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7 Insurance Stocks to Buy for Income 11/29/2023 07:00pm • Generally, rising interest rates are a burden for consumers and businesses. They raise borrowing costs, making big-ticket purchases more expensive and therefore less attractive. But one interesting characteristic of higher interest rates is that companies with large corporate treasuries can generate What Is a Conforming Loan? 11/29/2023 07:00pm • The conforming loan limit is the maximum amount of money a homebuyer can borrow using a conventional mortgage that's eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, adjusts the baseline limit each year based on the national The Commercial Real Estate Outlook for 2024 11/29/2023 07:00pm • The beleaguered commercial real estate (CRE) industry has been facing headwinds since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of the persistent challenges being endured by this important part of the U.S. economy will continue throughout 2024. There are bright spots in the CRE outlook -- mostly Ways to Track Your Financial Health 11/29/2023 07:00pm • One of the most popular measures of financial health in the U.S. is a person's credit score. It's one of the first things lenders check when you request a loan and is an important factor to many landlords, insurance companies, government agencies, employers and utility providers. But does that three Deutsche Bank was keen to land a 'whale' of a client in Trump, documents at his fraud trial show 11/29/2023 05:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Deutsche Bank viewed Donald Trump as a “whale” of a client, was eager to land him and eagerly cultivated a relationship that grew from $13,000 worth of revenue to $6 million in two years, according to documents presented Wednesday at the former president's civil fraud trial. T Mavericks likely will end up in the hands of one of Las Vegas' most powerful families 11/29/2023 05:09pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Cuban in many ways has been the face of the Dallas Mavericks franchise since he bought the club in 2000, so the news that he was selling a majority share to perhaps Las Vegas' most powerful family created a number of questions. WHO IS MIRIAM ADELSON? Adelson, 78, is a medical Businesses where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis, saying police are not protecting the area 11/29/2023 04:45pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business. The lawsuit, filed in mid-November in state court, also names Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials and accuses Argentina's libertarian president-elect picks a former Central Bank chief as his economy minister 11/29/2023 03:31pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, announced Wednesday he has chosen Luis Caputo, a former finance minister and Central Bank chief known as an expert in markets, to lead the Economy Ministry when the right-wing leader takes office on Dec. 10. The pick confi Nigeria's leader presents a $34 billion spending plan that prioritizes the economy and security 11/29/2023 02:17pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader on Wednesday presented a 27.5 trillion naira ($34.8 billion) spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers, with a focus on stabilizing Africa’s largest but ailing economy and tackling the nation's deadly security crisis. The primary objective of the propos Retired Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby named Northern Iowa's interim athletic director 11/29/2023 11:52am • CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Retired Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby will return to Northern Iowa to serve as interim athletic director, the school announced Wednesday. Bowlsby, who is from nearby Waterloo, was UNI's athletic director from 1983-91 and inducted into the Panthers' athletics hall of fame Lawmakers move to force a vote this week on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House 11/28/2023 09:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers from both parties moved Tuesday to force a vote this week on the expulsion of Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York who was the subject of a scathing ethics investigation released earlier this month and is facing nearly two dozen charges in federal court. Argentina's president-elect tells top Biden officials that he's committed to freedom 11/28/2023 08:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei met Tuesday with senior Biden administration officials at the White House in his first international trip since winning a presidential runoff earlier this month. The right-wing Milei had a “positive meeting” with White House national Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in court 11/28/2023 07:02pm • For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. Then he stole some, if not all, of what he won for many of them. Those clients got to look Murdaugh in the eye Tuesday a Are Private Student Loans Worth It? How to Decide 11/28/2023 07:00pm • Paying for college can seem like an insurmountable feat for students and their families amid the rising cost of a university education -- especially for those who can't afford to pay out-of-pocket after maxing out federal student loans, grants and scholarships. When federal aid comes up short, priva Banker involved in big loans to Trump's company testifies for his defense in civil fraud trial 11/28/2023 05:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) — When Deutsche Bank loaned Donald Trump's company hundreds of millions lawyers of dollars, the bank always followed its own guidelines that include checking out information that would-be borrowers provide, an executive testified Tuesday at the former president's civil fraud trial. T