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Obama administration seeks online privacy rules
The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you ...
Stocks lower a day after Dow's blip above 13,000
A day after Dow 13,000, investors took a break.Stocks closed lower Wednesday for the first time in four trading days. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 27.02 points to finish at 12,938.67. The day ...
Rising sales point to better year for housing
The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season.Sales of previously occupied homes are at their highest level since May 2010. More first-time buyers are making purchases. ...
Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit
President Barack Obama rolled out a corporate tax overhaul plan Wednesday that lowers rates but also eliminates loopholes and subsidies cherished by the business world. A long-shot for action in an election ...
Calif. pledges better mobile privacy disclosures
California is clamping down on nosy mobile applications, telling them they must give people advance warning if they want to keep pulling sensitive information from smartphones and computer tablets.The ...
Fantasy camp for those who love to fly
Eric Mueller's vacation started when his plane filled with smoke. Soon, people slid down an emergency chute, inflated life vests and climbed into a raft.Mueller loved every minute of it.Most days he runs ...
Media General explores sale of newspapers
Newspaper publisher and TV station owner Media General said Wednesday that it is exploring the sale of its newspaper operations, which produce nearly half its revenue.The company said that it has received ...
FDA panel backs previously rejected obesity pill
A previously rejected weight loss pill won an overwhelming endorsement from public health advisers Wednesday, raising hopes that the drug from Vivus Inc. could become the first new anti-obesity medication ...
Fuller Brush files for bankruptcy protection
The Fuller Brush Man is calling ... on bankruptcy court.Fuller Brush Co. is filing for bankruptcy protection, decades after its fleet of salesmen popularized door-to-door selling in the U.S.The company, ...
Ford to add $3.8B to pension plans this year
Ford Motor Co. will pump $3.8 billion into its global pension plans this year as it tries to get them closer to fully funding their obligations.The company also raised the annual pay for its 16 directors ...
S&P Fails to Break Key Level; Euro Zone Data Weigh
U.S. stocks stalled Wednesday with the S&P 500 near a 10-month-old high after weak data on Europe's business activity raised concerns about a recession.
Chris Christie to Warren Buffett: Just 'Shut up'
Outspoken New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had harsh words for billionaire investor Warren Buffett on taxes.
Tech Bubble 2.0: It's a Private Thing
It takes companies an average of nine years to go public. No wonder investors stand to make the big bucks on private exchanges.
Japanese Yen: The Key Currency Mover Right Now
For all the wrangling, jaw-boning and fretting, the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the Euro has been stuck in a trading range for more than a month, with (EUR/USD) hanging out around $1.30. According to Marc Chandler, head of global currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman current levels locked into place is a function [...]
Should Mortgage Rates Even Be Lower?
Mortgage rates are the lowest on record. But by a key historical measure, they should be even lower.
Citigroup 'Defrauded' Fannie, Freddie: Whistle-Blower
Citigroup, which last week admitted breaking FHA rules, also violated regulations for home loans sold to Fannie and Freddie, according to a whistle-blower's complaint.
Looming Threat: Could Gas Hit $5?
Oil is in the spotlight with global prices near a nine-month high after Iran announced it was stopping oil shipments to France and Britain.
How the Dodd-Frank Act Harms the U.S. Energy Industry
Pete Sepp is executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union . Though many in Washington would deny it, taxing, spending, and borrowing are not the only ways federal policies can impact taxpayers ...
Housing Bottomed Two Years Ago: Economist
Existing-home sales increased slightly less than expected in the month of January, up 4.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.57 million, and sales were up 0.7% compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors. This marks the third month in four that sales of existing single [...]
Pimco Said to Quit Mortgage Bond Group
(Corrects executive's title in sixth paragraph.) Pacific Investment Management Co. isquitting the American Securitization Forum (0150170D) after the trade groupdeclined to issue a statement about investors' ...
