komonews

Sound Transit plans to close $34.5B shortfall over 2 decades, reshaping light rail future

SEATTLE — Sound Transit officials on Thursday outlined how they plan to address a projected $34.5 billion funding shortfall over the next two decades. The funding gap could significantly reshape the ...
Polygon

Mortal Kombat 2's ending and whether a post-credits scene sets up a sequel

Mortal Kombat 2, like its 2021 live-action predecessor, ends with plenty of open questions. The movie is chockablock with some major character deaths, because what is a Mortal Kombat tournament ...
KREM

Unprecedented number of Washingtonians drop health insurance after expiration of tax credits, state's health benefits exchange says

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Nearly 250,000 Washingtonians either selected or re-enrolled into a qualified health plan (QHP) during open enrollment this year, an historic drop of nearly 13% over last year, the ...
CNBC

Mortgage lenders now have more credit score options. What homebuyers should know

Mortgage lenders can now use VantageScore 4.0 and will eventually be able to use FICO 10T — both of which consider rent and utility payments, if that information is available. A "classic" FICO score, ...
Morningstar

What the growing gap between Americans with good and bad credit says about today's economy

The K-shaped economy is showing up in the divide between credit-score 'thrivers' and 'strivers' Americans' credit scores are on a diverging path. The middle is hollowing out, while the share of ...
KHQ

'Unprecedented': 40,000 Washingtonians drop health insurance after enhanced premium tax credits expire

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Nearly 40,000 Washington residents did not re-enroll into a qualified health plan (QHP) during open enrollment, according to Washington Health Benefit Exchange, after Congress failed ...
MarketWatch

What the growing gap between Americans with good and bad credit says about today’s economy

Join MarketWatch for a live talk about teen investing on Wednesday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. Sign up and submit your questions for the Q&A here. There’s a growing divide between the country’s ...
U.S. News & World Report

Analysis-Cost Gap Drives Some US Borrowers From Private Credit to Bank-Led Syndicated Loans

NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - Signs of turmoil in private credit are pushing some borrowers to the syndicated loans ⁠market, ⁠which is proving to be significantly cheaper even as banks press highly ...
The New York Times

Doris Fisher, Co-Founder of the Gap, Dies at 94

The company she started in 1969 with her husband, Don, grew from a single store selling jeans and records to a $16 billion brand that remade the apparel industry. By Glenn Rifkin Doris Fisher, who ...
Finextra

10 Fintech Fixes for Small Business Credit Gaps

Are you a small business with steady revenue but can't get funding for your company? You aren't alone. According to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), there is a global financing gap of over ...
NerdWallet

Credit Cards That Can Save You Money on Insurance

Car rental, cell phone and travel insurance are increasingly common perks on credit cards. Some cards even offer pet insurance and rewards on insurance payments. Many or all of the products on this ...
The Conversation

‘No gap’ private health insurance can save you money. But there’s a catch

During a cost-of-living crisis, many Australians may be wondering if their private health insurance policy actually delivers. Rising premiums, the high costs of specialists’ fees, large out-of-pocket ...