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What’s a ‘Good Enough’ Financial Plan? 01/21/2026 06:00am • I’m a classic satisficer: I’m usually quick about making decisions and often fall back on the tried-and-true. Some people are optimizers, carefully analyzing almost every choice, whether it’s a new sofa or a cup of coffee. If you want to make decent, “good enough” choices about your finan What to Know Before Gifting a Down Payment 01/20/2026 07:00pm • Giving your child money toward a down payment can help them save money and borrow less when buying a home. This can be especially helpful when they're dealing with soaring home prices and high interest rates. But before you hand over the cash, you should understand the rules and tax implications of Ter Stegen leaves Barcelona for Girona on loan as World Cup looms 01/20/2026 05:54pm • GIRONA, Spain (AP) — For the first time in 12 years, Marc-André ter Stegen is set to represent a club other than Barcelona as he heads to Girona on loan for the rest of the season. Ter Stegen's move could boost his chances of being Germany's starting goalkeeper at the World Cup after injuries res Wall Street sinks as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland 01/20/2026 05:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland. The losses were widespread, with nearly every sector losing ground. Majo Supreme Court takes up politically charged case with independence of the Federal Reserve at stake 01/20/2026 02:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's unprecedented bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president’s lawyers in a politically charged case. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday over Trump's ef Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable 01/20/2026 12:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to use a key address Wednesday to try to convince Americans he can make housing more affordable, but he's picked a strange backdrop for the speech: a Swiss mountain town where ski chalets for vacations cost a cool $4.4 million. On the anniversary of h What Can You Do With a Business Degree? 01/19/2026 07:00pm • As students navigate a rapidly shifting job market, college business programs in the U.S. continue to attract strong interest -- and the numbers back it up. Hundreds of thousands of students graduate with a bachelor's degree in business in the U.S. each year, and it's typically the most popular fiel These Four States Will Help Pay Your Private Student Loans 01/19/2026 07:00pm • Many Americans are trying to juggle student loan payments with their other monthly expenses. The median student loan balance is between $20,000 and $25,000, according to the Federal Reserve's Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2024. Naturally, borrowers are often looking for way Real Madrid, Chelsea return to Champions League with rookie coaches in season of firings 01/19/2026 10:26am • Real Madrid and Chelsea resume in the Champions League this week after the winter break with new coaches working in the competition for the first time. Job losses are a strong theme in a season where patience has run thin in the board room and 11 of the 36 Champions League clubs changed coach. Nine Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission 01/18/2026 06:32pm • NEW YORK wit (AP) — What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video. The voice in the ad, created with permission from the Trump administration, promises an “all new Fannie Mae” and calls Dream debut for Donyell Malen with Roma. Füllkrug ends goal drought in Milan victory 01/18/2026 05:23pm • MILAN (AP) — Donyell Malen needed 26 minutes to mark his arrival at Roma with a goal. Malen scored the opening goal in Roma’s 2-0 win at Torino that saw the capital side cement fourth place in Serie A on Sunday. It was also a great way for Malen to celebrate his 27th birthday on Monday. Malen j As Trump's deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers 01/17/2026 08:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates. With just days to go, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White House has planned and whether Trump Brazil’s Lula hails historic EU-Mercosur deal ahead of no-show at its signing 01/16/2026 07:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday celebrated the expected signing of the free trade agreement between the EU and four South American countries the following day at a ceremony that Lula will not atte Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen share six-goal thriller 01/16/2026 06:03pm • BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt shared the Bundesliga points after a dramatic 3-3 draw that started with a goal in the first minute and ended with a goal in the last on Friday. Visiting Frankfurt took the lead after 51 seconds thanks to a lovely flicked effort from Arn Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default 01/16/2026 04:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans. The Education Department announced Friday involuntary collections