Financial advisers don’t always agree, but when it comes to lending money to family, there’s consensus: Tread carefully. If an adult child needs help buying a first home or has a promising business idea, a family...
Read MoreDALLAS (AP) — So you polished off the pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, watched Black Friday and Cyber Monday come and go, and now — just now — you’re thinking that it might be time to make your Christmas travel reservations....
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Sanofi says that its dengue vaccine, the world’s first, should only be given to people who have previously been sickened by the virus, according to new long-term data. In a statement, Sanofi said it...
Read MoreCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government bowed to growing pressure by announcing Thursday a high-level inquiry into misbehavior in Australia’s financial sector. A royal commission — the highest form of...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — As shoppers have bought TVs and toys so far this holiday season, they’ve shown a desire for deals but also an inclination for some impulse spending, retail experts say. Shoppers were on track to spend more...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets declined Thursday after U.S. tech stocks fell and China reported stronger manufacturing as investors looked ahead to a key OPEC meeting. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.3...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going to nominate Marvin Goodfriend, a Carnegie Mellon University economics professor, for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, the latest step in the administration’s effort to...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank said Thursday that it has raised interest rates from a record low in its first such hike since June 2011. Bank of Korea’s seven policymakers decided to increase...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank raises key interest rate to 1.50 percent from record low of 1.25 percent.
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative groups and lawmakers are lining up against a proposal by Senate Republicans to impose automatic tax increases on millions of Americans — if their sweeping tax package doesn’t grow the economy...
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