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Why excessively low inflation can damage economies 11/01/2014 10:10am • The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- In explaining its surprise move Friday to inject more stimulus into the financial system, the Bank of Japan cited one main factor: Prices that are too low.Japanese central bankers worry that prices are starting to flat-line, especially amid tumbling crude oil Early votes exceed 15 million _ but who benefits? 11/01/2014 05:26am • DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- Early votes soared past 15 million across 31 states on Friday, an outpouring that is giving hopeful Republicans as well as nervous Democrats cause for optimism heading into the final weekend of a campaign with control of the Senate, the U.S. Hou Malloy: UBS to stay in Connecticut through 2021 10/31/2014 10:30pm • STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says financial services giant UBS has committed to remaining in Connecticut through 2021.The Democrat announced Friday that UBS and the state have amended their partnership agreement. It provided UBS with a $20 million loan that was fully forgivable if t Seattle megachurch dissolves after founder resigns 10/31/2014 08:39pm • SEATTLE (AP) -- Two weeks after lead Mars Hill Church pastor Mark Driscoll resigned amid questions about his leadership, the Seattle megachurch he founded announced Friday it was dissolving its network of branches across four states.The church said on its website that the best future for its branche Bank of Japan redoubles efforts to revive economy 10/31/2014 08:15pm • ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's central bank surprised the financial world and pleased investors Friday by intensifying its purchases of government bonds and other assets to try to revive a chronically anemic economy.The Bank of Japan's move to pump trillions more yen into Hillary Clinton praises possible primary rivals 10/31/2014 05:40pm • KEN THOMAS Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- When it comes to potential Democratic primary rivals, Hillary Rodham Clinton is displaying a light touch.Heading into Tuesday's midterm elections, Clinton has crossed paths with two possible presidential competitors in the past week: Maryland Gov Landrieu revisits Hurricane Katrina in Senate race 10/31/2014 04:22pm • MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Six years ago, Sen. Mary Landrieu's effort to draw billions of dollars in federal disaster aid to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina helped keep her in office for a third Senate term.Since then, Landrieu has lost much of that post-Katrina goo Euro inflation creeps up, ECB still under pressure 10/31/2014 03:48pm • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Inflation crept higher in the 18 countries that use the euro in October -- but the rise to an annual 0.4 percent offered little relief to the European Central Bank as it tries to boost a weak economy.Inflation was up from 0.3 percent the mon Recent moves by central banks, at a glance 10/31/2014 03:30pm • The Associated Press It's been a busy week for some of the world's major central banks.On Friday, the Bank of Japan surprised financial markets by intensifying its purchases of government bonds and other assets to try to revive a faltering recovery. Across the Pacific, the Federal Reserve took the Russia central bank in surprisingly big rate hike 10/31/2014 11:10am • MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's central bank on Friday raised its main interest rate more than anticipated in its latest attempt to shore up the plummeting national currency.The bank lifted its main rate by 1.5 percentage points to 9.5 percent -- a sharp increase that far surpassed market expectations. The Just Listed in Arlington 10/31/2014 07:00am • Just Listed highlights Arlington properties that just came on the market within the past week. This feature is written and sponsored by Team Cathell, “Your Orange Line Specialists.” Clearly buyers got the memo about the recently reduced interest rates and went out this week and rat Woman pleads guilty in Smith Mountain Lake fraud 10/31/2014 06:50am • LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- A former Roanoke woman has pleaded guilty in a Smith Mountain Lake mortgage fraud scheme.Susanne Helbig, who now lives in Georgia, was charged in a 15-count indictment in May. She pleaded guilty to one count of mortgage fraud conspiracy and one count of tax fraud Thursday i Knicks spoil James' homecoming, 95-90 10/31/2014 04:10am • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James shot miserably. His passes were errant. He didn't look good doing much other than tossing powder in the air.His homecoming was horrendous."I didn't press," James said, dismissing nerves as a factor. "I didn't do much."James struggled from t LeBron falters in emotional return to Cleveland 10/31/2014 03:46am • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- Carried onto the floor by an emotional ovation building for years, LeBron James is back where he began.He's home.Introduced to a deafening roar from Cleveland fans, James was welcomed back Thursday night by a city desperate to end a championship drought How Seriously Should You Take Retirement Savings Calculators? 10/31/2014 12:00am • You punch some numbers into a retirement calculator, and the results are so frightening you want to run away: It says you should have $500,000 saved by now. Or $1 million. Or is that $2 million for a couple? Or maybe it's eight times your salary. How seriously should you take all those stories abo