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Restructuring Deutsche Bank shows best quarter in 7 years 04/28/2021 09:36am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank saw its strongest quarterly profits in seven years as the bank's long-running restructuring achieved lower costs and as the bank suffered fewer loan losses in an economy that is rebounding from the worst of the pandemic recession. The quarterly results showe UK watchdog steps up probe into Johnson's apartment refurb 04/28/2021 08:19am • LONDON (AP) — Britain's political spending watchdog said Wednesday it was scaling up an investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson's finances, saying there were “reasonable grounds” to suspect an offense had been committed over the pricey refurbishment of the prime minister's Downing Stre A closer look at Biden's $1.8T for families and education 04/28/2021 05:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration wants to make a $1.8 trillion down payment on the future of children, families and higher education, saying it would produce lasting benefits for the economy. Paying for it would be $1.5 trillion of tax hikes over the next decade on the wealth College Loans: What High School Seniors Must Know 04/28/2021 12:00am • Senior year of high school is a big time of transition and change, and this year feelings of uncertainty about the future are undoubtedly heightened amid the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis. In particular, the decision about whether to borrow student loans to finance your next steps af Pay It Plan It From American Express: How to Use It 04/28/2021 12:00am • American Express offers payment flexibility with Pay It Plan It. You can choose to pay off small purchases on your American Express credit card, or set up a payment plan for larger purchases. If you're planning to carry a balance, the Plan It option could help you save on interest. Here's what you Largest firefighting plane may be sold for COVID-19 response 04/27/2021 06:46pm • DENVER (AP) — As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. After investing tens of millions into upgrading the Global SuperTanker and its t Biden releases money in push to modernize US electric grid 04/27/2021 06:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government said Tuesday it is making more than $8 billion available to build and improve the nation's transmission lines as part of its efforts to improve America's aging electric grid and meet President Joe Biden's ambitious clean-energy goals. The administration is al DC small businesses are making a way through the pandemic 04/27/2021 04:40pm • This content is sponsored by Wells Fargo. Optimism is finally starting to grow across the country as more people receive the coronavirus vaccine and the nation as a whole begins to reopen. While the return of jobs and the economy make a climb back in the right direction, small businesses in th France, Germany plan billions in pandemic recovery spending 04/27/2021 12:23pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — France and Germany together laid out plans for billions in spending from the European Union's pandemic recovery fund aimed at fighting climate change and boosting the use of digital technology across the economy. The finance ministers of the EU's two biggest economies on No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws 04/27/2021 10:12am • Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There’s been a vehement outcry from supporters of transgender rights – but little in the way of tangible repercussions for those More than 400 businesses back LGBTQ rights act 04/27/2021 09:59am • More than 400 companies __ including Tesla, Pfizer, Delta Air Lines and Amazon __ have signed on to support civil rights legislation for LGBTQ people that is moving through Congress, advocates said Tuesday. The Human Rights Campaign, a Washington-based LGBTQ advocacy group, said its Business Coaliti US home prices rose 11.9% in February, fastest since 2014 04/27/2021 09:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose in February at the fastest pace in nearly seven years as strong demand for housing collided with a tight supply of homes on the market. The February S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index, released Tuesday, rose 11.9% from a year earlier, th Is Seller Financing a Good Idea? 04/27/2021 12:00am • If you're having trouble qualifying for a traditional mortgage loan, you have other options. One solution could be financing a loan through the home's seller, where you can negotiate an agreement to pay the money that ordinarily would go to the bank. Although this type of financing can be quicker t Common Misconceptions About 529 Plans 04/27/2021 12:00am • A college education is often one of the biggest investments a family will ever make, but awareness and misconceptions about 529 plans can hold them back from saving for education costs. 529 plans allow families and individuals to set aside money for educational expenses in a tax-advantaged account. Biden's first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises 04/26/2021 04:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As he rounds out his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden’s focus on reining in the coronavirus during the early months of his administration seems to have paid off: He can check off nearly all his campaign promises centered on the pandemic. Biden has delivered on a nu