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Steelworkers join police patrols in east Ukraine 05/16/2014 04:14am • VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Steelworkers employed by Ukraine's biggest tycoon have joined police on patrol in some disputed eastern Ukrainian cities, and the company said Thursday that its officials had struck a deal with police and pro-Russian separatists in one of th Steelworkers join police patrols in east Ukraine 05/16/2014 04:14am • VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Steelworkers employed by Ukraine's biggest tycoon have joined police on patrol in some disputed eastern Ukrainian cities, and the company said Thursday that its officials had struck a deal with police and pro-Russian separatists in one of th Dow dips to worst day in 5 weeks; bond prices jump 05/16/2014 03:18am • KEN SWEET AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors retreated from stocks Thursday, leading the Dow Jones industrial average to its worst day in five weeks, after disappointing earnings from Wal-Mart and mixed news about the global economy.Financial markets reflected broader investor jitters: gov Detroit bankruptcy judge nixes art access request 05/15/2014 06:04pm • ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- A judge in Detroit's bankruptcy refused to grant hands-on access to a valuable trove of art Thursday, telling creditors who face steep losses in the case that they can visit a city museum and browse the walls like any other patron.Bond insurers have pointed Credit-easing steps by central banks, at a glance 05/15/2014 05:40pm • The Associated Press As early as next month, the European Central Bank is expected to act to counter persistently low inflation and to try to invigorate the eurozone's lethargic economy. Among the evidence the ECB will weigh: Thursday's report that the 18 countries that use the euro collectively gr Figures on government spending and debt 05/15/2014 05:30pm • 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Warning signs are flashing for junk-bond investors 05/15/2014 05:20pm • STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Junk bonds have been strong investments since the recession, and investors continue to pile into the market. But fund managers say they're looking less attractive. Many are taking a step back and urging investors at least to temper their expectations.The Kerry: US set to levy more sanctions on Russia 05/15/2014 02:35pm • DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- The U.S. hopes Russia will play a constructive role in the May 25 presidential election in Ukraine, but if Moscow or its proxies disrupt it, the U.S. and European Union will move to impose heavier economic sanctions, Secretary of State John Kerry said Th NYC minister to repay $1.2M after AP probe 05/15/2014 02:24pm • DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City minister who was the subject of an Associated Press investigation about misspent 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina charity funds has agreed to repay $1.2 million that he took from his congregation to buy an 18th-century farmhouse on seven ac Putin says Ukraine must pay cash for gas in June 05/15/2014 01:38pm • VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia has ratcheted up pressure on Ukraine, with President Vladimir Putin saying in a letter released Thursday that it only will deliver gas to its struggling neighbor next month if it pays in advance.Putin first warned of the move in April in a l European court: Google must yield on personal info 05/15/2014 01:20pm • TOBY STERLING Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Europe's highest court Tuesday gave people the means to scrub their reputations online, issuing a landmark ruling that experts say could force Google and other search engines to delete references to old debts, long-ago arrests and other unflattering e The Right Note: Aftershocks 05/15/2014 01:00pm • The Right Note is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. If the County Board special election was a small political earthquake, aftershocks were felt this past week and were centered some Former Belgian Premier Dehaene is dead at 73 05/15/2014 01:00pm • RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- Former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, who worked as hard to keep his linguistically divided nation together as he did to give Europe more unity, has died. He was 73.Dehaene, a Dutch-speaking Christian Democrat, had been diagnosed with cancer ear Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt hits record 05/15/2014 12:10pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities increased their holdings in March to a record high.The Treasury Department said Thursday that total foreign holdings rose 1 percent to $5.95 trillion from $5.89 trillion in February.China, the largest foreign Central European nations working on gas strategy 05/15/2014 11:43am • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- Central European leaders have agreed to come up with a plan to cooperate over gas supplies in case Russia cuts off deliveries through Ukraine.The plan was announced as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that his country could stop sending gas next month because of U