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New Jersey loses 4th casino as Trump Plaza closes 09/16/2014 06:52pm • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Beset by crushing debt, fleeing customers and run-down facilities, Trump Plaza on Tuesday became the fourth casino in Atlantic City to shut down this year.The 30-year-old casino at the heart of the Boardwalk had been the town's worst performin Foreign holdings of US Treasury securities dip 09/16/2014 05:50pm • MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities trimmed their holdings in July after hitting a record level in June. The two biggest purchasers, China and Japan, both cut back.The Treasury Department said Tuesday in its monthly report that foreign Mall mashup: Washington Prime to buy Glimcher 09/16/2014 05:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Washington Prime Group Inc., which spun off from mall operator Simon Property Group earlier this year, said Tuesday that it is buying rival Glimcher Realty Trust. The cash-and-stock deal is worth about $2.06 billion.The combined company will own 119 malls and shopping centers around College majors matter for future paychecks 09/16/2014 05:16pm • WASHINGTON -- Economists have long-known there's a link between educational level and earnings. Generally, higher levels of education produce greater earnings. But which major a college student chooses also matters in the eventual paychecks. FiveThirtyEightEconomics recommends that students Sri Lanka backs China's maritime 'Silk Road' plan 09/16/2014 12:50pm • BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping won Sri Lanka's support Tuesday for a proposed maritime "Silk Road" linking China with Europe, and helped launch billion-dollar power plant and port city projects funded by his government.Xi, the first Chi Sessions unopposed in primary or general election 09/16/2014 07:00am • DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- The primary season just ended and the general election campaign now unfolding looks the same to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, tea party favorite, foe of immigration legislation and the only Republican senator running in 2014 without a ballot oppon 6 Money Conversations You Need to Have Before Getting Married 09/16/2014 12:00am • The No. 1 ingredient for a successful marriage is successful communication. The ability to communicate with your partner in a completely open fashion about everything from intimacy to personal goals is the single most important element you and your partner can cultivate. That communication starts Eurozone economic growth forecast cut 09/15/2014 05:57pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- A major international organization has cut its growth forecast for the countries that use the euro and says the troubled currency union needs even more stimulus from the central bank and governments.The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a think tank de US wealth gap putting the squeeze on state revenue 09/15/2014 04:52pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Income inequality is taking a toll on state governments.The widening gap between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else has been matched by a slowdown in state tax revenue, according to a report being released Monday by Standard & Poor's.Even as i Where things stand with Detroit's bankruptcy plan 09/15/2014 03:00pm • The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- More than a year after Detroit filed for the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history, a federal judge is hearing evidence on whether he should approve the city's plan to emerge from billions of dollars in debt. Here's a look at the past, present and future of ZF buying TRW Automotive for about $11.74B 09/15/2014 02:48pm • LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) -- German automotive transmission maker ZF Friedrichshafen AG is buying Michigan-based TRW Automotive for $11.74 billion, a move that creates the world's second-largest auto supplier.The deal, with a total value of about $13.5 billion including the assumption of TRW's debt, gives Detroit bankruptcy trial resumes after settlement 09/15/2014 01:03pm • ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- A judge refused to extend a timeout Monday in Detroit's bankruptcy trial after a deal with a major creditor removed another opponent from the city's plan to exit the largest Chapter 9 case in U.S. history.A bond insurer, Financial Guaranty Insurance, said it Cognizant buying TriZetto for $2.7 billion 09/15/2014 10:30am • TEANECK, N.J. (AP) -- Cognizant will buy the health care software company TriZetto for $2.7 billion in cash.Privately held TriZetto Corp. is based in Englewood, Colorado. The company and its 3,700 workers will join Cognizant's existing health care information technology business, the company said Mo Scottish independence could mean messy divorce 09/15/2014 06:20am • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- How do you divorce after a 300-year union? It's complicated, and there is a deadline.If Scots vote yes to separation on Thursday, a clock starts ticking down to March 24, 2016 -- the independence day declared by the Scottish government.The British and Sco 401(k) Plans 101: A Guide to Saving for Retirement 09/15/2014 12:00am • If you're like many recent college graduates, thinking about retirement is probably the last thing on your mind. But the truth is, it's never too early to start saving for your golden years. The sooner you begin contributing to accounts like a 401(k), the more secure and comfortable your retiremen