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Kimberly Palmer: Building financial resilience can help you ride out tough times 02/12/2024 10:40am • Financial resilience provides a safety net that you might rarely use ��� but when you need it, you���ll be glad you have it. ���A household is financially resilient if they are prepared to encounter unexpected financial shocks,��� says Emerson Sprick, associate director of economic policy at the Bip Recession risks are fading, business economists say, but political tensions pose threat to economy 02/12/2024 06:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into recession this year. And any downturn would likely result from an external shock ��� such as a conflict involving China ��� rather than from domestic economic factors such as higher interest The economy of this Palestinian village depended on Israel. Then the checkpoint closed 02/11/2024 07:20pm • NILIN, West Bank (AP) ��� Count the rings of the gnarled olive trees dotting Mohammed Mousa���s land in the West Bank village of Nilin: They've been here centuries, far before the Palestinian family's livelihood came to depend on the whims of Israeli occupation. When Israel established a checkpoint What Is the Maximum Possible Social Security Benefit in 2023? 02/11/2024 07:00pm • Social Security benefits increased by 3.2% this year. So, how does that affect the maximum benefit limit? The estimated average Social Security benefit for retired workers in 2024 is $1,907 per month. The maximum benefit amount, however, is more than double that. Here's a look at the most you can re Medicare Part D: Coverage, Costs and Enrollment 02/11/2024 07:00pm • Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed primarily for adults ages 65 and older, is an alphabet soup of parts. Medicare Parts A and B, also known as "original Medicare," are standard coverage, but what about Part D, the prescription drug coverage portion? If you're trying to determine 7 Best Money Market Funds to Buy for Safety 02/11/2024 07:00pm • As of Jan. 31, the Federal Reserve made a strategic move to pause hiking its benchmark interest rate for the fourth consecutive time, maintaining it within the range of 5.25% to 5.5%. This decision underscores the Fed's cautious approach, aiming to closely monitor inflation trends and ensure they tr 7 of the Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy Now 02/11/2024 07:00pm • There are many good reasons to buy and hold stocks for the long term rather than actively trade the market. Perhaps the best is that, despite occasional bear markets and periods of volatility, good-quality stocks tend to rise over the long run. Having a long-term time horizon allows investors to ben The Hottest U.S. Housing Markets 02/11/2024 07:00pm • Despite 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rates falling to about 6.8% from October's highs, which approached 8.0%, the national U.S. housing market remains somewhat frozen given the huge share of existing owners locked in place with mortgages well below 6%. However, with continuing signs that inflation i The Best Places to Retire in South Carolina 02/11/2024 07:00pm • South Carolina's affordable homes and pleasant winter temperatures -- plus its tax-friendly laws -- make the state attractive to retirees. Those who relocate from more expensive parts of the country may be able to enjoy a higher quality of life. You could retire in a coastal area, historic city or c This small New York village made guns for 200 years. What happens when Remington leaves? 02/11/2024 12:10am • ILION, N.Y. (AP) ��� Remington began here two centuries ago and generations of workers have turned out rifles and shotguns at the massive firearms factory in the middle of this blue-collar village in the heart of New York���s Mohawk Valley. Now residents of Ilion are bracing for Remington���s exit, Israel unveils tunnels underneath Gaza City headquarters of UN agency for Palestinian refugees 02/10/2024 08:53pm • GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room. The unveiling of the tunnels marked the latest chap New Mexico budget bill would found literacy institute, propel housing construction and conservation 02/10/2024 07:25pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� New Mexico���s strategy for spending and investing a multibillion-dollar annual surplus linked closely to oil production came into sharper focus Saturday, as a legislative panel advanced an annual spending plan toward a Senate floor vote. Legislators are tapping the brakes on Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case 02/10/2024 02:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel report on President Joe Biden has triggered instant flashbacks to history-shaping events of 2016. That's when FBI Director James Comey castigated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over her email practices despi Bill to help relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards sails through 1st Virginia legislative hearing 02/09/2024 07:28pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA���s Washington Wizards and NHL���s Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle in the state legislature Friday. Lawmakers on the Virginia House Appropriations Committee vo Critics of Alexandria arena plan are 'personally frustrating,' owner of Caps and Wizards says 02/09/2024 04:56pm • Ted Leonsis, the owner of the NBA���s Washington Wizards and the NHL���s Washington Capitals, responded Friday to Alexandria, Virginia, residents who are opposed to the plan to move the teams from D.C. to a new arena in the Potomac Yard neighborhood of Alexandria. "It's a very passionate group of