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Many families to get a break on winter heating costs but uncertainties persist 10/24/2023 06:10pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With millions of families behind on utility payments and more people seeking heating aid, many could soon see a welcome reprieve: The cost of heating a home with natural gas this winter is projected to decrease, the federal government said. Heating with electricity is expect Bill Kenwright, British theater impresario and chairman of soccer club Everton, dies at 78 10/24/2023 02:52pm • Bill Kenwright, a British theater impresario and film producer whose 34-year association with Everton soccer club included spending nearly two decades as its chairman, has died. He was 78. Everton announced Kenwright's death on Tuesday. The club said he died peacefully Monday, surrounded by his fami China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact 10/23/2023 11:58pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, a job offer to teach Chinese cooking at a restaurant led him into a cyber scam compound in Myanmar How to Find Study Abroad Scholarships 10/23/2023 08:00pm • The consensus among experts on how college students who want to study abroad should approach searching for scholarships is simple: Do it early. Just as with coursework, finances and opportunities throughout a college career, it's important to look for scholarships and plan out the financial implicat Can't Make Your Mortgage Payments? Here Are Your Options 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Mortgage payments are likely the largest fixed expense most people have, so when dealing with a financial crisis that's often the most challenging bill to keep up with. The best thing to do if you're in danger of not being able to make your payment is to get in touch with your lender to see if there 7 of the Best Fidelity Bond Funds to Buy for Steady Income 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Income investors often turn to assets like dividend stocks and real estate investment trusts, or REITs, for their needs. However, these assets come with their own set of equity-specific risks. For instance, dividend stocks might see reduced payouts if the issuing company faces financial difficulties What Will My Lifestyle Be if I Retire at 65 With $1 Million? 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Many Americans dream about retiring at 65 with $1 million. Or at least that used to be the dream. With inflation, arguably, $1 million isn't what it used to be, although it's still an impressive amount to put away. So if you retire at 65 with $1 million, what might your lifestyle look like? Retireme Former NSA worker pleads guilty to trying to sell US secrets to Russia 10/23/2023 06:24pm • DENVER (AP) — A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado pleaded guilty Monday to trying to sell classified national security information to Russia. Federal prosecutors agreed to not ask for more than about 22 years in prison for Jareh Sebastian Dalke when he is sentenced in April i Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion, 2nd megadeal in the oil patch this month as energy prices soar 10/23/2023 06:05pm • Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge. Crude prices rose sharply in early 2022 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and are hovering around $90 per barrel af Helping a child with a down payment? Here are some things to know 10/23/2023 01:30pm • The old adage, "Never lend money to friends or family," is why personal finance advisers recommend any help parents give their adult children in their homebuying efforts be in the form of a gift. But be it a gift, or a loan, there are some things for both parents and their homebuying children to If a prenuptial is part of your wedding plans, get it done well before the wedding 10/23/2023 12:44pm • Wedding vows are romantic, but prenuptial agreements are not. Prenups are, however, a good idea in many cases, considering an estimated 40% to 50% of first marriages end in divorce and even more frequently for second or third marriages, and prenups are about more than just shielding one spouse's The yield on a 10-year Treasury reached 5% for the 1st time since 2007. Here's why that matters 10/23/2023 09:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — The yield on the 10-year Treasury has reached 5% for the first time since 2007. That matters for everyone, not just Wall Street. Treasury yields have been climbing rapidly, with the 10-year yield rallying from less than 3.50% during the spring and from just 0.50% early in the pand Alexandria-based group brings HBCU financial literacy competition to Gaylord National Harbor 10/23/2023 07:00am • It's not the Super Bowl or the Rose Bowl — it's the Financial Literacy Bowl. An Alexandria, Virginia-based group is offering students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities the chance to flex their financial literacy muscles at the Annual Financial Literacy Leadership Conference begi The Ultimate Guide to Dividend Stocks 10/22/2023 08:00pm • Dividend stocks are a staple of every income investor's portfolio, but don't dismiss them as a retiree's investment only. They have a role to play in any portfolio, no matter the investor's age or financial circumstances. The reason: compounding. When the dividends these stocks pay are reinvested, a Mike Pence faces a cash shortage and questions about how much longer his 2024 campaign can survive 10/20/2023 10:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With three months to go before the Iowa caucuses that he has staked his campaign on, former Vice President Mike Pence faces mounting debt and lagging poll numbers that are forcing questions about not only whether he will qualify for the next debate, but whether it makes sense for h