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5 Best Charles Schwab Money Market Funds 09/10/2024 08:00pm • Most investors recognize that money market funds offer a secure way to hold cash in a brokerage account while still earning competitive interest. "If you have cash that you may need to access soon, a high-yielding money market fund is a good place to park it safely," says Jim Penna, senior manager o What Will the Social Security COLA Raise Be for 2025? 09/10/2024 08:00pm • According to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation continues to fall. The August 2024 Consumer Price Index report shows a 2.5% increase in average prices over the last 12 months, down from 2.9% in July. That's the smallest 12-month increase since February 2021. The Social Secu How the Next President Could Impact the Housing Market 09/10/2024 08:00pm • With housing supply and affordability at critically low levels, and young voters worried about debt, inflation and housing costs, the candidates for president are making housing issues part of their campaigns. Housing was second behind inflation and a high cost of living as the most important financ Nebraska's top election official might try to remove a ballot measure to repeal school funding law 09/10/2024 07:56pm • The Nebraska Supreme Court appears set to decide if voters get to determine whether to reject a new law pushed through largely by Republican lawmakers to provide taxpayer money for private school tuition. But depending on how they rule, the Nebraska Secretary of State could unilaterally deprive vote Constantine Orbelian to attempt revival of New York City Opera after drop in money and performances 09/10/2024 04:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Constantine Orbelian was promoted Tuesday to executive director of the largely dormant New York City Opera, which hasn���t given a staged performance since 2022 and says it will return with William Grant Still���s ���Troubled Island��� at City Center in 2025-26. Orbelian, 68, becam BMW braking system recall of 1.5M cars contributes to auto maker's decision to cut back 2024 outlook 09/10/2024 03:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� BMW is lowering sales and earnings targets for the 2024 fiscal year, in a move the luxury German car maker said was partially triggered by hefty expenses of addressing a braking system recall that impacts more than 1.5 million vehicles worldwide. Munich-based BMW Group said Tuesday Americans' inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year 09/10/2024 03:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans' purchasing power. The proportion of Americans living in poverty also fell slightly last year, to 11 Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes 09/10/2024 02:51pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech companies. The European Union���s top court rejecte 4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party 09/10/2024 12:35pm • LONDON (AP) ��� British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest, leaving four contenders still running to lead the party after its catastrophic election defeat. Stride garnered just 16 votes in a ballot of Conservative lawmakers o Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad 09/10/2024 11:03am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country in the past four years as the authoritarian government launched a harsh crackdown on its political opponents. Some of them, however, are discovering that they can't escape intimidation and threats in their new liv EU's top court dismisses Apple's final appeal against order to pay Ireland 13B euros in back taxes 09/10/2024 09:24am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Apple on Tuesday lost its last bid to avoid paying 13 billion euros ($14.34 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, in a finale to a dispute with the European Union that centered on sweetheart deals that Dublin was offering to attract multinational businesses with minimal taxes across t Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race 09/10/2024 12:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� This year���s presidential race is a genuine contest of ideas between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ��� with clear differences on taxes, abortion, immigration, global alliances, climate change and democracy itself. Since replacing President Joe Bi Are Brokerage Accounts Taxed? 09/09/2024 08:00pm • With the impending presidential election, there's a lot of uncertainty facing U.S. investors -- including what will happen to tax rates. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is expected to sunset in 2025. This opens the door for major changes within U.S. tax law, something both candidates have proposed. W 7 Best Natural Gas Stocks and Funds to Buy Now 09/09/2024 08:00pm • The global liquefied natural gas industry is projected to maintain an 8.1% compound annual growth rate from now until 2030, according to Grand View Research. The high growth rate comes as individuals and businesses look for energy sources that emit fewer carbon emissions than coal, though natural ga What Are Unclaimed Retirement Benefits and How Do I Find Them? 09/09/2024 08:00pm • What if you had money stashed away but forgot about it, and now it's parked somewhere, waiting for you? For many workers, this scenario is a reality. There is a growing number of forgotten 401(k) accounts with money waiting to be claimed. This situation occurs because a 401(k) account doesn't automa