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American Express profits jump 34%, helped by jump in new customers, higher spending 04/19/2024 09:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card giant American Express posted a 34% jump in its first quarter profits on Friday, helped by more customers spending on its namesake cards as well as more customers keeping a balance on the cards. The New York-based company said it earned $2.44 billion in the first three San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China 04/19/2024 03:54am • BEIJING (AP) — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Should You Take a Homebuyer Education Class? 04/18/2024 08:00pm • If you're shopping for your first home, you're probably adding a lot of new tasks to your to-do list -- like getting preapproved for a mortgage and making an offer on a property. Here's another step you'll want to take: heading back to the classroom for homebuyer education. Homebuyer education class Are Wedding Loans a Good Idea? 04/18/2024 08:00pm • Planning a wedding? Prepare for sticker shock: On average, a U.S. couple spends $35,000 on the big day, according to a 2023 study from The Knot. That figure doesn't include the engagement ring or the honeymoon. If you don't have tens of thousands of dollars ready to throw at a wedding, you might con How to Read a Credit Report 04/18/2024 08:00pm • Building credit is a lifelong journey. One of the most important steps you can take along the way is learning how to read a credit report. This knowledge can unlock various opportunities and resources that help you achieve your most important financial goals. "By understanding the information in you How to Win a Bidding War on a House 04/18/2024 08:00pm • If you've been waiting for the housing market to cool off before buying, you may be waiting for a long time. Home sales, which took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, have barely slowed in the years since. Existing home sales rose 9.5% from January to February 2024, according to the National Associat Is the 60/30/10 Budget Rule Replacing the 50/30/20? Experts Hope Not 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The 60/30/10 budgeting method has been gaining popularity lately, but is it a wise approach? Jenny Groberg, the founder and CEO of BookSmarts Accounting and Bookkeeping, said in an email that she finds the trend concerning. While it may help you today, it could put your future at risk. Here's a clos What's inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel 04/18/2024 04:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. The package totals $95.3 billion in spending, which matches the total that New York man pleads guilty to sending threats to state attorney general and Trump civil case judge 04/18/2024 04:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to the state attorney general and the Manhattan judge who presided over former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case, prosecutors said Thursday. Tyler Vogel, 26, of Lancaster, admitted to one felony count of making a Sluggish start for spring homebuying season as home sales fall in March with mortgage rates rising 04/18/2024 03:38pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The spring homebuying season is off to a sluggish start as home shoppers contend with elevated mortgage rates and rising prices. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell 4.3% in March from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.19 million, the National Missouri lawmakers back big expansion of low-interest loans amid growing demand for state aid 04/18/2024 03:38pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to significantly expand a low-interest loan program for farmers and small businesses, in a move that reflects strong consumer demand for such government aid amid persistently high borrowing costs. The legislation comes as s Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs above 7% to highest level since late November 04/18/2024 03:36pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prospective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate moving above 7% this week to its highest level in nearly five months. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 7.1% from 6.88% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie M Long-lost first model of the USS Enterprise from 'Star Trek' boldly goes home after twisting voyage 04/18/2024 01:09pm • DALLAS (AP) — The first model of the USS Enterprise — used in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series — has boldly gone back home, returning to creator Gene Roddenberry's son decades after it went missing. The model's disappearance sometime in the 1970s had become Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year 04/18/2024 11:24am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year. President Joe Biden's campaign announced Thursday that Harris plans to campaign in La Crosse on Monday at an event focused on abortion rights. The White PSG star Tabitha Chawinga of Malawi overcomes obstacles en route to Champions League success 04/18/2024 07:51am • Tabitha Chawinga wasn't always a prolific scorer. The Paris Saint-Germain star played goalkeeper in rural Malawi as a young girl. A collision with a defender changed all that. Her mouth was bloodied. “After that I stopped playing the goal, because I was afraid as well (of) my mom,” Chawinga says