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Millennial Money: Keep an eye on debt using visual aids
12/14/2021 08:38am • With an $82,000 pile of debt, buying a house seemed far in the distance for Ehren Sixon and his wife, Florida residents who embarked on a debt-free journey in 2016. They opted for the debt snowball method, a debt payoff strategy that encourages motivation by quickly attacking the smallest balances
Your Guide to 2021 Tax Deductions
12/13/2021 07:00pm • Taxpayers have seen their options for tax deductions whittled down in recent years, as the vast majority of taxpayers opt for the standard deduction -- which doubled in 2018 -- rather than itemized deductions. Still, deductions are a powerful way to lower your tax bill. Here's your guide to 2021 tax
DC partners with Treasury Department to give Washingtonians a 'fair shot' at credit and finance
12/13/2021 06:16pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that the city is partnering with the U.S. Treasury Department to give small businesses and residents in the District greater access to credit and capital. The program, called DC REACh, aims to promote financial inclusion for underserved communities. D.C.
Stocks pull back from records, weighed down by tech, energy
12/13/2021 04:59pm • Technology and energy companies helped pull stocks lower on Wall Street Monday, a downbeat start to the week following the market's best weekly gain since February. The S&P 500 fell 0.9%, giving back some of its gains after the benchmark index climbed to an all-time high Friday. The Dow Jones In
WH aims to restore faith in government by improving services
12/13/2021 04:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at rebuilding the public's trust in government by making it easier to do things like renew passports, apply for Social Security benefits and get aid after natural disasters. The idea is to put the public and customer serv
Harley-Davidson, Arena rise; Capital One, Carnival fall
12/13/2021 04:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc., up $40.14 to $90.08. Pfizer is buying the drug developer for $6.7 billion. Harley-Davidson Inc., up $1.73 to $38.54. The motorcycle maker will take its electric motorcycle division publ
Ex-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud
12/13/2021 02:40pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Bellamy, 32, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was sentenced Friday in Tampa federal court, according to court record
Extortionists target families of crash victims in Guatemala
12/13/2021 12:49pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan families awaiting word on the fate of relatives involved in a deadly migrant smuggling accident in southern Mexico are now also living with the terror of extortionists telling them their loved ones have been kidnapped. In the vacuum of official information followin
Fairfax Co. libraries to do away with overdue fees
12/13/2021 11:18am • The libraries in Fairfax County, Virginia, will no longer charge overdue fees for most materials. The library system said in a statement that the board of trustees voted to end the practice at its meeting last week; Chair Fran Milhouser called overdue fees a "significant barrier to equitable acce
10 of the Best Stocks to Buy for 2022
12/12/2021 07:00pm • 10 of the top stocks to invest in for 2022:Entering 2022, there's a lot to keep tabs on as an investor. Domestically, a tight labor market, rising inflation and the likelihood of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve all go down as factors to reckon with. Globally, supply chain bottlenecks
10 of the Best Investing Books for Beginners
12/12/2021 07:00pm • Learn how to invest with these books for beginners.If there is one thing we can say about the pandemic, it's that it renewed many people's appreciation for learning new things -- and not just how to wear masks and accurately measure 6 feet. Virtual learning and sheer boredom have driven many to expa
Pandamania: Twin cubs in French zoo take 1st steps in public
12/11/2021 11:42am • PARIS (AP) — First, a steady crawl. Then a short clumsy slide across the slick stone floor at their home at the Beauval Zoo near Paris. Then finally the big show as the twin giant panda cubs took their first steps in public on Saturday. The female twins were born in August. Their mother, Huan Hua
Surging inflation is forcing people and businesses to adapt
12/10/2021 03:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A warehouse worker in Tennessee is running up against price increases that far exceed her modest pay raise. The owner of a pastry business in Massachusetts has had to reduce his product offerings and personally absorb higher costs. A grocery chain executive in Connecticut said h
EXPLAINER: Why did China woo away Nicaragua from Taiwan?
12/10/2021 04:16am • BEIJING (AP) — Nicaragua’s decision to sever diplomatic links with Taiwan and recognize China leaves the self-governing island democracy with just 14 diplomatic allies. Most are small, largely poor nations in the Western Pacific, the Caribbean and Latin America, the one exception being the Vatic
Senate passes bill easing way for debt limit increase
12/09/2021 09:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved ahead Thursday with legislation that would create a one-time, fast-track process for raising the debt limit, overcoming a Republican filibuster and likely averting another last-minute rush to avoid a devastating federal default. The bill fits the two goals tha
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