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Qantas agrees to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling seats on canceled flights 05/05/2024 11:52pm • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ��� Qantas Airways agreed to pay 120 million Australian dollars ($79 million) in compensation and a fine for selling tickets on thousands of cancelled flights, the airline and Australia���s consumer watchdog said on Monday. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission How to Become a Financial Advisor 05/05/2024 08:00pm • "Financial advisor" is more than just a title. It means you've committed to guiding people through their financial journey. You can help others with their money and future goals, guiding them to make smart choices about saving, investing and planning for what's ahead. Depending on factors like exper Should You Let AI Manage Your Retirement Plan? 05/05/2024 08:00pm • There's a familiar refrain on Wall Street that "the trend is your friend," meaning go with the herd and stick with the status quo. Accurate or not, that sentiment is clearly in play as artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in the financial sector. A recent Mercer survey of U.S. investment 7 Best Vanguard Funds to Buy and Hold 05/05/2024 08:00pm • With zero-commission brokerages, continuous coverage of trendy stocks like Tesla Inc. (ticker: TSLA) and the extreme fluctuations of meme stocks like GameStop Corp. (GME), it's easy to overlook the benefits of a buy-and-hold strategy. However, the approach of accumulating wealth slowly over time is 7 Best Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Dividend distributions -- usually made in cash but occasionally paid out in shares -- are payments made by public companies to stockholders. There are many good reasons savvy investors own dividend-paying stocks. Dividends are a direct and tangible way for investors to benefit from the earnings a co Trump says Biden is running a 'Gestapo' administration. It's his latest reference to Nazi Germany 05/05/2024 03:03pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running a ���Gestapo administration,��� the latest example of the former president employing the language of Nazi Germany in his campaign rhetoric. The remarks Saturday at Mar-a-Lago w What we learned from local votes ahead of looming UK general election 05/05/2024 05:42am • LONDON (AP) ��� Millions of voters in England cast ballots Thursday in an array of local elections, the last big test before a looming U.K. general election that all indicators suggest will see the Labour Party return to power after 14 years in the wilderness. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was barely a Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024's rare contest between two presidents 05/04/2024 08:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad ��� you name it ��� leave no doubt that the man voters choose in November will seek to shape the landscap Labour's Sadiq Khan reelected as London mayor as UK's ruling Conservatives face more electoral pain 05/04/2024 04:55pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party's mayor of London, romped to victory Saturday, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.'s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election. Khan won a little over a million votes, or n South Sudan removes newly imposed taxes that had triggered suspension of UN food airdrops 05/04/2024 04:46pm • JUNA, South Sudan (AP) ��� Following an appeal from the United Nations, South Sudan removed recently imposed taxes and fees that had triggered suspension of U.N. food airdrops. Thousands of people in the country depend on aid from the outside. The U.N. earlier this week urged South Sudanese authori Today in History: May 4, four killed during anti-war protest at Kent State University 05/04/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, May 4, the 125th day of 2024. There are 241 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. On this Hawaii lawmakers wrap up session featuring tax cuts, zoning reform and help for fire-stricken Maui 05/03/2024 10:10pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Hawaii lawmakers on Friday wrapped up a legislative session heavily focused on addressing Maui's needs after last year's deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii's housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and m Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump 05/03/2024 06:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy ��� an indirect jab at Donald Trump. Yellen delivered an address Friday in Arizona, using economic data to paint a picture of how disregard for America's democratic proce The UK's Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections as Labour edges closer to power 05/03/2024 03:57pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain's governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in a U.K. general election that will take place in the coming months. Labour won control of councils 'Mayor Bowser, you're being disrespectful': Parents and child care workers rally in DC 05/03/2024 03:50pm • Parent Dorian Warren walked up to the microphone on the steps of the Wilson Building and made it clear how he felt about D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser���s proposal to cut about $70 million from the Early Educator Pay Equity fund, which subsidizes pay for day care and preschool teachers. "Mayor Bow