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Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly 09/28/2023 10:48am • SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate, urgently trying to dent the former president's commanding primary lead during an event that often seemed like an undercard without him. Trump went to Mic Christie calls Trump 'Donald Duck,' DeSantis knocks former president and other debate takeaways 09/28/2023 10:15am • Seven Republican presidential hopefuls gathered at the Reagan Library in California on Wednesday for the second of the party’s primary debates. The contest's dominant front-runner — former President Donald Trump — skipped the event again. With less than four months until the Iowa caucuses offi Trading of shares of heavily indebted property developer China Evergrande suspended in Hong Kong 09/28/2023 10:13am • HONG KONG (AP) — Trading in shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was suspended in Hong Kong on Thursday, according to a notice on the Hong Kong stock exchange. China Evergrande said in a notice on Thursday night that authorities had informed the firm that it House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as the Senate pushes ahead to avert a federal shutdown 09/27/2023 11:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one — asking his hard-right Republicans to do what they have said they would never do: approve their own temporary House measure to keep the g 9 Best-Blue Chip Dividend Stocks 09/27/2023 08:00pm • One of the big challenges dividend stock investors face is balancing the need for big-time dividends with the desire for consistent results. After all, a lot of seemingly generous companies that have some of the biggest yields in today's market may not be so generous in the future. Worse, they could New rule will cut federal money to college programs that leave grads with high debt, low pay 09/27/2023 06:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — College programs that consistently leave graduates with low pay or unaffordable loans will lose access to federal money under a new rule being finalized by the Biden administration. The policy applies mostly to for-profit colleges, along with certificate programs at traditional u Worthington: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 09/27/2023 04:42pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Worthington Industries Inc. (WOR) on Wednesday reported earnings of $96.1 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $1.93 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to extinguish debt IMF says Sri Lanka needs to boost reforms and collect more taxes for its bailout funding package 09/27/2023 01:10pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has so far failed to make enough progress in boosting tax collection and other economic reforms for the International Monetary Fund to release a second tranche of $330 million in the country's $2.9 billion bailout from bankruptcy, the IMF said. An IMF team led b Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart. 09/27/2023 07:46am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown — the Senate charging ahead with a bipartisan package to temporarily fund the government but the House slogging through a longshot effort with no real chance of finishing by Saturday's de Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power 09/27/2023 12:55am • Hanoi, VIETNAM (AP) — The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is reinvigorating a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power. Malaysia and Indonesia inked a deal in Bali, Indonesia last month to study 18 potential locations where cross-border 6 of the Best Emerging Market Stocks to Buy 09/26/2023 08:00pm • Much is made of investment bias in the investment community, be it anchoring bias, herding or loss aversion. However, one glaring blind spot for U.S. investors is the predilection toward domestic companies. While the U.S. is the world's largest economy and has created generational wealth for investo How the Housing Crisis Impacts Your Retirement Savings 09/26/2023 08:00pm • Rising interest rates and a housing supply crunch have led to a housing affordability crisis in many areas of the country. And that can impact your ability to save for retirement. The housing payments needed to buy a median-priced home reached $3,000 a month in March 2023, according to the State of 700 Credit Score: Is It Good or Bad? 09/26/2023 08:00pm • A 700 credit score puts you in the middle of what's considered the good range for FICO scores. As of April 2022, the average FICO score in the U.S. was 716, so you're doing pretty well by comparison. With a 700 credit score, you're likely to get pretty good interest rates on credit cards, loans and How to Get a Mortgage 09/26/2023 08:00pm • The mortgage process can seem opaque, especially if it's your first time buying a home. But the loan officer you work with will guide you through the steps, and lenders usually let you track your progress online so you always know where you stand. "It's almost a completely electronic process, and it 3 Tips for Investors in a Government Shutdown 09/26/2023 08:00pm • There's no shortage of punditry out there about the fact that the U.S. government is, once again, on the precipice of closing down thanks to a budget impasse. But what about tips for investors in a government shutdown, and what you should do with your portfolio during this uncertain time? You can ge