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Business Highlights: Fed's Powell notes easing inflation; Walmart ditches Musk's X 12/01/2023 04:50pm • ___ Fed���s Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cuts WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Inflation is slowing steadily, but it���s too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said. Powell noted that consumer New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could make it harder for EV buyers to claim a full tax credit 12/01/2023 01:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules proposed Friday that are likely to hinder President Joe Biden���s goal that half of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. run on electricity by 2030. P GM believes it will start making money on electric vehicles in 2025 as higher margin models arrive 12/01/2023 11:44am • DETROIT (AP) ��� General Motors is losing money on every electric vehicle it sells, but the company says it's on track to generate mid single-digit pretax profit margins in 2025 as it produces more higher margin EVs, works out kinks in battery manufacturing, and sees battery cost reductions. That's Should you think about rebalancing your 401(k)? 12/01/2023 11:02am • The markets have been volatile over the past few years. And while that may have resulted in significant gains in U.S. stocks, it may have your retirement plan out of whack. So how do you know when the right time to rebalance your 401(k) or Thrift Savings Plan is? Financial contributor Barry Checklist for Handling the Death of a Spouse 11/30/2023 07:00pm • Life and bills go on, which anyone who loses a spouse quickly discovers. You may be emotionally gutted, but the electric still needs to be paid. There are also plenty of documents you'll need to collect, forms to fill out and numbers to call, all at a time when finances may be the last thing on your How to Get a Divorce 11/30/2023 07:00pm • While marriage is often considered a personal and romantic union, it is important to note that it is a legal institution. That means that the process of ending a marriage is not dissimilar to the dissolution of a business partnership. A divorce takes place when a court declares that a marriage no lo A new study says about half of Nicaragua's population wants to emigrate 11/30/2023 04:44pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Lawyer Isabel Lazo���s jobs are being systematically canceled by Nicaragua���s increasingly repressive government. Lazo worked at a university before the government of President Daniel Ortega closed it. She now is employed at a nongovernmental organization that she fears will s Georgia county seeking to dismiss lawsuit by slave descendants over rezoning of their island homes 11/30/2023 03:48pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) ��� County commissioners in Georgia are asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by Black residents descended from slaves who fear new zoning changes will force them to sell their island homes in one of the South's last surviving Gullah-Geechee communities. Residents and landowners o A deadline for ethnic Serbs to sign up for Kosovo license plates has been postponed by 2 weeks 11/30/2023 01:15pm • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) ��� Kosovo's government on Thursday postponed a deadline by two weeks for ethnic Serbs living in the country to register their vehicles with Kosovo license plates instead of Serbian ones. The move was made to give ethnic Serbs more time to comply with the order. The deadline wa Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits 11/30/2023 12:28pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker said Thursday. Additional labor costs from the four-year and eight-month agreement will total $8.8 billion by the end of the c Following Adam Johnson's death, the UK hockey league and its 'import' players play on 11/30/2023 11:16am • NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) ��� Kirsty Charles always takes a peek when she spots a Nottingham Panthers' team-branded Fiat around town. She wants to see which one of the players is driving. ���You do get a bit excited when you see a Panthers car,��� she said. ���The Panthers��� cars are quite little, t Biden visits Boebert's district to reject Republican criticism of green policies 11/29/2023 07:24pm • PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden used a backdrop of the world's largest facility for wind tower manufacturing to sharpen his criticism of Republicans Wednesday, saying the company's expansion validates an environmental agenda his political opponents want to undo. The company that Biden vi How I Save Money by Living Simply in Retirement 11/29/2023 07:00pm • Embracing a simple lifestyle in retirement can help you relax, appreciate what you have and save money over the long term. Janet Ruth Heller and her husband, Michael, both former college professors in Portage, Michigan, accomplish this by staying active but keeping a close eye on spending. "Both of Navigating New York's High Mortgage Rate Environment 11/29/2023 07:00pm • New York City's real estate landscape is constantly evolving. The bustling market known for its resilience and dynamism is currently facing a significant challenge: the 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit a staggering 8% in October, something not seen since 2000. While rates fluctuate and the 30-year fi 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