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NEW YORK (AP) — 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 go. Administration … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — 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 crackdown comes six months after California … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. And the supply of homes … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 before, … Continue reading →

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — 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 inquiries from several … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a lower corporate tax rate and an end to dozens of loopholes he said helps U.S. companies move jobs and profits overseas. “It’s not right and it needs to change,” he … Continue reading →

Click! Follow Us on Facebook! The Dow Jones Industrial Average which briefly topped 13,000 yesterday for the first time since 2008, made for a great headline but the event was slightly less exciting to those who make their living investing. … Continue reading →

Last week I wrote about how fewer foreclosures up for sale in the housing market could actually mean lower overall home prices. That may sound counter-intuitive, given that we always talk about how distressed sales deflate comparable home prices. My … Continue reading →

How much rising gasoline prices will pinch consumers has yet to be seen, but energy savings from the warm winter may have already helped consumers avoid some of the pain. Deutsche Bank chief U.S. economist Joseph LaVorgna crunched the numbers … Continue reading →

Follow Yahoo!’s The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! Global oil prices jumped to a nine-month high Tuesday to $106 a barrel after Iran announced it was stopping oil shipments to France and Britain. Iran is responding to heavy pressure from … Continue reading →