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Best practices for a healthy financial life, part 1 09/17/2014 03:26pm • Barry Glassman, CFP WTOP Financial Contributor WASHINGTON -- Much like changing your diet and working out to lose weight, getting in shape financially is easier said than done. When it comes to understanding and feeling confident about finances, many can feel overwhelmed. That's understandable Investors buy German debt at negative rates 09/17/2014 02:19pm • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Investors have bought billions of euros in German treasury notes that pay negative interest -- meaning the purchasers agreed to pay a small fee for the privilege of lending the German government their money.The negative yield is a sign of th Trade, investment hopes as China's Xi visits India 09/17/2014 09:04am • R.K. MISRA Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in the Indian prime minister's home state of Gujarat on Wednesday for a three-day visit expected to focus on India's need to improve worn out infrastructure and reduce its trade deficit.Xi was greeted on the tar Corinthian Colleges sued for predatory lending 09/17/2014 02:26am • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Corinthian Colleges is being sued by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for what it calls a "predatory lending scheme."The CFPB is seeking more than $500 million for borrowers who used the for-profit education company's private student l Buying a Home to Save on College Housing Expenses Comes With Risks 09/17/2014 12:00am • College is back in session, and many students are unpacking their suitcases in cramped dorm rooms, beer-soaked apartment complexes and roach-infested frat houses. But those one-star accommodations don't come cheap. Average on-campus room and board for undergraduates cost between $8,961 for four-ye Why Perkins Loans Borrowers Should Think Twice Before Consolidating 09/17/2014 12:00am • When it comes time to repay student loans, every borrower should have a strategy. For many people, that strategy might include student loan consolidation. Consolidation has its pros and cons , but if you're dealing with multiple payments from multiple loan holders, this option could definitely sim 4 Questions to Consider Before Adding Onto Your Home 09/17/2014 12:00am • It's a question that crosses the minds of many homeowners who think it would be nice to move but lack the money or will to pack everything up: Why don't I just add onto my house? But adding or expanding a room isn't much easier than moving. You have contractors to hire, important decisions to make How People With Disabilities Can Overcome Money Challenges 09/17/2014 12:00am • For Tricia Riccardi, applying for jobs isn't as easy as submitting résumés and arranging interviews. Because she has a disability -- the 37-year-old mom has been quadriplegic since age 5 -- she says potential employers immediately dismiss her as a potential hire. "Even though I have a degree, no LeBron banner could rise again in Cleveland 09/16/2014 08:20pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- A 10-story tall LeBron James could tower over downtown again.Sherwin-Williams Co. has asked the city for approval to hang a new banner of James on its headquarters across the street from Quicken Loans Arena, the Plain Dealer reported Tuesday.The banner Police: Man fed up with barking kills neighbor dog 09/16/2014 06:20pm • BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- A Washington state man fed up with barking fatally shot his neighbors' dog in front of them. But the corgi apparently wasn't the one barking, authorities said.Now David William Latham, 55, faces charges of felony animal cruelty, among others. His attorney, Adrian Madrone, s Glimcher and Apple are big market movers 09/16/2014 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEGlimcher Realty Trust, up $3.16 to $13.75The shopping mall operator is being acquired by real estate investment trust Washington Prime Group Inc. in a cash-and-st 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 Va. attorney general sues major banks for $1.1B 09/16/2014 02:58pm • ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is suing some of the world's largest banks for $1.15 billion in damages related to the housing market crash.Herring said at a news conference Tuesday that the banks misled the Virginia Retirement System about 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 NY probes short-term, high-interest secured loans 09/16/2014 12:20pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York regulators have begun investigating short-term, high-interest loans secured by borrowers' homes or other real estate to determine if they violate state laws against predatory lending.The Department of Financial Services says Tuesday it has issued subpoenas for informati