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Senator ties NFL tax status to Redskins name 09/17/2014 10:22am • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. senator threatened the NFL with legislation over Washington's nickname, a letter was dispatched to the other 31 team owners, and the issue was linked to the league's others recent troubles Tuesday as the anti-"Redskins" movement took its cause Salt Lake City launches campaign to lure skiers 09/17/2014 10:20am • BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah officials launched a $1.8 million campaign Tuesday to market Salt Lake City as "Ski City USA" in an effort to lure skiers away from top destination spots like Colorado and earn a bigger chunk of the lucrative winter sports market.A package o Tycoon's arrest sends shock wave through Russia 09/17/2014 09:59am • NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- The arrest of a Russian telecoms and oil tycoon has sent shock waves through the country's business community, with some fearing a return to the dark days of a decade ago, when the Kremlin asserted its power by imprisoning the country's then-richest Historic Maryland theater wants more funding 09/17/2014 09:20am • HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- A historic theater in western Maryland wants another $50,000 for a seat-replacement project.The Washington County Board of Commissioners previously agreed to conditionally award $200,000 in hotel tax funding to The Maryland Theatre project in Hagerstown.The Hagerstown City Co Tycoon buys 30 Rolls-Royces for Macau hotel 09/17/2014 09:04am • KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) -- A Hong Kong tycoon has placed the biggest ever order for Rolls-Royce cars, agreeing to buy 30 Phantoms to chauffeur guests at a luxury resort he's building in the global gambling capital of Macau.Stephen Hung's $20 million purchase surpasses the 14 Ph US CEOs less optimistic about hiring, spending 09/17/2014 02:58am • CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Optimism among chief executives at the largest U.S. companies fell in the July-September quarter after reaching a two-year high in the previous quarter.The Business Roundtable said Tuesday that its CEO outlook index fell to 86.4 in the th US tobacco growers brace for tougher competition 09/17/2014 01:10am • MICHAEL FELBERBAUM Associated Press DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Starting next month, America's remaining tobacco growers will be totally exposed to the laws of supply and demand.The very last buyout checks, totaling about $916.5 million, go out in October to about 425,000 tobacco farmers and landowners. T House passes bills highlighting IRS controversy 09/17/2014 12:40am • STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House passed three bills Tuesday designed to highlight complaints that the IRS mistreated conservative political groups when they applied for tax-exempt status.One bill makes it illegal for IRS workers to use personal email accounts to condu 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 The Shocking Admission of This Shuttered Hedge Fund Manager 09/17/2014 12:00am • It's no longer surprising when hedge funds close their doors. According to a website that tracks hedge fund "implosions," since late 2006, aptly-named The Hedge Fund Implode-O-Meter, at least 117 major funds at 71 fund families have shuttered. The sponsoring fund families are some of the best-kno How to Turn $10 a Week Into $1,090 in 2 Years 09/17/2014 12:00am • How much is 10 bucks a week? It's probably less than you spend on one weekday lunch, or for a week's worth of morning commute mocha lattes or one Thursday night takeout when you're just too tired to cook dinner.The point is, for most of us, 10 bucks a week is not a lot to save. Plus, if you avoid an 6.4 trillion calories cut from unhealthy grocery store foods 09/17/2014 12:00am • Obesity continues to plague the country, but it appears as though food companies are beginning to take strides in helping alleviate the problem. In a study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that Financial Simplicity Should be a Retirement Priority 09/17/2014 12:00am • Enticing sign up offers tempt us to open new accounts all the time. We might get a few hundred dollars to switch brokerages and $50 to open a checking account and end up with a complex mess of financial accounts. This hinders not only our ability to see the big picture, but the maze of complex rule 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 Ginsburg: Watch 6th Circuit on gay marriage 09/16/2014 11:30pm • BRIAN BAKST Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- People seeking clues about how soon the Supreme Court might weigh in on states' gay marriage bans should pay close attention to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a Minnesota audience Tuesday.Ginsburg said cases pending