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Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a 'soft landing'? 09/16/2024 06:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it's cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak. It's likely to be just the first in a series of rat What You Should Include in Your Net Worth -- And What You Should Leave Out 09/15/2024 08:00pm • The average person may have different reasons for calculating their net worth. They may want to know this figure for estate planning, to create a personal financial statement for lending purposes or to be aware of their numbers so they can improve them. No matter the reason, it's important to unders PSG stays perfect and clinical Marseille beats unlucky Nice in French league 09/14/2024 05:20pm • MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Ousmane Dembélé scored twice and Paris Saint-Germain remained perfect and prolific in the French league after beating Brest 3-1 on Saturday. PSG stayed in command at the top of the standings with a fourth win in as many games. Luis Enrique'sa team has coped with the depa In Belarus, the native language is vanishing as Russian takes prominence 09/14/2024 12:18am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When school started this year for Mikalay in Belarus, the 15-year-old discovered that his teachers and administrators no longer called him by that name. Instead, they referred to him as Nikolai, its Russian equivalent. What's more, classes at his school — one of the count Betis leaves it late but two-goal finale sinks Leganes 09/13/2024 05:29pm • MADRID (AP) — Vitor Roque scored on his home debut as Real Betis left it late to overcome newly promoted Leganes 2-0 in the Spanish league on Friday. Betis had never lost in four previous home encounters with Leganes and although it was on top for most of the match it had to wait until the last qu Considering a mortgage refi? Lower rates are just one factor when refinancing a home loan 09/13/2024 12:18pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates haven’t been this attractive in more than a year, good news for homeowners eager to refinance. Many homeowners have already jumped at the opportunity to lower their monthly payment, spurring a surge in mortgage refinancing applications. And that was before the Russian central bank hikes rates to fight inflation fuelled by military spending 09/13/2024 12:05pm • MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's central bank hiked interest rates to their highest since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine more than 2 1/2 years ago, a step aimed at combatting the inflation fuelled by massive government outlays for the military — and by robust spending from Russian consumers in shops Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods 09/13/2024 11:12am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported. Flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital of Hanoi were beginning to Chelsea manager Maresca tunes out reports of ownership power struggle 09/13/2024 10:06am • LONDON (AP) — Chelsea's new manager is trying to keep his focus on the field following reports of a power struggle among the Premier League clubs owners. Enzo Maresca said Friday that he's had talks with both Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali since the start of the season amid reports that ownership Sri Lankans' fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president 09/13/2024 01:07am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka's president, many saw it as the end of his powerful family’s hold on the island nation after more than 12 years of rule. Now, as Sri Lanka prepares to elect a new leader, Namal Rajapaksa is running for president. The 38-year-old is the Are Indonesia and Vietnam's multibillion-dollar clean energy deals stuck? Experts say not yet 09/12/2024 11:48pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Vietnam signed multibillion-dollar energy transition deals in 2022 that were heralded as drastic shifts in financing that would enable the coal-dependent countries to pivot to cleaner energy. The deals, known as Just Energy Transition Partnerships, were fund Pakistan says it has met all of the IMF's conditions to secure a new $7 billion loan 09/12/2024 10:46pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Thursday that his country has met all the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund to qualify for a new $7 billion loan to help prop up its economy. During a Cabinet meeting, Sharif praised his finance team and other advisers What Is a Good APR on a Personal Loan? 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Personal loan rates can be drastically different for a borrower with excellent credit versus one with bad credit, so what's considered a "good" APR on a personal loan will depend on your credit score and debt-to-income ratio, among other factors. The lower your personal loan APR, the less money you' How to Invest When Interest Rates Are Cut 09/12/2024 08:00pm • On Sept. 12, the European Central Bank announced that, for the second time in three months, it was cutting its key interest rate. While the move was not altogether unexpected -- economic growth in the eurozone has been increasingly sluggish and inflation has been slowing -- it did reinforce the beli 11 Real Estate Terms That Every Buyer And Seller Should Know 09/12/2024 08:00pm • When someone enters the real estate market for the first time, whether as a buyer or seller, there might be a steep learning curve when it comes to learning and understanding relevant industry vocabulary. Although real estate made its way into cocktail conversation years ago, new buyers and sellers