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Acclaim, fundraising spread unevenly among Black colleges

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ATLANTA — Two recent high-profile faculty appointments could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black...

US average mortgage rates continue to fall; 30-year at 2.90%

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WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates continued to fall this week, tracking a decline in yields on Treasury securities as the bond market continues to signal...

San Francisco Fed’s Daly: Healthy economy needs less support

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WASHINGTON — With interest rates ultra-low even as the U.S. economy swiftly improves, Federal Reserve officials are divided over how quickly they should adjust...

CBO projects federal deficit will hit $3 trillion this year

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The Congressional Budget Office says that the federal budget deficit will again hit $3 trillion this year, $745 billion more than its estimate five...

Yellen: Failure to raise debt limit would be ‘catastrophic’

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a congressional panel Wednesday that failing to raise the federal debt ceiling would have “catastrophic consequences” that...

Yellen: Failure to raise debt limit would be ‘catastrophic’

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a congressional panel Wednesday that failing to raise the federal debt ceiling would have “catastrophic consequences” that...

Can pandemic recovery plan end Italy’s years of stagnation?

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MILAN — The COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy especially hard, killing more than 127,000 people and sending the European Union's third-largest economy into a devastating...

Greece taps markets for 4th time in 2021, raises 2.5bn euros

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece raised 2.5 billion euros ($3.1 billion) on Wednesday after reopening a 10-year bond auction, with demand reportedly more than 10...

States tap federal aid to shore up empty unemployment funds

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Businesses could be spared billions of dollars of higher taxes in coming years — potentially freeing up money to spend on employees or invest...

MLBPA increases investments to $178M ahead of bargaining

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NEW YORK — The Major League Baseball Players Association increased its liquid assets by about $19 million to $178.5 million ahead of collective bargaining...