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Mortgage rates remain steady, 30 year loan edges up 3.18% 04/01/2021 01:58pm • Mortgage rates were virtually unchanged this week, but signs indicate that the housing market is constrained by higher prices and low inventory. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the benchmark 30-year loan rate was 3.18% this week, up from 3.17% last week. A year ago, the rate was 3 Safety last: Risky investments soared at start of 2021 04/01/2021 10:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — Who needs safety when the world's about to get back to normal? Risky stocks seen as nearly untouchable a year ago burst to the market's best performances during the first three months of 2021, headlining a fourth straight quarter of gains for the S&P 500. Stocks of airlines, oi Cause of Tiger Woods crash found, officials won't reveal it 04/01/2021 08:40am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff said detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but declined Wednesday to release details, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star. Woods suffered serious injuries in the Feb. Va. small business owner thinks others could face what forced her to close 04/01/2021 07:38am • Over the pandemic, WTOP has been keeping up with a Virginia small business owner who now says she'll have to close. The hair salon owner isn't shutting the doors over health concerns, but rather because she learned she'll have to pay back months of reduced rent. "I don't know what to tell you. San Diego woman sentenced for nearly $400M Ponzi scheme 03/31/2021 08:27pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego businesswoman whose Ponzi scheme bilked hundreds of people out of nearly $400 million was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison. Gina Champion-Cain, 57, received more than the sentence recommended by prosecutors. At the sentencing, U.S. District Judge Larry New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana 03/31/2021 03:36pm • New York adults over the age of 21 can now possess and use marijuana — even in public — under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, though legal sales of recreational-use cannabis won’t start for an estimated 18 months until regulations are set. Passed after several years Biden administration quietly ramping up aid to Palestinians 03/31/2021 03:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is quietly ramping up assistance to the Palestinians after former President Donald Trump cut off nearly all aid. Since taking office with a pledge to reverse many of Trump's Israeli-Palestinian decisions, the administration has allocated nearly $100 milli Virginia governor seeks to accelerate marijuana legalization 03/31/2021 01:35pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Adults in Virginia could legally possess and grow small amounts of marijuana beginning in July, about three years sooner than initially envisioned, under changes the governor proposed Wednesday to legislation passed earlier this year. “Our Commonwealth is committed to legali Despite revenue hike, Marlins' emphasis will be on prospects 03/31/2021 12:47pm • MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' new deals for ballpark naming rights and local TV will provide more than $25 million in additional annual revenue, allowing CEO Derek Jeter to increase the team's perpetually small payroll. There will be no immediate spending splurge, however. “We have done a pret Report: Chinese loan terms hamper post-virus debt talks 03/31/2021 03:38am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s loans to poor countries in Africa and Asia impose unusual secrecy and repayment terms that are hurting their ability to renegotiate debts after the pandemic, a group of U.S. and German researchers said in a report Wednesday. It adds to warnings about problems from Chinese How Much Can I Borrow for College? 03/31/2021 12:00am • If you need to borrow student loans, there are various federal and private options to consider, and each has a different set of rules and qualifications that affect whether and how much you can borrow. Understanding borrowing limits and how they are determined can help you make informed decisions ab 7 Best Stocks to Buy for a Reopening Economy 03/31/2021 12:00am • Energy, financial and industrial stocks stand to benefit as the economy reopens.As the economic recovery gains steam on the back of increasing vaccination rates, the types of companies investors are putting money into are changing. Worries about inflation have caused growth stocks -- which derive mu Student loan relief extended to some privately held loans 03/30/2021 04:57pm • The federal government’s pause on student loan payments is being extended to more than 1 million borrowers who have defaulted on student loans that are held by private lenders, the Education Department announced Tuesday. The action is meant to bring relief to the hardest-hit borrowers in a program Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria's crisis 03/30/2021 04:02pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union, the U.S. and dozens of other nations pledged $6.4 billion in aid Tuesday to help tackle war-ravaged Syria's deepening humanitarian and economic crises and assist neighboring countries hosting refugees, coming up short of the $10 billion the U.N. had hoped for. T 5 of the Most Shorted Stocks of April 03/30/2021 12:00am • Short selling has become a hot topic on Wall Street in 2021 after communities of online traders on Reddit and other social media platforms conducted a series of targeted buying campaigns in some of the market's most heavily shorted stocks. As a result, the stock prices of so-called "meme" stocks, su