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In stunning reversal for Europe, Greek finance minister elected as Eurogroup president 12/11/2025 02:31pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis was elected Thursday as president of the Eurogroup ��� a move that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago when the country was in the throes of a deep financial crisis that almost saw it tossed out of the eurozone altogether. Bulgaria's government resigns after mass protests and just weeks before nation due to join eurozone 12/11/2025 12:15pm • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ��� Bulgaria���s government resigned on Thursday after mass protests gripped the country and just weeks before the European Union nation is due to join the eurozone. The resignation of the minority coalition, led by the center-right GERB party, was announced minutes before parli Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say 12/11/2025 06:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee. Using Treasury Department numbers on revenue from tariffs and G Tens of thousands join anti-government protests across Bulgaria 12/11/2025 12:38am • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ��� Tens of thousands joined the latest massive protests across Bulgaria on Wednesday, accusing the government of widespread corruption and underscoring political rifts just weeks before the country is to join European nations that use the euro as the official currency at the st The Latest: Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela 12/10/2025 08:24pm • President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicol��s Maduro. It���s the Trump administration���s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcot First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $300 million from companies 12/10/2025 07:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production. The sale came after President Donald Trump's administration recently announce 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for 2026 12/10/2025 07:00pm • Finding the best blue-chip stocks to buy is never a simple task, especially when markets are shifting. Economic uncertainty, changing interest-rate expectations and the rapid evolution of technology make that task particularly difficult for 2026. That's why the best blue-chip stocks are established, Brad Lander, NYC's departing fiscal chief, launches a US House bid with Zohran Mamdani's backing 12/10/2025 02:16pm • Brad Lander, the chief fiscal officer of New York City, announced Wednesday that he is challenging U.S. Rep Dan Goldman in a Democratic primary for a liberal district covering lower Manhattan and parts of brownstone Brooklyn. A longtime fixture of the city���s progressive wing, Lander launched his b Don���t settle for a subpar health savings account 12/10/2025 08:23am • Paired with high-deductible healthcare plans, health savings accounts help ease healthcare costs. HSAs are a triple tax-advantaged vehicle in the tax code, allowing for pretax contributions, tax-free compounding, and tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical expenses. However, few owners fund their December is a great time to buy a new car and this is why 12/10/2025 06:29am • If you���re in the market for a new vehicle, the remaining weeks of December could very well be a great time to buy. Several recurring industry trends converge at year-end, creating favorable conditions that can help you save money. The auto experts at Edmunds have come up with three key reasons why IMF urges China to address economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion 12/10/2025 06:15am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, saying the country of 1.4 billion people is too big to rely on exports for its growth. China���s global exports have been rising while shipments to the United States have contracted after Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler claims upset state House win in historically Republican district 12/10/2025 12:36am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Democrat Eric Gisler claimed an upset victory Tuesday in a special election in a historically Republican Georgia state House district. Gisler said he was the winner of the contest, in which he was leading Republican Mack ���Dutch��� Guest by about 200 votes out of more than 11,000 i Montgomery County projects $854M less in revenues over 6 years 12/09/2025 11:44pm • Montgomery County will see revenues drop by $854 million if current fiscal projections hold true for the next six years. Analysts with the Montgomery County Council said the root cause of this grim fiscal outlook stems from federal policies and their impacts on immigration, the federal workforce The Latest: Trump speaks on Americans��� economic worries and blames Democrats at Pennsylvania rally 12/09/2025 09:21pm • President Donald Trump road-tested his claims that he���s tackling Americans��� affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania ��� a trip that came as polling consistently shows that public trust in Trump���s economic leadership has faltered. Following dismal results for Republi Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail 12/09/2025 09:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Senate is heading toward dueling partisan votes on health care this week after Republicans said Tuesday that they had united around a plan, for now, that would allow COVID-era health care subsidies to expire. Both the Republican plan, which would replace the subsidies with n