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Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poison 08/31/2023 10:52am • The Russian ruble's wobble in value has exposed a crack in President Vladimir Putin's fortress economy, a vulnerability quickly plastered over by the Kremlin's economic team in a move that allowed the currency to regain its footing, at least for now. Yet the patch 鈥� an emergency interest rate incr JCPenney is spending $1 billion on store and online upgrades in latest bid to revive its business 08/31/2023 08:21am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� JCPenney said Thursday it plans to spend more than $1 billion by the end of 2025 in a bid to revive the storied but troubled 121-year-old department store chain. The money is going toward remodeling JCPenney stores, upgrading its online shopping site and app, and making its supply UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appoints new defense secretary after Ben Wallace resigns role 08/31/2023 05:54am • LONDON (AP) 鈥� Grant Shapps, one of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak鈥檚 staunchest Cabinet allies, was named U.K. defense secretary on Thursday as Sunak began a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of a general election that is expected to take place next year. The move came after Ben Wallace formally submit Japan's Sogo & Seibu department stores are being sold to a US fund as 900 workers go on strike 08/31/2023 04:07am • TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. is selling department store chain Sogo & Seibu Co. to a U.S. investment fund, even as the labor union went on strike ahead of the announcement Thursday. The transfer to Fortress Investment Group will be completed Friday, according to Se This trans woman was begging on India鈥檚 streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life 08/30/2023 09:53pm • BENGALURU, India (AP) 鈥� When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of her family home for being transgender, she hoped for a better future. But 38-year-old Preethi, who only uses her first name, couldn't get consistent work. For most of the decade, her ma Greater Mid-Atlantic 麻豆传媒 Digest 1 p.m. 08/30/2023 02:31pm • Here鈥檚 a look at how AP鈥檚 general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP鈥檚 complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Court upholds Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike 08/30/2023 12:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti鈥檚 conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike 鈥� one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Avenatti鈥檚 claim that t Thai police say man kills his family after online scam leaves them in massive debt 08/30/2023 03:44am • BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� At least 11 people are suspected to be involved with a loan scam that allegedly drove a man to kill his wife and two young boys before trying to take his own life in their family home, Thai police said Wednesday. Sanit Dokmai has been charged with premeditated murder after police fo Survey: Over 42% of College Students Have Credit Card Debt 08/29/2023 08:00pm • In a mid-August survey from U.S. 麻豆传媒 & World Report of undergraduate students, over four in 10 say they currently have credit card debt. Having a student credit card in college can be an excellent way to build credit, but only if you use cards responsibly. Survey findings-- Nearly 53% of respon Reasons to Take Social Security Early at Age 62 08/29/2023 08:00pm • There's no perfect formula for deciding when to take Social Security, which is unfortunate given the critical need to align one's Social Security payout date with their retirement income needs. There are, however, plenty of good Social Security timing scenarios to choose from. First, it's important What Former Pro Athletes Can Teach You About Saving for Retirement 08/29/2023 08:00pm • Although their careers may not initially resemble office jobs, professional athletes share similar financial needs with the Americans who watch them play. They have opportunities to earn, build wealth and save for retirement. Making smart choices early on can bring benefits later, especially if they Thousands take to Colombia鈥檚 streets to protest 50% increase in gasoline prices 08/29/2023 04:42am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) 鈥� Thousands of protesters on cars and motorbikes took to the streets of Colombia鈥檚 main cities on Monday to reject recent hikes in gasoline prices that have drastically increased the price of fuel in the South American country. Protesters say that the monthly price hikes s Sonny Seiler of Georgia football mascots and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" dies at 90 08/28/2023 10:37pm • Frank 鈥淪onny鈥� Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famed line of 鈥淯ga鈥� bulldog mascots and served as lead defense counsel in a notorious case that was chronicled in the book 鈥淢idnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,鈥� died Monday. He was 90. The university announced t 7 High-Yield ETFs for Income Investors 08/28/2023 08:00pm • The traditional 4% rule -- which suggests that you can withdraw 4% of your portfolio in the first year of retirement and adjust it for inflation thereafter without running out of money for at least 30 years -- has long been the cornerstone of retirement planning. There are two primary ways to achiev What Are Green Bonds? 08/28/2023 08:00pm • In the age of climate change, green bonds have come into favor both for borrowers as well as investors. But what are green bonds, and how do they differ from traditional bonds? In many ways, green bonds are similar to "plain vanilla" bonds. They are securitized debt investments, issued by corporatio