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Russian lawmakers approve an increase in income taxes for the wealthy 07/10/2024 10:29am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� Russia's parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that would raise income taxes for the rich, in a move to help fill government coffers during the fighting in Ukraine. The bill was endorsed in the final third reading by the lower house, the State Duma, and hours later by the upper hou Biden administration to tax foreign-made steel and aluminum imports routed through Mexico 07/10/2024 09:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum shipped from Mexico that were made elsewhere ��� an attempt to stop China from avoiding import taxes by routing goods through one of the United States' closest trading partners. Lael Brainard, director of the Whit Kenya's president warns of huge consequences after his effort to address an $80 billion debt fails 07/10/2024 12:13am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� The ballooning debt in East Africa's economic hub of Kenya is expected to grow even more after deadly protests forced the rejection of a finance bill that President William Ruto said was needed to raise revenue. He now warns ���it will have huge consequences.��� Facing public Trump revels in Democratic turmoil as he returns to campaign trail and teases VP pick 07/09/2024 11:50pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday reveled in the mounting turmoil surrounding President Joe Biden ���s campaign in the wake of their debate and teased the expected announcement of his Republican running mate with one of the top contenders, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, in attendanc 5 Best Charles Schwab Money Market Funds 07/09/2024 08:00pm • Today, there are quite a few ways investors can lower risk in their portfolios and preserve capital. For instance, if you're comfortable with trading individual bonds, building a Treasury ladder can be a good way to plan out your future cash flows while benefiting from the high credit quality of U.S Why Is California So Expensive? 07/09/2024 08:00pm • California's sunny weather, career opportunities and many activities to enjoy make it one of the most desirable places to live in the U.S., but it comes at a cost. The state's cost of living is considerably higher than most areas of the country. Ten cities in California have also made our list of th How to Choose a Financial Advisor 07/09/2024 08:00pm • If you're sorting out the financial decisions around retirement or estate planning, or wondering how you can help your kids or grandkids finance their education, a financial advisor can help. It can be difficult to understand an advisor's credentials, how their business is structured or whether your Mets get help for beleaguered bullpen, acquire Phil Maton from Rays in trade 07/09/2024 07:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Seeking help for a struggling and depleted bullpen, the New York Mets acquired reliever Phil Maton from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday for a player to be named or cash. Maton was 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA and two saves in 40 appearances for the Rays this season, pitching better recently a NRA's ex-CFO agreed to 10-year not-for-profit ban, still owes $2M for role in lavish spending scheme 07/09/2024 04:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The National Rifle Association���s former finance czar, Wilson ���Woody��� Phillips, has been banned for a decade from managing money for any nonprofit company in New York, the state���s attorney general said Tuesday. Phillips agreed to the ban in May, three months after a jury fou The threat of litigation looms as Purdue Pharma returns to settlement talks 07/09/2024 04:45pm • OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is trying to chart the course for a new mass settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids after the U.S. Supreme Court last month rejected its previous deal, which was years in the making. State, local and tribal governments and individual victims want a Georgia slave descendants submit signatures to fight zoning changes they say threaten their homes 07/09/2024 02:29pm • DARIEN, Ga. (AP) ��� Residents of one of the South's last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants submitted signatures Tuesday, hoping to force a referendum on whether to reverse zoning changes that they fear will make them sell their land. Elected commissioners in Georgia's McIntosh C Lawyer calls social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother serial tax evaders 07/09/2024 01:35pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Social media influencer Andrew Tate's taunts over refusing to pay British taxes on millions of pounds in revenue may come back to haunt him and his brother Tristan. An online video of Tate bragging of never paying taxes when he lived in England was used as evidence against him in a c A New Jersey Democratic power broker pleads not guilty to state racketeering charges 07/09/2024 12:55pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ��� The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he threatened people whose properties he sought to take over and orchestrated tax incentive legislation to benefit organizations he controlled. Fed's Powell highlights slowing job market in signal that rate cuts may be nearing 07/09/2024 12:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome Powell said in testimony Tuesday to Congress, a shift in emphasis away from the Fed's single-minded fight against inflation of the past two years that suggests it is moving closer to The Latest | Hamas says Israel's offensive in north Gaza could sink cease-fire efforts 07/08/2024 10:38pm • Hamas has warned that Israel���s expanding military operations in Gaza City and the displacement of thousands of residents could have ���disastrous repercussions��� for talks aimed at a cease-fire and the release of Israeli hostages. The militant group said in a statement Monday that its top politi