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People from Pakistani Hindu community attend a religious ceremony at the Sadhu Bela temple, located in an island on the Indus River, in Sukkur, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. On the banks of the Indus River, which flows through Pakistan and into its southern Sindh province, Hindus wait for brightly colored boats to ferry them to an island that has housed Sadhu Bela temple for almost 200 years. The island was gifted to the Hindu community by wealthy Muslim landlords in Sindh, an unthinkable act in modern-day Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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In Pakistan's Sindh province, Hindu culture fights the odds
By RIAZAT BUTT - Associated Press
Mon,11/07/22-12:30AM , 129 Reads
SUKKUR, Pakistan (AP) — On the sandy banks of the Indus River, which flows top to toe through Pakistan and into its southern Sindh province, Hindus waited for brightly colored boats to ferry them to a peaceful island that has housed a temple for almost 200 years.
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People shop for Christmas trinkets in Bryant Park's Winter Village, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in New York. After two years of pandemic holidays when people spent more dollars online, shoppers are back in force in stores and at holiday markets. Small businesses say it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, both emotionally and financially. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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Small businesses, and shoppers, return to holiday markets
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Wed,11/23/22-5:38AM , 129 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent evening in early November, shoppers at the Bryant Park holiday market in New York City were in the holiday spirit well before Black Friday.
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Pharmaceutical items are kept locked in a glass cabinet at a Gristedes supermarket, Tuesday Jan. 31, 2023, in New York. Increasingly, retailers are locking up more products or increasing the number of security guards at their stores to curtail theft. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writer
Fri,02/03/23-4:01PM , 129 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — When the pandemic threat eased, Maureen Holohan was eager to scale back her online shopping and return to physical stores so she could more easily compare prices and scour ingredients on beauty and health care products for herself and her three children.
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This undated file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. Delaying the start of Social Security retirement benefits can dramatically increase your monthly benefit and your lifetime income. But how do you pay the bills in the meantime? Using your 401(k) or other retirement savings as a “bridge” may be the best option, even if it means spending down your savings at a rapid rate. (NerdWallet via AP, File)

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Liz Weston: ‘Bridge’ your way to Social Security
By LIZ WESTON OF NERDWALLET
Wed,02/01/23-8:42PM , 129 Reads
Delaying the start of Social Security benefits is a powerful way for retirees to cope with inflation, survive bad investment markets and reduce the risk they’ll run short of money.
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