Yahoo launches online consumer privacy tool
Yahoo wants its users to know what it knows about them.
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
New Study Calls for Cybersecurity Overhaul in US
The U.S. government and private businesses need to overhaul the way they look at cybersecurity, with the government offering businesses new incentives to fix security problems, the Internet Security Alliance said.
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
Google search results to include ‘real-time’ data
Google will begin to automatically update its search results to include relevant information within a few seconds after the content is recorded in its Web index. The “real-time” search feature unveiled Monday marks a major step in Google’s ambition to provide a comprehensive look at what people are discussing online as quickly as possible
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
Study: Grad rates between blacks, whites widening
The disparity between graduation rates for white and black college football players at schools headed to bowl games grew slightly this year, according to a study released Monday. The annual report by the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport also showed overall academic progress
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
Italy probes ex-cyclist Bettini’s tax returns
Olympic cycling gold medalist Paolo Bettini has been placed under investigation for alleged tax evasion in Italy. Ernesto Ceccarelli, an official with the tax police in the Tuscan town of Livorno, says the now-retired Bettini is suspected of evading taxes on nearly $16.6 million
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
Herzog, Harvey elected to baseball Hall of Fame
Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey got the call Monday, elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Herzog and Harvey missed by one vote in their previous tries. This time, they easily drew enough support to reach Cooperstown
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
Bank of America says 600,000 mortgages modified
Bank of America Corp. said Monday it has provided mortgage relief through loan modifications for more than 600,000 homeowners since January 2008.
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Real Estate | Read More »
Quarter in US foreclosure plan late on payments
More than one-quarter of homeowners receiving help under a U.S. government foreclosure prevention plan are behind on their new mortgage payments, a Treasury Department survey has found
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Real Estate | Read More »
Kaufman warns of commodities bubble
A bubble has formed in commodities as “speculative fervor” returns to markets after the global financial crisis, veteran Wall Street economist Henry Kaufman said on Monday. “There are bubbles in commodities,” and probably in the gold market as well, said Kaufman, president of financial consulting firm Henry Kaufman & Co Inc in New York
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Money | Read More »
Consumer borrowing falls for 9th straight month
The Federal Reserve says consumers borrowed less for a record ninth straight month in October. It was another sign that consumer spending will remain weak, making it harder for the economy to mount a sustained rebound
Dec 15 2009 | Posted in Money | Read More »
