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Q&A: Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan 05/09/2024 05:13am • Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is running for the Republican nomination for Senate. He sat down with WTOP's Nick Iannelli to talk about what will be different if he's elected, his take on being called a "RINO" and the students protests regarding the war in Gaza. Read the full story h 10 Best-Performing ETFs of 2024 05/08/2024 08:00pm • The stock market may have hit a snag in recent weeks, but all told the S&P 500 index of large-cap U.S. companies remains up about 8.8% in 2024. That's pretty good for just four months and some change -- but more importantly, that's just the average performance of the 500 largest companies on Wal 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 05/08/2024 08:00pm • After a huge run-up in the stock market over the past year, the market appears to be at a crossroads heading into the summer months. 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As a pioneering fixed-income manager and co-founder of Pimco, where he ran the influential Pimco Total Return Fund (ticker: PTTRX), Gross once set a high standard for active bond investing How Race Affects Your Credit Score 05/05/2024 08:00pm • When looking at the numbers, you can't ignore the racial disparity in credit scores. Rates of subprime credit scores in majority-Black, Hispanic and Native American communities are at least 1.5 times higher than in majority-white communities, according to a 2022 report from the Urban Institute, a no 7 Best Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Dividend distributions -- usually made in cash but occasionally paid out in shares -- are payments made by public companies to stockholders. There are many good reasons savvy investors own dividend-paying stocks. Dividends are a direct and tangible way for investors to benefit from the earnings a co Heated campaign for Maryland's US Senate seat has some worried about healing party divisions 05/04/2024 10:12pm • A heated Democratic primary contest in Maryland for U.S. Senate is raising concerns about the potential for a fractured party heading into the general elections in November. U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th) and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) are locked in a pitch battle atop 'No guarantee of a lawyer': Pro bono lawyers in DC provide legal help in times of need 05/03/2024 04:48pm • There are many situations in which a person needs a lawyer — even if they can't afford one. And while criminal defendants are guaranteed representation by a public defender, that's not the case in civil court. 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According to the latest Consumer Price Index data, the index for electricity rose 5% from March 2023 to March 2024, which is higher than economists would like to see. (From February to March 2024, electricity rates climbed by