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ConocoPhillips buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 billion in all-stock deal as energy prices rise 05/29/2024 11:53am • ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices rise and big oil companies reap massive profits. The deal is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion in debt. Crude prices have jumped more than 12% this year and the cost f The Fed indicated rates will remain higher for longer. What does that mean for you? 05/29/2024 11:38am • NEW YORK (AP) — Mortgage rates, credit card rates, auto loan rates, and business loans with variable rates will all likely maintain their highs, with consequences for consumer spending, after the Federal Reserve indicated Wednesday that it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “great ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil in a deal worth $22.5 billion, including debt 05/29/2024 07:18am • NEW YORK (AP) — ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil in a deal worth $22.5 billion, including debt. Owner of UK's Royal Mail says it has accepted a takeover offer from a Czech billionaire 05/29/2024 04:07am • LONDON (AP) — The owner of Britain’s Royal Mail said Wednesday it has accepted a 3.6 billion pound ($4.6 billion) takeover offer from Czech investor Daniel KÅ™etínský. Under the deal, KÅ™etínský’s EP Group would buy International Distribution Services, which owns Royal Mail, for 370 pence Stock market today: Asian shares decline after a mixed post-holiday session on Wall Street 05/29/2024 12:12am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday after a mixed session on Wall Street following a three-day holiday weekend. Shares fell in Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Hong Kong, but rose in Shanghai. Mainland Chinese markets were lifted by moves by city governments in China to support the prop Should I Sell My Home to Pay Off Debt? 05/28/2024 08:00pm • The average American owes over $104,000 in consumer debt, according to the latest data from Experian. If you feel like you're drowning in debt, you may be considering out-of-the-box solutions to pay it off -- such as selling your house. Selling your home could free up funds to pay off what you owe, What Are Cohabitation Agreements and Who Are They For? 05/28/2024 08:00pm • If you live with a romantic partner and don't have plans to marry, it may be beneficial to explore whether a cohabitation agreement may be beneficial. This legal document outlines the rights and responsibilities of both parties. We've consulted with three experts who shared the potential benefits of 7 Top Women Investors 05/28/2024 08:00pm • Men aren't the only ones who have made names for themselves as investors. One of the earliest American women to blaze a trail in finance was suffragette Victoria Woodhull. In 1870, she and her sister, Tennessee, became the first female stockbrokers and opened the first woman-owned Wall Street broker 7 Best High-Dividend ETFs to Buy Right Now 05/28/2024 08:00pm • The appeal of high-dividend exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, is obvious to most investors. Investment income is attractive to all ETF investors but can be critically important to retired folks or others who rely on dividends for living expenses. High-dividend ETFs use several methods to generate the Insurance company Sura withdraws from Colombia's health system as government pushes for control 05/28/2024 07:51pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian insurance company Sura announced on Tuesday that it will withdraw from the nation’s health system because the resources it receives from Colombia’s government to manage more than 5 million patients are not enough to cover its growing costs. Opposition leaders More people make 'no-buy year' pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them 05/28/2024 05:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year old in San Diego swore off retail therapy at Target. A 26-year old in England banned carbonated drinks from her shopping list. These three women, who don’t know each other, all started the year resolving to sp Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' is headed to an Australia museum 05/28/2024 05:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" is headed to Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art. Only a handful of ears have listened to Wu-Tang Clan’s seventh studio album to date. But next month, lucky MONA visitors may be able to hear p T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt 05/28/2024 11:09am • T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular's wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry. T-Mobile would get more than 4 million new customers and control of U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and about 30% of spectrum assets acr T-Mobile to acquire almost all of U.S. Cellular in a $4.4 billion deal including debt 05/28/2024 07:46am • NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile to acquire almost all of U.S. Cellular in a $4.4 billion deal including debt. Tempted to try a no-buy year? Here are tips from people doing it 05/28/2024 07:38am • NEW YORK (AP) — The rules of a no-buy challenge are self-imposed and simple: Make a list of the non-essential items you won't spend money on for a set period of time and stick to it. Easier said than done. Many people start such challenges at the beginning of the year and commit to keep going unt