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Currency question at heart of Scottish debate 09/11/2014 07:36am • PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- In for a penny, in for a pound.There'll be no going back if Scotland votes for independence from the United Kingdom on Sept. 18.Opinion polls showing that may happen have prompted investors to sell off the British pound. If a knockout blow is dealt to Scotla Detroit bankruptcy trial on hold after major deal 09/11/2014 01:22am • ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- One of Detroit's fiercest opponents in bankruptcy once compared the city's fix-it plan to an automobile "lemon" fit for the "scrapyard."Now that same creditor, bond insurer Syncora, is making peace with Detroit in the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history under Make a Work-Study Job Pay Off 09/11/2014 12:00am • Amber Bunnell had always wanted to work in a library. So when the option of holding down a work-study job was offered as part of her financial aid package from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, she stated that preference "in all capital letters" on her application for a position. Working a More Seniors Carry Student Loan Debt into Retirement 09/11/2014 12:00am • Americans are increasingly entering their retirement years with student loan debt. Outstanding federal student loan balances for people 65 and older have ballooned from about $2.8 billion in 2005 to $18.2 billion in 2013, according to a GAO analysis of Survey of Consumer Finances data. There are no 8 College Jobs to Build Skills, Network 09/11/2014 12:00am • Want to boost your job prospects after graduation? Any part-time work during college can give you an advantage. "Balancing work and school shows you can manage your time," says Nicole van den Heuvel, director of Rice University's Center for Career Development. "And jobs that aren't glamorous show t 4 Mistakes That Can Kill Your Credit Score 09/11/2014 12:00am • Your credit score is important, often affecting areas of your life that range from where you live to how much you pay for auto insurance. More importantly, it usually determines whether or not you're approved for credit, and could cost or save you thousands of dollars, as it's often used to figure Leverage MBA Mentors to Reach Career Goals 09/11/2014 12:00am • When it comes to pairing MBA students with a mentor, Beth Ursin believes a mismatch is the best kind of match. Ursin, the director of career management at Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School of Management, is more inclined to connect a student interested in finance with a marketing mast Senior Americans burdened with student debt 09/10/2014 10:24pm • KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rosemary Anderson could be 81 by the time she pays off her student loans. After struggling with divorce, health problems and an underwater home mortgage, the 57-year-old anticipates there could come a day when her Social Security benefits will Revel says it has $90M offer to buy closed casino 09/10/2014 09:00pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A Florida developer has offered $90 million for the Revel Casino Hotel that shut down last week, lawyers for the resort said Wednesday in court documents.The casino said in the bankruptcy court filing that Glenn Straub's Polo North Country Club, Inc., made the cash bid fo Moyes reign costs Man U $90M but sponsorship soars 09/10/2014 03:00pm • ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- The wall of fame of Manchester United managers still informs Old Trafford visitors that a "new chapter has begun" under David Moyes. In reality, it was a short, painful chapter in United history that will cost around $90 million, the club discl Correction: Detroit-Bankruptcy story 09/10/2014 01:10pm • DETROIT (AP) -- In a story Sept. 9 about a tentative agreement reached between Detroit and major creditor Syncora in its bankruptcy trial, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Steven Schlein is a spokesman for Syncora. Schlein does public relations for Kirkland & Ellis, a law firm represen UN assembly calls for action on national debt 09/10/2014 09:30am • CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of a resolution that calls for adoption of a new legal framework to restructure national debts and avoid the kind of speculative action that led Argentina to a second default.The r Late-payment rate on US auto loans rose in 2Q 09/10/2014 08:00am • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer As U.S. sales of cars and trucks have grown this year, so has the late-payment rate on auto loans.The rate of U.S. auto-loan payments late by 60 days or more rose to 0.95 percent in the second quarter from 0.87 percent a year earlier, credit reporting agency TransUnion Lisbon subway stoppage brings commuter misery 09/10/2014 06:50am • LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Lisbon subway staff have walked off the job during the morning rush hour in a protest against pay cuts and the company's possible privatization.The Metropolitano de Lisboa carries on average about 370,000 passengers a day, and Wednesday's strike by most of its 1,450 employee Penn State coach grateful for bowl chance 09/10/2014 03:27am • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State coach James Franklin sat behind a microphone, bantered with the media, and gamely tried to steer questions toward this weekend's game at Rutgers."I would like to talk about Rutgers, Rutgers, Rutgers, Rutgers," Franklin said, "and the