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Senate Dems could revisit minimum wage vote soon 09/04/2014 01:10pm • ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Looking to motivate their most loyal supporters, Democrats may hold a campaign-season Senate vote as soon as next week on their effort to boost the federal minimum wage, Senate aides and lobbyists said Wednesday.The Senate may also revisit a pair of othe Jury returns to work in former Va. governor trial 09/04/2014 11:30am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The third day of deliberations in former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's public corruption trial is underway.Jurors reconvened Thursday morning at the federal courthouse in Richmond after deliberating for about 13 hours over two days without reaching Average US 30-year mortgage rate holds steady 09/04/2014 11:25am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate this week remained at a 52-week low of 4.10 percent for the third straight week.Mortgage company Freddie Mac also said Thursday the average for a 15-year mortgage, a popular choice for people who are refinancing, slipped to 3.24 percent from Andrew Madoff dies of cancer in NYC 09/04/2014 04:36am • LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Andrew Madoff, Bernard Madoff's last surviving son, died of cancer on Wednesday, years after turning his father in and insisting he had been duped like the rest of the world into believing history's most notorious Ponzi king was an honest financier. What is quantitative easing, or QE? 09/04/2014 02:10am • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The European Central Bank has said it could use quantitative easing -- the purchase of large amounts of financial assets such as bonds -- as a way to boost the struggling economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone.Such a program has been u How to Buy a Car With Low or No Credit 09/04/2014 12:00am • Like mortgage lending, auto financing got tougher after 2008, especially for those with low or no credit. Many Americans held onto their cars rather than upgrading because they couldn't get financing or worried about taking on an auto loan amid layoffs, hiring freezes and other uncertainty. But as t Portfolio analysis: A hyper-aggressive $182K retirement plan 09/04/2014 12:00am • If your investment portfolio were a movie, what genre would it be? Drama? Comedy? Adventure? Mystery? Horror? In reality, all investment portfolios are comparable to a movie, where each person elects their own personal genre and classification. My latest portfolio report card is for A.C., a ma Avoid Common Mistakes as a First-Year Medical Student 09/04/2014 12:00am • If first-year medical students want to know just how hard it will be to absorb the volume of information they'll receive in class, they should speak with Aurora Bennett, the associate dean for student affairs and admissions at University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine. "High school is like a What New IRS Rules Mean for Your Retirement Account 09/04/2014 12:00am • Sometimes, a loophole is too tempting. A few folks thought they could use their individual retirement accounts for short-term loans to themselves. The Internal Revenue Service was not amused. Starting in 2015, new rules apply for withdrawing money from an IRA with the aim of rolling it into anoth Foreclosure scam leads to 35-year prison sentence 09/03/2014 08:20pm • DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- One of two brothers convicted of leading a nationwide foreclosure scam was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in federal prison for stealing titles to more than 300 homes.Federal prosecutors in Sacramento said 40-year-old Charles Head of Pittsbur Fed survey finds moderate growth across the US 09/03/2014 06:00pm • MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy strengthened in all regions of the country in July and August, in areas from consumer spending to auto sales to tourism, the Federal Reserve reported in a survey released Wednesday.All 12 of the Fed's regions reported growth. Jury ends day 2 of talks in ex-Va. governor trial 09/03/2014 05:38pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Jurors put in a full day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen.They began reviewing five weeks of testimony and scores of exhibits Tuesday af Looking for a verdict: What the jury has to consider in the McDonnell trial 09/03/2014 04:15pm • RICHMOND, Va. - The jury working to reach a verdict in the corruption case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen is entering its third day of deliberations. And jurors have a lot to wade through. The jury must weigh weeks of testimony that included personal histories, sord Some fear auto industry returning to bad habits 09/03/2014 05:16am • TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) -- Big discounts. Six- or seven-year loans, in some cases to buyers who would have been turned down in the past.As the auto industry strives to sustain its post-recession comeback, car companies are resorting to tactics that some experts warn will lead to trou 4 Warning Signs You're Headed for Student Loan Default 09/03/2014 12:00am • September is here, which means a new school year is getting underway. Even if you're not heading back to college this fall, you may still be paying for it. In fact, if you recently graduated, you may not have even started dealing with your biggest education expense yet -- your student loans. Many