President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress are racing to meet a midnight Friday deadline to pass a short-term spending bill to keep the U.S. government open and prevent agencies from shutting down. During government shutdowns, employees in all three branches of government are vulnerable to furlough, or temporary […]
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The Latest: Ex-coal baron Senate bid: ‘Slap’ for miner’s dad
LOGAN, W.Va. – The Latest on the Senate campaign of former coal executive Don Blankenship (all times local): Continue Reading Below 8:20 p.m. A West Virginia man whose son was killed in the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades says a former coal executive’s candidacy for U.S. Senate has […]
Convicted ex-coal CEO launches US Senate bid with town hall
LOGAN, W.Va. – A former coal company executive who went to prison for charges stemming from the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades kicked off his U.S. Senate bid Thursday evening, telling an audience he backs President Donald President Trump as a real opportunity for West Virginia. Continue Reading […]
How Much Do You Need to Save to Retire on Time and Send Your Kids to College?
Most of us aren’t independently wealthy, so we need to be planning and saving for our retirements. There are lots of guides and advice regarding figuring out how much money you’ll need to retire, but many leave out another key financial goal: Saving for your kids’ college expenses. Continue Reading […]
Asia stocks near record highs, U.S. funding woes weigh on dollar
A man stands in front of an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai – RC125D501A50 January 19, 2018 By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia stocks edged higher on Friday and were within reach of record highs, although losses […]
Most Asian markets carve out moderate gains despite softer US lead
Major indexes in Asia were mostly higher on Friday although the Australian benchmark tracked lower. Wall Street, for its part, closed its Thursday session with slight losses amid political concerns. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.22 percent in early trade. The index had touched a fresh 26-year high in […]
Fed’s Mester sees three or four rate hikes in 2018 and 2019
FILE PHOTO: Cleveland Federal Reserve President and CEO Loretta Mester gives her keynote address at the 2014 Financial Stability Conference in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo January 19, 2018 By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve should raise interest rates three to four times in […]
Morgan Stanley raises targets, but Wall Street wants more
FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of financial firm Morgan Stanley is pictured on the company’s world headquarters in New York, U.S. April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo January 19, 2018 By Catherine Ngai and Aparajita Saxena (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley raised key profitability and efficiency targets on Thursday, but those […]
Texas “Tourniquet Killer” put to death in first execution of 2018
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A man who became known as Houston’s “Tourniquet Killer” because of his signature murder technique has become the nation’s first prisoner executed in 2018. Anthony Allen Shore received lethal injection Thursday evening in Texas for the 1992 strangling of a 21-year-old woman whose body was dumped in […]
Justice Department files DACA appeal with Supreme Court
The Department of Justice on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case in which a judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The DOJ asked the Supreme Court to review a decision in the Department of Homeland Security […]