45am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will lower the maximum amount of foreign currency that individuals can possess to $10,000 from $15,000 and penalize anyone who holds it for more than three months, the central bank announced Thursday, as police fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of st More buyers opt for adjustable-rate mortgages as rates rise 05/19/2022 11:18am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rising interest rates are making adjustable-rate mortgages an increasingly attractive alternative to common 30-year, fixed-rate home loans. ARMs made up 13% of all home loans by dollar volume in March, their highest share since January 2020, according to CoreLogic. The increase Home sales tumble again as mortgage rates surge 05/19/2022 10:58am • Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the third consecutive month in April as mortgage rates surged, driving up borrowing costs for would-be buyers as home prices soared to new highs. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.61 millio Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edge down to 5.25% 05/19/2022 10:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates retreated modestly this week, but interest on the key 30-year loan remains at decade-high levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate slipped to 5.25% from 5.3% last week. By contrast, the average rate stood at 'Twitter philanthropy' reveals chasms in social safety net 05/19/2022 09:51am • Single father Billy Price was already struggling to make ends meet before someone broke into his Michigan storage unit, stole his identity and ruined his credit. Price filed a police report, and then tweeted about it to Bill Pulte, a multimillionaire who he'd heard uses Twitter to give money to thos Live updates | Brink confirmed as US ambassador to Ukraine. 05/18/2022 10:20pm • WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, filling the post as officials plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv during the nation’s continuing battle against the Russian invasion. The veteran foreign service officer, who has spent most of her Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in war memorial 05/18/2022 08:39pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan protesters lit flames and offered prayers Wednesday remembering thousands — including ethnic Tamil civilians — killed in the final stages of the country’s decadeslong civil war, in the first-ever event where mostly majority ethnic Sinhalese openly memoria 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $10 05/18/2022 08:00pm • These stocks under $10 won't break the bank.The S&P 500 is off to a shaky start in 2022, providing buying opportunities in high-quality stocks. Unfortunately, quality stocks trading for less than $10 per share are few and far between. Stocks priced at this level can be a red flag for investors t What Is a Mortgage Loan Officer? 05/18/2022 08:00pm • Getting a mortgage is no simple task. 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