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Paycheck advance apps: What to know before you download 05/19/2021 08:12am • Paycheck advance apps let users borrow a small amount of their expected earnings, usually in exchange for a small fee, and repay it on their next payday. It seems like an attractive offer if you need extra cash between paychecks, and millions of users have accepted it. While it’s possible to use t Should You Use Brokerage Margin Loans? 05/19/2021 12:00am • You're probably familiar with the idea that with higher risk can come higher reward. Margin loans are one of the most emblematic Wall Street devices where this statement holds true. They can massively increase your profit, or they can dig you into a hole very quickly. Take Archegos Capital Managemen Should You Take Out a Student Loan for an Apprenticeship? 05/19/2021 12:00am • For recent high school graduates or others exploring higher education, apprenticeships are a viable alternative to a traditional bachelor's degree. An apprenticeship can be invaluable to students pursuing certain careers because they allow for "learn by doing" hands-on experience. Also noteworthy: 7 Great ETFs With Huge Dividend Yields 05/19/2021 12:00am • Consider these high-yield ETFs for long-term income potential.Many investors are interested in high-yield exchange-traded funds, but just like individual high-yield dividend stocks, these investments require a discerning eye. On one hand, high-yield ETFs that deliver big, regular payments can be ent Survey: 72% of Buyers Are Worried About Affording a Home 05/19/2021 12:00am • U.S. News & World Report conducted a survey in early May 2021 to determine the biggest issues faced by homebuyers. More than a third responded that they're worried about affordability. This isn't surprising since almost 84% of respondents say they have seen price increases in the area where the NY attorney general says Trump Org probe is now criminal 05/18/2021 11:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general's office said Tuesday that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the comp New York attorney general adds 'criminal capacity' to probe of Trump Organization 05/18/2021 10:23pm • New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining the Manhattan district attorney's office in a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization, James' office said Tuesday.The attorney general office's investigation into the Trump Organization, which has been underway since 2019, will also continu Sri Lankan court: China-built port board needs public assent 05/18/2021 09:20pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s top court has ruled that some provisions of legislation to set up a powerful economic commission in a Chinese-built port city violate the constitution and require approval by a public referendum to become law. At the center of the dispute are fears that the Biden reverses Trump changes to bank antidiscrimination law 05/18/2021 05:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will repeal changes made by the Trump administration to a law aimed at stopping banks from discriminating against racial minorities and the poor. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, one of the nation's bank regulators, said it pl Millennial Money: Should you become your own boss? 05/18/2021 07:13am • Maybe you’re cringing at the thought of going back to an office. The seed of a business idea floats around in your head between work videoconference calls, after the kids are asleep or while you tend your pandemic garden. Or perhaps you were laid off during the pandemic and forced to work for your The Ultimate Guide to REITs 05/18/2021 12:00am • A real estate investment trust, or REIT, is a company that owns, operates or finances income-producing real estate. This is often done by pooling investors' money to buy and possibly manage commercial or residential buildings. The company then collects rent from its tenants and passes that income o How to Get Approved for a Mortgage 05/18/2021 12:00am • Qualifying for a mortgage can seem intimidating if you've never gone through the process or you hear about lenders tightening loan approval standards. But by knowing what the bank is looking for, you will take some stress out of getting a home loan. The approval process "breaks down into four basic France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan 05/17/2021 03:11pm • PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced the cancellation of Sudan's $5 billion debt to France in an effort to support the country's transitional leadership and help its crippled economy recovering, at a Paris conference gathering African leaders and international creditors. Macron Downtown stores, businesses await their customers' return 05/17/2021 08:07am • NEW YORK (AP) — In many downtown areas where companies closed their offices and commuting ground to a halt, sandwich shops, bakeries and other small businesses are waiting with guarded optimism for their customers to return. Teresa Ging could count on a steady stream of office workers coming to Liz Weston: The checks that could change your financial life 05/17/2021 07:00am • Starting in July, most families with kids will start getting monthly payments of up to $300 per child as part of the American Rescue Plan’s expansion of the child tax credit. The payments are scheduled to end in December, and it’s unclear whether they will be extended. But even six months of pa