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Government to improve crash test program

The government is upgrading its crash test program for new cars and trucks to give consumers better information about vehicle safety.Read more »

Consumer Stories

Report: Toyota plans solar AC for Prius

Toyota's Prius gas-electric hybrid will become even greener next year with solar-powered air conditioning on some high-end models, The Nikkei reported Monday. Read more »

Consumer Reports: Cut Spending by Hundreds a Month!

With the cost of food and gasoline going up and up and up, people are looking for any place to save. You know the obvious places, but there may be other places to look. Consumer Reports Money Lab dug deep into the family budget to uncover them. Read more »

Consumer Reports: Light Ice Cream Tests

Americans eat more than two billion dollars worth of ice cream every summer, the busiest time of the year for this sweet treat. If you love ice cream, but not the calories and fat that come with it, take heed. Consumer Reports just taste-tested "light" ice creams. Read more »

Oil hits new record

Oil prices briefly soared to a record near $146 a barrel Thursday, then eased when the European Central Bank did not signal more rate hikes and a report showed unemployment in the United States has continued to climb. Read more »

Business News

Investment banks at risk, too
JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon Tuesday said investment banks are not too big to fail, and said the U.S. regulatory response to the credit crisis was appropriate. Read more »
Stocks hit by fears, oil falls
Wall Street closed lower on Monday after a wave of concern over mortgage providers' capital adequacy spoiled an early stocks rally triggered by a plunge in commodity prices led by oil. Read more »
American braces for job cuts
Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's biggest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs. Read more »
Bank regulations need overhaul
The United States must build a tougher regulatory system that can allow financial institutions to fail without causing wider economic turbulence, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday in London. Read more »
Cuban travel law temporarily blocked
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law that would have imposed a stiff bond and other restrictions on travel agencies and charter companies booking trips to Cuba. Read more »

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