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High cost, corruption claims mar Brazil World Cup 05/13/2014 11:40am • BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- The cost of building Brasilia's World Cup stadium has nearly tripled to $900 million in public funds, largely due to allegedly fraudulent billing, government auditors say. The spike in costs has made it the world's second-most expensive soccer Outside group hits Grimes on coal, Obama 05/13/2014 04:00am • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A new ad from an independent political group is giving voters a peek of the unrelenting barrage of negative ads linking likely Democratic Senate nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes with the as-unpopular-as-ever President Barack Obama."Obamacare. The war on coal. That's Obama's age Organizations aim to train immigrant entrepreneurs 05/13/2014 02:16am • GOSIA WOZNIACKA Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- After immigrating to Oregon from the Mexican state of Oaxaca more than two decades ago, Paula Asuncion worked on farms and in minimum wage jobs at fast-food restaurants -- a widow struggling to feed six children, sharing cramped apartments with BofA: D.C.-area women highly optimistic about small business growth 05/13/2014 12:05am • New surveys of small business owners show general optimism about the economy nationwide, with stronger feelings in Greater Washington than other parts of the country. The reports coincide with National Small Business Week, which includes events in Washington on Thursday and Friday. Bank of America's Bankrupt Stockton says final creditor won't budge 05/12/2014 05:20pm • SCOTT SMITH Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- An attorney for the largest city in California to seek bankruptcy protection told a judge Monday that he has tried to reach a deal with Stockton's last major creditor, but the company is not budging.Marc Levinson, an attorney for the city, made Lower bad loans shore up Unicredit in Q1 05/12/2014 12:30pm • MILAN (AP) -- Italy's largest bank, Unicredit, says lower bad loan provisions helped its net profit rise by 58 percent in the first quarter, in a further sign that the country's economy is stabilizing following years of crisis.The bank said Monday that its net profit for the first three months of th What are the best and worst entry-level jobs? 05/12/2014 10:39am • WASHINGTON -- Recent college graduates may be wishing they took more classes to hone their online skills because a list of the best entry-level jobs is jam-packed with occupations for a technological world. As a new wave of college graduates enters the job market, WalletHub compiled a list of t VCU board OKs financing for art institute 05/12/2014 03:11am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Commonwealth University's board has approved short-term financing for construction of a $38 million gallery and performance arts institute.The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1oiWMVS ) reports that the Board of Visitors voted Friday to use a newly established Ukraine's leader gains stature with honest image 05/11/2014 03:36am • MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- When new Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk invited anti-corruption activists to his apartment in Kiev last month, the first thing he showed off was his toilet. "See for yourself," Yatsenyuk joked. "It's not gold."It was a jab at ousted president V Struggling Virginia Intermont announces layoffs 05/09/2014 08:10am • BRISTOL, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Intermont College has laid off nearly 100 workers. The move Thursday at the struggling small private college came three days after school President Clorisa Phillips resigned.Interim president Art Rebrovick says the school is in the process of disbursing back pay to em Stocks end mostly lower; Energy, utilities fade 05/08/2014 09:54pm • STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market finished mostly lower on Thursday as investors assessed the latest batch of company earnings and sold utility and energy stocks.Tesla, a maker of electric cars, fell after reporting a first-quarter loss and saying it would need to in Fannie, Freddie post solid earnings for 1Q 05/08/2014 02:22pm • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government-controlled mortgage financers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted solid earnings for the January-March period as the U.S. housing market continued to recover. Gains over recent quarters have enabled the companies to fully repay their taxpay Average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.21 pct 05/08/2014 12:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week for a second straight week as the spring home-buying season has gotten off to a slow start.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for the 30-year loan declined to 4.21 percent from 4.29 percent last week. The Stocks rise...Jobless claims decline...Mortgage rates fall 05/08/2014 11:38am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are climbing in early trading on Wall Street. Traders appear mostly pleased by the latest U.S. corporate earnings news. Among the companies whose results beat expectations were Twenty-First Century Fox, Wendy's and coffee brewing company Keurig Green Mountain. Tesla Motors fe US consumer borrowing rose $17.5 billion in March 05/08/2014 05:06am • MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers increased their borrowing in March by the largest amount in more than a year, using their credit cards and taking out more auto and student loans.Consumer borrowing increased $17.5 billion in March, up from a gain of $13 billion in F