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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slide despite Big Tech rally on Wall Street 09/12/2023 12:02am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday despite a Big Tech rally on Wall Street, as investors looked ahead to data on U.S. consumer prices set for later in the week. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 0.7% in morning trading to 32,686.67. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 7,176. New Zealand economy to remain sluggish for 2 years, although doing better than feared, figures show 09/11/2023 11:26pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� New Zealand���s economy is expected to remain sluggish for another two years, although the overall picture is rosier than many observers had feared, new figures released Tuesday indicate. The nation���s Treasury released the projections ahead of an election next mont Effort to restrict public's access to Arkansas records stumbles at start of legislative session 09/11/2023 11:22pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' proposal to restrict the public's access to records about her administration, travel and security stumbled at the outset of a special legislative session that convened Monday, with lawmakers trying to rework the legislation in the face The Green Home Improvement Rebates are (Finally) Coming 09/11/2023 08:00pm • Homeowners may soon be able to receive up to $14,000 back for making environmentally friendly improvements to their homes -- but the rebates may not be available in every state. The rebates are part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. While the money for the rebates will come from the federal go 10 Important Ages for Retirement Planning 09/11/2023 08:00pm • When planning for retirement, even if that's a decade or two down the road, it's essential to keep track of certain milestones along the way. If you miss key deadlines, you could incur penalties. In addition, it's critical to have a strategy for claiming Social Security at the right time to maximize 7 of the Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy 09/11/2023 08:00pm • When it comes to Wall Street, there's no such thing as a sure thing. Just look at the economic disruptions of COVID-19 as proof that the unexpected can and will happen. That said, there's also mountains of research showing the real risks of trading too much or overreacting to day-to-day volatility. Can You Open a Bank Account With Just a Passport? 09/11/2023 08:00pm • When you open a bank account, the bank needs you to prove that you are who you say you are. That normally involves providing a few pieces of documentation, including a government-issued photo ID. For most people, a driver's license is the most obvious choice. However, if you don't have a driver's li 9 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2023 09/11/2023 08:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way for investors to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual investor. Instead, investors can buy shares of di Slave descendants face local vote on whether wealthy can build large homes in their island enclave 09/11/2023 07:27pm • DARIEN, Ga. (AP) ��� Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island are watching anxiously Monday evening as county commissioners consider doubling the maximum size of houses that can be built in their tiny community of modest homes and dirt roads. Black residents of the Hogg Hummock c Challengers seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures, calling them misleading 09/11/2023 05:53pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� Abortion-rights advocates asked a judge on Monday to rewrite what they call misleading descriptions of several constitutional amendments on abortion that voters could see on Missouri���s 2024 ballot. Missouri is among several states, including Ohio, where abortion oppone South Dakota panel denies application for CO2 pipeline; Summit to refile for permit 09/11/2023 03:11pm • South Dakota regulators on Monday rejected a permit application for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline through the state, dealing a fresh setback to the company behind the multistate project after North Dakota refused a siting permit for another leg there. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commissio A man in Sweden found guilty of storing his partner���s dead body in a freezer to cash in her pension 09/11/2023 10:58am • STOCKHOLM (AP) ��� A Swedish court on Monday sentenced a 57-year-old Norwegian man for fraud and falsifying records for putting his dead partner in a freezer and cashing in her pension. He was given a 3.5-year prison term. The Warmland District Court said the man, who was not named, was convicted of Kimberly Palmer: A fall financial cleanse could get your spending back on track 09/11/2023 09:39am • If summer is a season of spontaneity and indulgence, then fall offers a counterpoint: It���s a chance to get back on schedule, and back on budget. ���Summer, with travel and no school, tends to be a really spendy time. The fall is a nice reset,��� says Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, a certified finan Rubiales resigns as Spain's soccer president 3 weeks after kissing player at Women's World Cup final 09/10/2023 09:17pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Luis Rubiales, the suspended head of the Spanish soccer federation, finally folded under immense pressure Sunday and resigned three weeks after his kiss of a player on the lips overshadowed Spain���s first-ever Women���s World Cup title. Rubiales had been at the center of a Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before You Retire? 09/10/2023 08:00pm • Some 44% of homeowners ages 60 to 70 carry a mortgage with them into retirement, according to mortgage banker American Financing. Is that a smart financial move? The decision of whether to pay off your mortgage before retirement should hinge on how much you've saved for retirement, your cash flow an