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Nevada governor enacts Tesla tax break package 09/15/2014 09:06am • SCOTT SONNER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Calling it one of the most important pieces of legislation in Nevada history, Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law an unprecedented package of incentives to seal a deal to bring Tesla Motors' $5 billion battery factory to the Silver State.The "g Investors eyeing events this week...Industrial production data due today 09/15/2014 07:40am • BEIJING (AP) -- International stock markets sank today on weak Chinese economic data as investors look ahead to a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and Scotland's independence referendum. Futures point to losses at today's Wall Street open, which comes off a down day Friday. The dollar declined against t Scottish independence could mean messy divorce 09/15/2014 06:20am • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- How do you divorce after a 300-year union? It's complicated, and there is a deadline.If Scots vote yes to separation on Thursday, a clock starts ticking down to March 24, 2016 -- the independence day declared by the Scottish government.The British and Sco Asian stocks tumble on disappointing China data 09/15/2014 05:40am • JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) -- Asian stocks tumbled Monday on weak Chinese economic data as investors looked ahead to a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and Scotland's independence referendum.KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 0.8 percent to 24,392.86 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Virginia income tax dependence cited in report 09/15/2014 04:50am • MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A report by the investment rating agency Standard & Poor's says the income gap is undermining budgets in Virginia and other states.The S&P report released Monday says Virginia is among the 10 states most reliant on income tax revenues. It c Sweden shifts to left in parliamentary election 09/15/2014 02:46am • KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Sweden's Social Democrats were poised to return to power after a left-leaning bloc defeated the center-right government in a parliamentary election Sunday that also saw strong gains by an anti-immigration party.With more than 99 percent of districts cou How to Add Tax Diversification to Your Retirement Investments 09/15/2014 12:00am • If you do all of your saving for retirement in traditional 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts, you could face hefty required withdrawals in retirement that bump you into a higher tax bracket. Conversely, saving for retirement in accounts with different types of tax treatments including trad Colleges and Universities That Claim to Meet Full Financial Need 09/15/2014 12:00am • To gauge the affordability of a college or university, the sticker price is a good place to start. But savvy students should dig deeper. One data point to unearth is the average percent of financial need met. As universities cover more of the tuition bill than ever before, they're devoting most of 401(k) Plans 101: A Guide to Saving for Retirement 09/15/2014 12:00am • If you're like many recent college graduates, thinking about retirement is probably the last thing on your mind. But the truth is, it's never too early to start saving for your golden years. The sooner you begin contributing to accounts like a 401(k), the more secure and comfortable your retiremen Portfolio Analysis: A $960,598 Trust Dragged Down by Cost 09/15/2014 12:00am • Deciding how to invest inherited money can be difficult. It's hard to make the right investment choices when emotions are running high. So what do we do? Do we stick with the same investments we inherited or do we go with something else? If our relative was already working with a financial advisor 10 Ways to Avoid the IRA Early Withdrawal Penalty 09/15/2014 12:00am • Keep your 10 percent.Withdrawals from individual retirement accounts before age 59 1/2 typically trigger a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty. However, there are several exceptions to the penalty if you meet certain circumstances or spend the money on specific purchases. Here are 10 ways to avoid t Power shift expected in Swedish election 09/14/2014 01:18pm • KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Sweden's parliamentary election opened Sunday with polls showing the left-leaning Social Democrats poised to return to power after eight years of center-right rule.That would be a return to normalcy in Swedish politics because the Social Democrats -- wh France bristles as Netflix advances in Europe 09/14/2014 12:04pm • LOUISE DEWAST Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Netflix is tapping into six new markets Monday hoping to gain a big subscriber base around Europe, but is facing a frosty welcome in France. Well-established French competitors are trying to head off a Netflix wave, the government wants oversight and the Arizona candidate gives GOP's weekly radio address 09/13/2014 05:30pm • PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona congressional candidate Andy Tobin said Saturday that rural Arizona and parts of the country have been forgotten by Washington.Tobin made the remarks while delivering the Republican national radio address from Picacho Peak, a prominent landmark in Arizona's 1st Congressional Deportations down 20 percent, fewest since 2007 09/13/2014 03:38am • ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has quietly slowed deportations by nearly 20 percent while delaying plans to act on his own potentially to shield millions of immigrants from expulsion.The Homeland Security Department is on pace to remove the fewest numbe