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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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Bloomberg
RBS Posts Loss Twice as Big as Expected
Bloomberg
Enlarge image Royal Bank of Scotland Posts a Wider-Than-Estimated Loss Royal Bank of Scotland Posts a Wider-Than-Estimated Loss Mike Wilkinson/Bloomberg The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) logo hangs from a road bridge close to the company's ...
RBS Records $1.2 Billion Loss After Greece ChargesCNBC.com
Royal Bank of Scotland Posts a Wider-Than-Estimated LossBusinessWeek
RBS reports £2bn loss, fourth since bailoutBBC News
Rutland Times -RTT News
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Fox News
Obama plan would cut tax rates for companies, end loopholes
Detroit Free Press
President Barack Obama, shown accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, left, is proposing a corporate tax overhaul plan that lowers rates but also eliminates loopholes and subsidies. / J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press By Jim Kuhnhenn Associated ...
Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into lawAFP
AP source: Obama seeks 28 percent corp. tax rateBoston.com
Obama's corporate tax plan would slash ratesUSA TODAY
Boston Globe -Bloomberg
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BBC News
HP CEO pleads patience as earnings fall 44 percent
Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Thursday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings at one of the world's largest technology companies.
Hewlett-Packard Profit Forecast Falls Short of Analyst EstimatesSan Francisco Chronicle
Hewlett-Packard Second-Quarter Profit Forecast Misses Estimates Amid SlumpBloomberg
HP Revenue and Profit Fall; More Trouble Is ExpectedNew York Times
PCWorld
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Kansas City Star
FOREX-Dollar off 7-mth high vs yen on profit-taking
Reuters
* Yen gets respite after extended slide but gains limited * Japan exporters, profit-taking dents dollar * Bids from Japanese importers lend dollar support * Talk of M&A related demand for CAD/JPY By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The ...
Asian shares, euro ease as focus moves to growth, oil pricesEconomic Times
Asia stocks fall amid Greek debt deal doubtsThe Associated Press
Dollar Pushes Higher Vs. YenWall Street Journal
BusinessWeek
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ABC News
Dow Snaps Win Streak
Wall Street Journal
By JONATHAN CHENG Stocks faltered for the first day in four amid caution on the European economy and uncertainty about the implementation of Greece's debt deal. Stocks faltered for the first day in four amid caution on the European economy and ...
Markets slow near crucial 13000 markDetroit Free Press
Stocks Lower a Day After Dow's Blip Above 13000ABC News
Stocks fall as Europe frets over GreeceUSA TODAY

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USA TODAY
IRS Warns of Scams During Tax-filing Season
San Fernando Valley Sun
LOS ANGELES – The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual "Dirty Dozen" ranking of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return ...
Delays in delivery of tax refunds continue, tax pros sayUSA TODAY
Action Line: The Internal Revenue Service issues annual 'Dirty Dozen' ranking ...San Jose Mercury News
IRS releases annual 'Dirty Dozen' tax scamsGoErie.com
Reading Eagle -KCEN-TV -Forbes
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Chicago Tribune
Home sales rise again, but prices fall to new low
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago area has seen seven months of higher year-over-year home sales, raising the hopes of homeowners seeking to sell their homes this spring. But sellers, take note: Housing prices are headed in the wrong direction. Last month, the median sales ...
Rising sales point to better year for housingThe Detroit News
Home sales pick upDaytona Beach News-Journal
Housing takes another step out of the cellarMarketWatch
Bloomberg -USA TODAY -Reuters
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Slate Magazine
AT&T CEO's 2011 Compensation Hurt By Failed T-Mobile Deal
NASDAQ
(RTTNews.com) - Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc.'s (T) chief executive officer Randall Stephenson's compensation in 2011 was reduced by $2 million, thanks to a failed attempt to buy T-Mobile USA, a regulatory filing showed.
AT&T CEO pay docked $2 millionCNN
AT&T CEO takes $2M pay cut over T-Mobile dealSan Francisco Chronicle
AT&T's Chief Pays for Big Deal's FailureWall Street Journal
Bloomberg -Washington Post -Forbes
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Wall Street Journal
Historic door-to-door retailer Fuller Brush files for bankruptcy protection
Washington Post
NEW YORK — 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 US The company, known for its brushes, ...
Fuller Brush Goes Into Chapter 11Wall Street Journal
'I'm your Fuller Brush bankruptcy'New York Post
Fuller Brush Files for Bankruptcy Protection After 'Reboot'Bloomberg
San Francisco Chronicle
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Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Thursday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings at one of the world's largest ...