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'Stupid' and 'insane': Some billionaires vent over tax plan 10/28/2021 06:43pm • Elon Musk isn't happy. With a personal fortune that is flirting with $300 billion, the Tesla CEO — the richest person on earth — has been attacking a Democratic proposal to tax the assets of billionaires like him. The idea behind the Democratic plan is to use revenue from a billionaires tax to h Feds: Man used virus relief loan to buy $57,000 Pokemon card 10/28/2021 05:53pm • DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally obtaining a coronavirus relief loan and using more than $57,000 of the money to buy a collectable Pokemon card. Vinath Oudomsine of Dublin, Georgia, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to Germany's Merkel visits post-crisis Greece 10/28/2021 01:44pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Greece Thursday for a visit to the country whose financial crisis marked much of her tenure and Germany’s relationship with Europe. Merkel landed in Athens on the evening of a Greek national holiday marking the day i China and Serbia praise 'steel friendship' amid growing ties 10/28/2021 07:19am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials praised their “steel friendship” with China during talks on Thursday with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi amid fears in the West that by heavily investing in the Balkan state, Beijing is trying to exert its political influence in that part of Europe 5 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for November 10/28/2021 12:00am • As we enter November with talk of crude oil above $80 a barrel and supply chain disruptions threatening to upend holiday shopping trends, there are plenty of reasons to be wary of the typical stocks on Wall Street in the near term. But if you're a long-term investor, there are still plenty of oppor What to Do if Your College Is Closing 10/28/2021 12:00am • College closures can be a nightmare scenario for students. This often means scrambling to understand their options, looking for a new school and being thrust into uncertainty about their future amid financial turbulence. And college closings are not necessarily uncommon. Data from the National Cent Can You Buy Stocks With a Credit Card? 10/28/2021 12:00am • You could tap your credit card to make an investment if you're short on cash -- but you probably shouldn't. While buying stocks with funds from a credit card loan or credit card cash advance is possible, it's nearly impossible to realize a profit after fees, interest and taxes. How Can Credit Cards Asian shares pull back, chilled by decline on Wall Street 10/27/2021 11:30pm • Asian shares fell Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street as banks and health care companies pulled the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average back from their latest record highs. Shares fell in all major regional markets and oil prices also declined. In Seoul, the Kospi edged 0.1% lower, In Haiti, the difficult relationship of gangs and business 10/27/2021 04:59pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Youri Mevs knew that the call was coming, and she was terrified. Mevs is a member of one of the richest families in Haiti; she owns Shodecosa, Haiti’s largest industrial park, which warehouses 93 percent of the nation’s imported food. Like everyone else, she has wa EXPLAINER: What's a 'wealth tax' and how would it work? 10/27/2021 09:35am • To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is: billionaires. Biden never endorsed an outright “wealth tax” when he campaigned for the White House last year. But his more conventional proposed rate increases on the income of large Deutsche Bank makes profit as recovery reduces bad loans 10/27/2021 06:14am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank saw its net profit increase 6%, to 329 million euros ($381 million), in the third quarter despite a sharp increase in restructuring costs. The bottom line at Germany's largest bank benefited from fewer loans going bad as the economy rebounds from the coronav Arango leads surging LAFC past slumping Sounders 3-0 10/27/2021 01:42am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristian Arango continued his scoring tear with his seventh goal in four matches, and Los Angeles FC stayed in the MLS playoff race with a 3-0 thrashing of the Western Conference-leading Seattle Sounders on Tuesday night. Brian Rodríguez and Latif Blessing scored in the first h Half its original size, Biden's big plan in race to finish 10/27/2021 12:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Half its original size, President Joe Biden's big domestic policy plan is being pulled apart and reconfigured as Democrats edge closer to satisfying their most reluctant colleagues and finishing what's now about a $1.75 trillion package. How to pay for it all remained deeply in 7 ETFs for Rising Interest Rates 10/27/2021 12:00am • Increased rates and borrowing costs aren't bad for all ETFs.In early 2020, before the disruptions caused by the pandemic, interest rates on the all-important 10-year U.S. Treasury bond had edged up briefly to top 1.9%. But as the severity of COVID-19 became clear, rates on this closely watched bond DC Housing Authority commissioner investigated for harassing, threatening staff 10/26/2021 06:02pm • D.C.'s inspector general is now investigating whistleblower allegations of potentially criminal behavior among leadership at the District's Housing Authority. An independent investigation found sufficient grounds to discipline one of its commissioners who allegedly threatened and harassed agency