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5 Questions to Help You Decide Whether to Save or Pay Off Debt 09/09/2014 12:00am • If you're in the enviable position of having some extra cash in your bank account that hasn't already been claimed by bills, then you might be asking yourself: Should I use the money to pay off debt, or simply save it? It's a perennial question with a difficult answer, because it depends largely on Retirees are lured by San Miguel de Allende's charms 09/09/2014 12:00am • San Miguel de Allende has been a favorite among foreign retirees since the late 1960s. Nestled among low hills, this historic city is mostly flat at its center, making it very walkable. El centro San Miguel is also chock full of delights. The number and variety of first-class restaurants and fin Despite struggles, Philadelphia opens new schools 09/08/2014 06:42pm • KATHY MATHESON Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The troubled city school system opened three new high schools Monday in an effort to show that officials are committed to innovating and boosting achievement despite fewer resources and the specter of massive layoffs.Superintendent William Hite en Bethel couple claims Hot Lotto $11.7M jackpot 09/08/2014 06:30pm • ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) -- A Bethel couple is Minnesota's newest millionaires.Joe and Rhonda Meath on Monday claimed an $11.7 million Hot Lotto jackpot.Joe Meath bought a Hot Lotto ticket at Corner Express in East Bethel on Saturday. He put the ticket in the visor of his truck and didn't think about i Global Cash to buy Multimedia Games for $1.2B 09/08/2014 05:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Global Cash Access Holdings is getting into the casino gaming business, spending about $1.2 billion to buy Multimedia Games Holdings.Both companies make machines found on casino floors. GCA makes ATMs and cash-advance kiosks, while Austin, Texas-based Multimedia Games makes video sl Treasury to limit profitability of overseas shifts 09/08/2014 04:18pm • STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration will decide "in the very near future" what actions it can take to make it less profitable for U.S. companies to shift their legal addresses to other countries, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Monday.A growing number of Season's new phones are all about selfie image 09/08/2014 03:10pm • FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- Visit any tourist destination, and you're bound to see individuals and groups taking photos of themselves for sharing on social media. It's a declaration to the world that they were there.Pop stars such as Rihanna and Justin Bieber have helped popularize Summer break over, must-do tasks await Congress 09/08/2014 03:06pm • ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Summer break over and elections ahead, Congress is beginning an abbreviated September session with must-do tasks of preventing a government shutdown and extending a freeze on taxing access to the Internet.Lawmakers will find time, too, for votes conv Walgreen adds activist hedge fund founder to board 09/08/2014 01:32pm • TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Walgreen has named Jana Partners founder Barry Rosenstein to its board, and the activist investor will get a say in choosing at least one additional director for the nation's largest drugstore chain.Walgreen Co. is feeling shareholder pressure after lowering its forecas Microsoft: mid-range phones for budget conscious 09/08/2014 01:04pm • FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- Microsoft will seek to draw more people to its Internet-based services with two new mid-range smartphones.The devices unveiled Thursday are under the Lumia brand Microsoft bought from Nokia. They run the latest version of Windows Phone 8 and feature Cort Schwarzenegger makes rare return to state capital 09/08/2014 01:02pm • JUDY LIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The Governator is back.Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning to the state capital on Monday for two high-profile public events to discuss California's fight against climate change and unveil his official portrait at the Capitol. Both events are expec Wall Street mostly lower ... Treasury to limit profitability of overseas shifts ... Twitter test service 09/08/2014 11:50am • NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stock indexes moved mostly lower in early trading Monday after the market reached a record high last week. At 10:35 a.m. Eastern Time, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 49 points to 17,089. The S&P 500 lost seven points to 2,001. And the Nasdaq composite rose four points to Japan says economy contracted 7.1 percent in 2Q 09/08/2014 09:42am • ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's economy shrank more sharply in the second quarter than first estimated and the latest indicators suggest only a modest bounce back since then.The world's third-largest economy contracted at an annualized rate of 7.1 percent in the April-June Lawmaker: Colleagues to scrutinize Tesla deal 09/08/2014 08:20am • MARTIN GRIFFITH Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick says it's too early to say whether a huge package of tax breaks and incentives needed to land Tesla Motors Inc.'s lithium battery factory will have smooth sailing at a special legislative session next wee International stocks mixed, futures muted...International economic data mixed 09/08/2014 07:40am • TOKYO (AP) -- International stock markets were are mixed today with a number of Asian markets closed for a holiday. British stocks and the pound fell after a poll showed a narrow majority supporting Scottish independence for the first time ahead of a Sept. 18 referendum. Asian shares meandered in th