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Kimberly Palmer: How to get comfortable with taking smart financial risks 08/28/2023 09:40am • Making money, whether by putting cash into the stock market, buying a home or jumping to a better-paying job, requires some degree of risk. While embracing any of those moves might feel as scary as skydiving off a cliff, there are times when a little risk makes financial sense. 鈥淚n certain scen 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 08/27/2023 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve has made a dramatic move to raise interest rates and tighten liquidity as part of its efforts to rein in inflation. After having held interest rates at or near zero for the greater part of the past decade, the effective federal funds rate has now topped 5%. In August, the surge i What Is a Good DTI for a Mortgage? 08/27/2023 08:00pm • If you plan to buy a home or car -- or make any purchase that requires a loan -- it is essential to have a good debt-to-income ratio. Your DTI reveals how much of your income goes toward debt payments each month, and this ratio gives lenders a snapshot of your financial condition and how likely you Using Life Insurance as an Asset Class for Investing 08/27/2023 08:00pm • If there ever was a topic that has the financial industry fighting like the Hatfields and McCoys, it is the use of life insurance as an investment. Financial advisors argue that life insurance is too expensive and clients can do better with other choices, like stocks and bonds. Insurance professiona A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a 'natural step forward,' Speaker McCarthy says 08/27/2023 02:34pm • PHOENIX (AP) 鈥� Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested Sunday that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was becoming more likely, calling it 鈥渁 natural step forward鈥� as Congress soon ends its summer break and House Republicans seek to expand their investigative powers. McCarthy, R-Calif., ha Modi says India as G20 host will be inclusive and invites African Union to become permanent members 08/27/2023 05:29am • NEW DELHI (AP) 鈥� Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country鈥檚 role as the G20 host this year would focus on highlighting the concerns of the developing world, and has proposed the African Union to become permanent members of the forum. 鈥淲e have a vision of inclusiveness and with that Puerto Rico board submits third plan in attempt to restructure power company debt of $10 billion 08/26/2023 06:19am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) 鈥� A new plan for restructuring $10 billion in debt owed by Puerto Rico鈥檚 power company was filed late Friday in the latest attempt to end a lengthy bankruptcy process marked by acrimonious negotiations. The plan filed by a federal control board that oversees the U.S. t Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy 08/26/2023 12:13am • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) 鈥� When classes resume after Labor Day, Amber Lightfeather won't have to worry about where her children's next meals will be coming from. They'll be free. Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, and Massachusetts will make school breakfasts and lunches permanentl Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen 08/25/2023 09:30pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) 鈥� Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The Alabama attorney general鈥檚 office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to set an execution date for death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58. The court filing i Biden and Harris will meet with King's family on the March on Washington's 60th anniversary 08/25/2023 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will observe Monday's 60th anniversary of the March on Washington by meeting with organizers of the 1963 gathering and relatives of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who delivered his 鈥淚 Have a Dream鈥� speech at the Lincoln M Hawaiian Electric shares plunge after utility is sued over devastating Maui fires 08/25/2023 04:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Shares of Hawaiian Electric Co.'s parent fell more than 18% by market close Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina earlier this month. Maui County accused Hawaiian Electric of negligently failing to shut off power despite ex Nordstrom's results reflect cautious consumer spending, echoing department store sector blues 08/24/2023 07:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Nordstrom on Thursday reported that its sales and profits fell in its fiscal second quarter, joining itsdepartment store peers coping with shoppers' cautious spending. But its results still topped Wall Street expectations. The Seattle-based upscale department store reaffirmed its f California may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent 08/24/2023 01:05am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Southern California's summer of discontent 鈥� marked by a series of work stoppages from hotels to Hollywood 鈥� has inspired labor-supporting Democrats in the state Legislature to try and change the law so striking workers can get unemployment checks while they picket fo The first 2024 Republican presidential debate is in the books. Here's what happened 08/24/2023 12:19am • MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� Follow along for live updates on the first 2024 Republican presidential debate. The field's early front-runner, Donald Trump, skipped the event and conducted an interview with Tucker Carlson instead. What to know 鈥� GOP candidates tangle in Milwaukee as they vie to be the l Today in History: August 24, Mount Vesuvius erupts 08/24/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2023. There are 129 days left in the year. Today鈥檚 Highlight in History: On Aug. 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. On