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First steps made in Congress to honor pop superstar Prince 10/25/2021 08:01am • NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his "indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture,” The Associated Press has learned. The medal is one of the nation's Asset Managers Offer Post-Pandemic Picks for Developed and Emerging Markets 10/25/2021 12:00am • As the world continues to emerge in fits and starts from the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic, professional investors foresee a transformed investment landscape -- with opportunities to make savvy financial moves. "Because of events and developments that have happened during the pandemic, it Emirati prosecutors investigating Dubai's Union Properties 10/24/2021 08:21am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emirati prosecutors said Sunday they launched a major investigation into Dubai-based real estate developer Union Properties, saying they would probe allegations the long-troubled firm committed fraud and other offenses while trying to claw its way out of debt. U Justice Department to expand redlining investigation efforts 10/22/2021 03:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Friday a cross-government effort to investigate and prosecute redlining, the practice of banks discriminating against racial minorities or certain neighborhoods. It is the first major expansion of redlining investigations since the Obama administr White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Biden plan 10/21/2021 10:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion domestic policy plan, trimming the social services and climate change programs and rethinking new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for a scaled-back package. The NYC jury hears closings at Giuliani associate's fraud trial 10/21/2021 05:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of Rudy Giuliani hatched a scheme to funnel $1 million in funds from a wealthy Russian financier into U.S. elections knowing full well he was breaking campaign finance laws, a prosecutor said Thursday during closing arguments at a federal trial. A defense attorney coun Inflation, Fed action set stage for higher mortgage rates 10/21/2021 11:33am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates have hovered near all-time lows for much of this year, even as inflation has increased sharply across much of the economy. That could begin to change in the weeks to come, now that the Federal Reserve has signaled it could announce as early as next month plans to PPP is gone, but government help for small businesses isn't 10/21/2021 07:00am • The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program provided small-business owners with just under $800 billion in COVID-19 relief, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP concluded on May 31, but as businesses forge ahead in the recovery process, they may find a continued Barcelona hosts Madrid, Sociedad at Atlético on super Sunday 10/21/2021 05:05am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona faces another test of its post-Messi era when Real Madrid visits Camp Nou on an action-packed Sunday that also features a clash between the Spanish league leader and its defending champion. The first clásico since Lionel Messi left for Paris will inevitably overs Asian shares mixed after Evergrande sale deal called off 10/20/2021 11:59pm • Shares are mixed in Asia after major Chinese property developer Evergrande said a plan to sell its property management arm to a smaller rival had fallen through. Shares slipped in Hong Kong and Tokyo but rose in most other regional markets. China Evergrande Group's shares tumbled nearly 12% while Big changes in White House ideas to pay for $2 trillion plan 10/20/2021 08:17pm • SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — In an abrupt change, the White House on Wednesday floated new plans to pay for parts of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social services and climate change package, shelving a proposed big increase in corporate tax rates though also adding a new billionaires' tax on the inv North Dakota can claim pipeline policing costs as damages 10/20/2021 01:20pm • BISMARCK, N.D, (AP) — North Dakota can continue to pursue reimbursement from the federal government of the millions of dollars spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, a judge has ruled. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor on Tuesday denied the federal government’s mo Credit Suisse faces penalties over Mozambique loan deals 10/20/2021 11:04am • ZURICH (AP) — Credit Suisse has announced settlements totaling nearly $700 million with British and U.S. authorities over lending to Mozambique state-owned companies that Swiss regulators say violated anti-money laundering rules. The Swiss financial markets authority also required the Zurich-based Updates to Public Service Loan Forgiveness 10/20/2021 12:00am • The U.S. Department of Education has announced some changes to make the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program easier to navigate and to extend forgiveness to student loan borrowers who previously did not qualify. Under PSLF, federal student loan borrowers can receive loan forgiveness in exchange Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed $2T plan 10/19/2021 10:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Scaling down his “build back better” plans, President Joe Biden on Tuesday described a more limited vision to Democratic lawmakers of a $2 trillion government-overhaul package with at least $500 billion to tackle climate change and money for middle-class priorities — child