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McAuliffe has fundraising lead in Virginia governor's race 04/16/2021 04:46pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has a commanding fundraising lead as he seeks another term in the governor’s mansion. That's according to campaign finance reports filed this week and compiled by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project. McAuliffe Yes, it's Tax Day. No, you don't need to file yet 04/16/2021 04:18am • Take a breath. Don't freak out. Yes, Tax Day was April 15. But you don't need to file your returns for another month. As announced back in March, the filing deadline across the U.S. was extended to May 17. That goes for D.C., Virginia and Maryland too. According to Maryland Comptroller Pete A $1.2 billion loss for Delta, but recovery is on the radar 04/15/2021 06:45pm • Delta Air Lines lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter, more than expected, but executives said Thursday that the airline could be profitable by late summer if the budding recovery in air travel continues. CEO Ed Bastian said Thursday that ticket sales have been stronger in the last two weeks than a Feds loan millions to DC Water for improvements 04/15/2021 04:43pm • DC Water is getting a federal loan that will let the city make millions of dollars in improvements to the water and sewer system in all eight wards of the city. Michael Regan, at his first in-person event as Environmental Protection Agency administrator, on Thursday announced the $156 million loa US average mortgage rates fall again; 30-year loan at 3.04% 04/15/2021 12:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates fell for a second straight week amid signs of economic improvement. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the benchmark 30-year home-loan rate declined to 3.04% this week from 3.13% last week. At this time last year, the long-term rate was 3.31%. The Citigroup profit triples in 1Q, tops estimates; revenue down 04/15/2021 09:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup's profits more than tripled in the first quarter, the banking conglomerate said Thursday, helped by the release of billions of dollars from its loan-loss reserves. The bank also announced plans to scale back its global consumer banking franchise outside the U.S. The New Bank of America profit doubles in 1Q to $8.1 billion 04/15/2021 07:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America's profits doubled in the first quarter, the bank said Thursday, as the improving economy allowed it to release billions from its loan-loss reserves that it originally set aside in the early days of the pandemic. Bank of America is the latest of the big banks to say No room for error: Atlético must beat Eibar to keep lead 04/15/2021 07:40am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — On the schedule, a home match against Eibar is easy to overlook. But Atlético Madrid's meeting with the league's worst team has become a must-win match in its flagging title bid. A run of poor results over the past two months has whittled Atlético's once double-digit adva Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St retreats from record 04/14/2021 11:29pm • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street retreated from a record high as major banks reported strong profits at the start of the U.S. earnings season. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney declined while Tokyo and Seoul advanced. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index c Treasury Department creates office to oversee virus relief 04/14/2021 08:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has created a new office to supervise the disbursement of the billions of dollars in relief money authorized by Congress to combat the coronavirus-related recession. Officials said Wednesday that the goal is to streamline the process and ensure all eligibl Powell defends Fed's consideration of climate change risks 04/14/2021 03:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday defended the Fed's increasing scrutiny of the threat that climate change could pose to the health of the nation's banks, after some Republican members of Congress had complained that by doing so the Fed was overstepping its mandate Opposition accuses UK govt of sleaze amid lobbying scandal 04/14/2021 01:58pm • LONDON (AP) — A lobbying scandal swirling around former British Prime Minister David Cameron has deepened, with claims that a senior civil servant held down a part-time job with a now-bankrupt financial firm that was awarded lucrative government contracts. It is the latest in a growing tide of rev Sounders undergo overhaul after another run to MLS final 04/14/2021 01:26pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Success has been a defining characteristic of the Seattle Sounders, a team that has reached the Major League Soccer postseason in each year of its existence. Another has been the ability to correctly assess when it needs to overhaul its personnel, whether it’s bringing in an influ Banks to see big profits as COVID 'bad' loans become 'good' 04/14/2021 11:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest banks are expected to report big profits for the first quarter amid renewed confidence that pandemic-battered consumers and businesses can repay their debts and start borrowing again. The brighter outlook allows banks to move billions of dollars worth of â Wisconsin Treasurer Godlewski launches US Senate bid 04/14/2021 10:43am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski joined the growing ranks of Democrats running for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, launching her bid for the seat in the battleground state currently held by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson who has yet to say whether he will seek a third term. Godlewsk