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Judge holds Argentina in contempt over bond orders 09/30/2014 07:20am • LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge, calling civil contempt a rarity, ruled that Argentina was in contempt of court on Monday for its open defiance of his orders requiring that U.S. hedge funds holding Argentine bonds be paid the roughly $1.5 billion they are owed if the major Albania borrows $150 million to improve power grid 09/30/2014 06:14am • TIRANA, Albania (AP) -- The World Bank is lending Albania $150 million (EUR118 million) to help overhaul its dysfunctional state-run power sector and pay for electricity imports from other Balkan states.The Energy Ministry said Tuesday the loan will also be used to boost the efficiency of bill colle 5 strategies for defeating a shopping addiction 09/30/2014 12:00am • Have you ever bought nonessential items, even when you knew you didn't have the money to cover the credit card bill? Have you ever talked yourself into an expensive purchase, even when you knew you'd be letting others down by doing so? Have you ever bought a bunch of items at once, n The best money moves for autumn 09/30/2014 12:00am • As temperatures drop, wallets often open: Rising heating costs, holiday shopping expenses and travel for the holidays are just a few of the drains that start hitting our budgets this time of year. There's also limited time left to take advantage of flexible-spending dollars and 2014 deadlines f Jeb Bush says GOP would 'fix a few big things' 09/29/2014 11:08pm • ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush weighed in to a key midterm election race on Monday, telling a Kansas fundraiser for struggling Sen. Pat Roberts that the incumbent must be re-elected so the GOP can take control of the Se Athlon and DreamWorks are big market movers 09/29/2014 05:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEAthlon Energy Inc., up $11.59 to $58.32The oil and natural gas company is being bought by Encana for $5.93 billion in an effort to tap into the booming Permian Bas AP: Mayor nixes tax break to save Taj Mahal casino 09/29/2014 04:58pm • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Atlantic City's mayor said Monday he cannot agree to massive tax reductions sought by the owners of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, throwing into serious doubt an already long-shot plan by billionaire Carl Icahn to buy and save the casino a Plea in NYC speaker stabbing, but appeal planned 09/29/2014 03:00pm • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A man whose chance encounter with a despondent stranger led to a stabbing he called assisted suicide pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter after his murder conviction was overturned in a case that questioned the boundary between killing someone and he Tibco to be sold to private equity firm for $3.98B 09/29/2014 03:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Tibco Software Inc. said Monday that it is selling itself to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for about $3.98 billion.Tibco, based in Palo Alto, California, makes software for companies to use on site or through cloud computing. Vista Equity, which owns several software com Encana buying Athlon Energy for $5.93 billion 09/29/2014 02:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil and natural gas company Encana is buying Athlon Energy Inc. for $5.93 billion in an effort to boost is oil production by tapping into Texas's booming Permian Basin.Canada's Encana Corp. will also assume $1.15 billion in debt, bringing the transaction's total value to approximate Lisbon mayor takes charge of Portugal's Socialists 09/29/2014 06:40am • LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portugal's main opposition Socialist Party has chosen a new leader to fight next year's general election.Lisbon Mayor Antonio Costa collected around two-thirds of the vote in a contest with Antonio Jose Seguro, party leader for the past three years, according to results publ Bankruptcy's end more clear than Orr's future 09/29/2014 03:46am • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- Kevyn Orr's success in shepherding Detroit through its historic bankruptcy will leave him unemployed, at least temporarily, when and if his task in the Motor City is complete.The turnaround expert who helped Chrysler through its 2009 Chapter 11 restruc Poll: Confused by issues of the day? Join the club 09/28/2014 08:56am • CONNIE CASS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Confused by President Barack Obama's health care law? How about the debate over government surveillance? The way the Federal Reserve affects interest rates?You're far from alone.Most people in the United States say the issues facing the country are get Angels end talks with Anaheim on stadium lease 09/27/2014 03:38pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Angels have ended negotiations with the city of Anaheim over a renewed lease on the baseball team's existing stadium and are considering options for a new home ballpark.The team has also held talks with the nearby Orange County city of Tustin about a possible park, the Lo Why rate hikes are good news for stocks 09/27/2014 09:48am • STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- It's no surprise that the prospect of a Federal Reserve rate hike worries stock investors.The Fed's unprecedented economic stimulus has in large part driven a surge in stock prices since 2009. The central bank has bought trillions of dollars of bonds