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Chaos? Kumbaya? How the debt limit standoff might end 05/08/2023 07:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Just how does this debt limit standoff end? Plenty of scenarios are being publicly and privately gamed out, but no one knows for sure. The possibilities range from kumbaya to economic chaos with plenty of possibilities in between. So far, neither President Joe Biden nor House Spe Avantax: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/08/2023 04:50pm • DALLAS (AP) — DALLAS (AP) — Avantax, Inc. (AVTA) on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of $1.7 million. The Dallas-based company said it had profit of 4 cents per share. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to 1 cent per share. The owner of TaxAct tax prep software a Teachers earn $67K on average. Is push for raises too late? 05/08/2023 03:38pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession — with some vowing to beat out other states competing for educators. Already in 2023, governors in Georgia Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore 'unconstitutional' debt limit 05/08/2023 03:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A union of government employees on Monday sued Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Joe Biden to try to stop them from complying with the law that limits the government's total debt, which the lawsuit contends is unconstitutional. The lawsuit comes just weeks before the Kimberly Palmer: How to make summer camp more affordable 05/08/2023 10:49am • To create a fun but affordable summer for her daughters, ages 11 and 13, Flossie McCowald plans out camps well in advance. The Pennsylvania resident snags early bird discounts, takes advantage of a church-based sleepaway camp that offers scholarships and leverages sibling discounts. “Every little How This 25-Year-Old Makes $500k a Year With His Newsletter Business 05/07/2023 08:00pm • Edwin Dorsey is not your average 25-year-old. He has an ability that few his age -- aside from the occasional wunderkind founder/CEO -- have ever had: Edwin Dorsey can move markets. Dorsey, who graduated from Stanford in 2020, runs a newsletter on Substack called The Bear Cave, which boasts more tha 5 Best Bond Funds for Retirement 05/07/2023 08:00pm • Bonds make up the foundation of any successful retirement portfolio. These assets are debt-related instruments issued by governments and corporations that are looking to raise money. Think of them as the other side of the loan, where the "issuer" is the borrower and investors are collectively the le How to Find a Room for Rent 05/07/2023 08:00pm • Whether you've recently moved to a new city and you need a place to live or you want to maximize savings and don't want to go through the process of collecting financial documents (think: pay stubs and tax returns), subletting a room can be advantageous. Maybe you're uncertain of how long you'll be How Much You Will Get From Social Security 05/07/2023 08:00pm • It can be difficult to predict how much you will receive from Social Security, especially if you are more than a few years away from retirement. But familiarizing yourself with how your benefit will be calculated can help you budget for retirement and even boost your future Social Security payments. Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm 05/07/2023 05:06pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — LaJoia Broughton, a 41-year-old small-business owner, considers herself a fan of President Joe Biden. He’s provided opportunities for Black-owned business while bringing integrity to the White House, she said. Her decision for 2024 is not in doubt. “Biden has proven himse Across town from show dogs, a labor to save suffering ones 05/07/2023 05:54am • NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon at a Manhattan animal hospital and adoption center, a pit bull mix called T-Bone, rescued after being tied to a utility pole, gazed out at visitors from his tidy room. Trigger was recuperating from a stab wound, a large incision still visible on his side. Pert Hospitalized Berlusconi makes first public statements 05/06/2023 09:19am • MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has made his first public statements since being hospitalized a month ago, delivering a video address to his Forza Italia political party on Saturday. Berlusconi, who appeared in the video sitting at a desk set up inside the hospital and flanke Today in History: May 6, the Hindenburg crashes 05/06/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, May 6, the 126th day of 2023. There are 239 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey; 35 of the 97 people on bo Maryland judges question jurisdiction of digital ad tax case 05/05/2023 05:35pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys debated the proper jurisdiction for settling a legal challenge to the first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising during arguments before Maryland's highest court on Friday. Meanwhile, an attorney for the state appeared to surprise judges when she said Marylan Business Highlights: Resilient US jobs market, Wall St rally 05/05/2023 04:56pm • ___ April hiring gains reflect a still-resilient US job market WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking crisis that could