By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — After recovering from an initial jolt, U.S. stocks, bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar drifted through a quiet Monday following the latest reminder that the U.S government may be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt.

The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1% after Moody’s Ratings became the last of the three major credit-rating agencies to say the U.S. federal government no longer deserves a top-tier “Aaa” rating. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 137 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite inched up by less than 0.`%.

Moody’s pointed to how the U.S. government continues to borrow more and more money to pay for its expenses, with political bickering making it difficult to either rein in Washington’s spending or raise its revenue in order to get its ballooning debt under more control.

They’re serious problems, but nothing Moody’s said is new, and critics have been railing against Washington’s inability to control its debt for many years. Standard & Poor’s lowered its credit rating for the U.S. government in 2011. read more

When Seminole County decided last February to let hotels put a new $1.75 per-night fee on local hotel rooms, the idea was to raise millions of dollars to build a new indoor events center.

But with an estimated price tag of upwards of $100 million for the 172,000 square-foot facility — roughly twice what the hotel fee could support — county leaders now realize their plan has a big hole.

“The math doesn’t work,” Commissioner Andria Herr said Tuesday during a staff presentation. “We all need to have realistic expectations or be willing to have realistic expectations elsewhere in the spending of the county dollars.”

Advocates had hoped it might be possible for the complex to be built entirely with revenue from Seminole’s new tourism improvement district fee, or TID.

Now they are asking whether Seminole should tap other revenue sources for the additional millions needed, such as its penny sales tax, sponsorships, or the taxpayers’ money set aside for parks in the county’s general fund. read more

The nation’s largest for-profit developer of affordable housing plans to expand its Orlando-area portfolio with two more projects in Osceola County, including one next to the Crossprairie master-planned community.

The two projects from Dominium would add 624 rent-restricted apartments for families in Osceola earning no more than 60% of the Area Median Income, according to a report by GrowthSpotter. That gives Dominium a total of seven affordable housing communities either built or in the pipeline in the county.

Osceola County Commissioners recently authorized tax-exempt bonds totaling $154 million for the two new projects. The larger of the two is a 420-unit family community on Clay Whaley Road just west of the Cross Prairie Parkway. Dominium is under contract for 25 acres in the mixed-use district and has applied for annexation into St. Cloud. The site is about a block from the future K-8 school in Crossprairie.

The Osceola board approved a $105 million bond package for the project, which would be the first affordable housing community in the East of Lake Toho mixed-use district. The company also uses Florida’s 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits, in combination with the bonds and equity and bridge loans to finance its projects. read more

Dragons, wizards, classic monsters and videogame legends all live in Epic Universe. Their five themed worlds have a big theme-park element in common: Rides.

At Epic, the attractions range from calm kiddie rides to elaborate, technological marvels that transport passengers to disorienting alternate dimensions. Here’s what to know — along with a Fear Factor Guide (1 being mildly scary and 10 being toe-curling terrifying) — before braving the 11 rides of Epic Universe.

Yoshi’s Adventure

Fear factor: 1

What: A kiddie ride

Where: Upper level of Super Nintendo World.

What to expect: It’s the most low-stakes, all-ages ride at Epic. Passengers glide by scenes from Mushroom Kingdom and participate in an egg-based scavenger hunt. See one? Press a button.

Feels familiar? Maybe like the Cat in the Hat ride at Islands of Adventure but without the verve.

Fear factor explained: Virtually none, unless you’re triggered by slow forward motion, mild altitudes or the blazing Florida sun in a couple of stretches.

Height requirement: 34 inches (although under 48 inches requires a supervising companion) read more