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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 Business Highlights 09/12/2014 06:50pm • The Associated Press ___Sponsors keep close watch on NFL investigationMajor brand sponsors are watching closely to make sure the National Football League doesn't fumble the investigation into how its executives handled evidence in the Ray Rice domestic violence case.For big companies like Anheuser- Hogan and Brown address local officials 09/12/2014 04:40pm • BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Republican Larry Hogan says if Maryland residents want a change in leadership in the governor's office, they should vote for him, while Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown says the kind of changes Hogan advocates would hurt the state.The two candidat Va. state revenues increase slightly in August 09/12/2014 04:40pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia tax collections increased slightly in August.Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Friday that general fund revenues were up 1.7 percent from August of 2013. He says that's an encouraging sign, but cautions that August is not a significant month for revenue collections.The governo Greece makes further progress on budget front 09/12/2014 03:00pm • DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece has made its second successful return to the bond markets as the government revealed Friday that it was beating a key bailout budget target -- and by a big margin.The developments provide further evidence that Greece is slowly weaning i Notice of possible closure goes to 3K Taj workers 09/12/2014 01:13pm • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- The owner of the Trump Taj Mahal casino has sent notices to more than 3,100 employees warning it could be shut down in November.Trump Entertainment Resorts told The Associated Press it filed the notices earlier this week, saying it could close European states struggle with Draghi's challenge 09/12/2014 11:37am • DAVID McHUGH Associated Press MILAN (AP) -- Eurozone finance ministers on Friday said they were willing to help the European Central Bank in its plan to save the economy. How much they can do in practice, however, remains unclear.The ministers met for the first time since ECB President Mario Draghi IMF's Lagarde says women vital for global recovery 09/12/2014 11:18am • ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) -- Empowerment of women and equal opportunities are crucial for driving a stronger global economic recovery, and for revitalizing Japan, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday.The global recovery is too tepid and too turbulent, IMF chi