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Afford a Mortgage With Student Loan Debt 10/29/2014 12:00am • Experts are divided on whether student debt is affecting the housing market. A recent study by John Burns Real Estate Consulting estimated that heavy college debt will reduce real estate sales by 8 percent for this year. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that, for the first tim Paul, tea party groups back Kansas US Sen. Roberts 10/28/2014 10:00pm • THOMAS BEAUMONT The Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts won a big tea party endorsement Tuesday from a group that had backed his primary challenger, providing a boost for the three-term Republican on a day his embattled campaign also got a visit from Kentucky U.S. Sen Investment adviser sentenced to 30 years in prison 10/28/2014 08:58pm • RUSS BYNUM Associated Press STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) -- Nearly two years after a banker who vanished was wrongly declared dead, he was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison as he faced angry investors who lost millions of dollars entrusted to the former preacher who turned his persuasive powers into a Quinn touts job news ahead of governor election 10/28/2014 08:28pm • DAVID MERCER Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Announcements that hundreds of jobs will be coming to Illinois at a new fertilizer plant and for online retailer Amazon highlighted the starkly different prescriptions for reviving the Illinois economy from Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republica EU clears French, Italian budgets after changes 10/28/2014 04:03pm • RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union's head office said Tuesday it is giving the 2015 French and Italian budgets a provisional green light, saying last-minute commitments to keep deficits down kept them within limits.EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Jyrki Katainen said tha Maryland ballot questions can be puzzling 10/28/2014 09:30am • DON AINES The Herald-Mail HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Statewide ballot questions in Maryland can be head-scratchers, not just because of occasionally confusing legal language, but also because they do not always pertain to all voters across the state.Such is the case with "Question 2" on the Nov. 4 ball Detroit makes final arguments to exit bankruptcy 10/28/2014 06:02am • ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- The city of Detroit urged a judge on Monday to approve its plan to get out of bankruptcy, calling it a sweeping effort to "solve some really bad problems" by wiping out billions in debt and spending $1.7 billion on better services in a long-term prescription Italian banks hit hard by European test results 10/28/2014 03:20am • DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Europe's far-reaching review of banks set off sharp drops in the shares of Italian lenders on Monday after several of them failed the year-long exercise's test of financial strength.Investors and analysts sifted through the huge amounts of dat You'll Likely Need Long-Term Care, But How Will You Pay for It? 10/28/2014 12:00am • The majority of Americans will live in a nursing home or other long-term care facility at some point in their lives, but most have done nothing to plan for this event. And given the current options for addressing long-term care, they may carry the bulk of the burden. Currently, 12 million America How to Bounce Back From a Financial Crisis 10/28/2014 12:00am • The general economy may be on the mend, but that doesn't mean yours is. Unemployment may be the lowest it has been since 2008 (5.9 percent as of September), and consumer confidence may be higher than in recent years, but that doesn't mean your own bank account is tracking as well. In fact, you may Business Highlights 10/27/2014 06:50pm • The Associated Press ___The SUV goes from All-American to global starDETROIT (AP) -- Once a hulking symbol of American excess, sport utility vehicles are quickly becoming the world's favorite way to get around.It's a surprising rebirth for a vehicle that was the subject of obituaries when gas price Chiquita OKs $681M deal with 2 Brazilian bidders 10/27/2014 12:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Chiquita has sealed a deal to be acquired by two Brazilian companies for about $681 million, with the U.S.-based banana producer expected to go private by the end of this year or early next.The deal comes just days after the fresh produce company's shareholders rejected plans to mer Agenda of Japan's Abe challenged as scandals mount 10/27/2014 12:10pm • ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's honeymoon with Japan's voters is fading as scandals and a slowing economic recovery take a toll on his popularity and hinder progress on his policy agenda.The resignations of two ministers in Abe's newly reshuffled Cabine Newcastle owner strengthens grip on Rangers 10/27/2014 09:10am • GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- The owner of Premier League team Newcastle has strengthened his position on the board of Rangers after agreeing to lend the financially stricken Scottish club 2 million pounds ($3.2 million) to pay debts.Rangers says the loan by Mike Ashley, who already owns nearly 9 percen 13 Europe banks flunk test, must find 10B euros 10/27/2014 07:12am • DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The European Central Bank says 13 of Europe's 130 biggest banks have flunked an in-depth review of their finances and need an extra 10 billion euros ($12.5 billion) to cushion themselves against any future crises.Although the landmark review i