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The 4 R's of Retirement 09/23/2014 12:00am • Most people who retire in their 60s can expect to live another 20 or even 30 years. It's a whole new life in which you no longer have to answer to your boss or your children. This is not your grandfather's retirement. We all now have an opportunity for new adventures, relationships and perhaps a n Loan Options for Recent Grads With Low Credit Scores 09/23/2014 12:00am • College graduates often enter the world unaware how much impact one score will have on their entire lives. Credit scores determine much of a person's financial life, including: the ability to get a credit card, interest rates when refinancing existing debt and eligibility for a loan or mortgage. U Know Your Risk Factors for Delaying Graduation, Accumulating More Debt 09/23/2014 12:00am • College is a gamble. Play your cards right and you walk away with a degree in four years and a chance at a new career. Play them wrong and you may drop out or extend your stay, spending six or more years getting a bachelor's degree and graduating with a hefty debt. Prolonging college "delays when s 10 Colleges That Award International Students the Most Financial Aid 09/23/2014 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: C Figures on government spending and debt 09/22/2014 06:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Siemens to acquire Dresser-Rand for $7.6 billion 09/22/2014 04:08pm • HOUSTON (AP) -- German electronics and engineering company Siemens AG has reached a deal to acquire oilfield equipment maker Dresser-Rand for $7.6 billion.Under the deal announced early Monday in Germany, Siemens will pay $83 per common share of Dresser-Rand Group Inc., $3.09 more than the company's Clarification: Obit-Polly Bergen story 09/22/2014 12:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- In an obituary Sept. 20, The Associated Press reported that actress Polly Bergen's survivors included daughter Pamela Fields. The story should have made clear that the daughter goes by P.K. instead of Pamela.Emmy-winning actress and singer Polly Bergen, who in a long career played t Draghi: Euro recovery losing momentum 09/22/2014 11:30am • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- European Central Bank head Mario Draghi defended the bank's new stimulus programs as he warned that the weak economic recovery in the eurozone "is losing momentum."Draghi told members of the European parliament Monday there was no sign yet o Clorox exits Venezuela citing govt restrictions 09/22/2014 11:00am • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Clorox is shutting down all operations in Venezuela, citing restrictions by the government, supply disruptions and economic uncertainty.Shares jumped 3 percent before the opening bell Monday.The consumer products company said that for almost three years its affiliate, Corpora Employers, stop labeling millennials 09/22/2014 12:00am • If you've read a newspaper or business magazine in the last decade, you've likely been bombarded with articles about how millennials require different treatment at work from everyone who has come before them. In fact, entire consulting businesses have been built on the idea that employers need The Debit Card Danger You're Probably Forgetting 09/22/2014 12:00am • As the American economy sunk in the wake of the Great Recession, many Americans were forced to rethink their spending habits and tossed their credit cards overboard, reaching instead for the perceived safety of their debit cards. It's easy to see why, too. Debit cards protect you from yourself by Investors breathe sigh of relief at Scottish vote 09/21/2014 11:36am • PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Scotland's decision to reject independence from the United Kingdom gave British markets a short-term lift Friday but worries over future constitutional changes kept a lid on the relief rally.The No campaign won 55.3 percent of the votes cast in Thursday's re As Wall Street watches Alibaba, stocks drift 09/21/2014 03:54am • MATTHEW CRAFT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- With Wall Street focused on the debut of Alibaba Group, the stock market drifted into the weekend and major indexes ended little changed.Investors watched as the Chinese e-commerce giant surged 38 percent Friday, in its first day of trading on the Ne GOP doctor appeals on social issues in Oregon race 09/20/2014 12:54pm • JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Looking to leave behind her highly specialized medical career for a seat in the U.S. Senate, pediatric neurosurgeon Monica Wehby burst onto the political scene with a splash last year.Now that voters are paying closer attention, the Oregon R DNC raises $7M in August, has $11M banked 09/20/2014 06:10am • PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic National Committee raised $7.4 million last month but still owes vendors almost $2 million, according to financial reports filed Friday.The DNC's filings also show it spent $5.8 million in August and has banked $11.2 million.The Repub