Advertisers group backs Google, privacy advocates not so much Not surprisingly, Google is resisting a demand that it broaden the "right to…
Jul 31, 2015The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should reject a privacy group’s push to extend the E.U.’s controversial right to be forgotten rules to…
Jul 31, 2015California's sky-high gasoline prices translated into a big second-quarter profit for refiner Valero Energy Corp. The San Antonio company said operating income…
Jul 31, 2015MENLO PARK -- Nearly 70 percent of California's previously uninsured adults have gained health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act --…
Jul 31, 2015When it comes to the future of transportation, the first thing that comes to mind is the possibility of flying cars. It's…
Jul 28, 2015Consumers should review new health insurance policies closely for “hidden premiums,” including narrow provider networks, high deductibles and climbing cost-sharing that can…
Jul 27, 2015On June 25, just one week before many California motorists began paying upwards of $4.30 per gallon for gasoline, the Bahamian-flagged tanker…
Jul 27, 2015Consumer advocates are asking California Attorney General Kamala Harris to look into record-high oil industry profits this year.
Jul 27, 2015In a mega-deal that alarms some health policy experts and consumer advocates worried about increasing industry consolidation and the prospect of higher…
Jul 25, 2015Two new health insurers are poised to join California's market for Obamacare coverage — industry giant UnitedHealth and a New York start-up…
Jul 24, 2015Licensing terms prohibit competing companies from letting consumers know of better music deals Apple's licensing terms for competing music streaming services may…
Jul 23, 2015Al Franken is particularly concerned about whether Apple has stymied competition in the music-streaming business by controlling its own application marketplace. Apple's…
Jul 23, 2015Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Consumer advocates said oil refineries are logging record profits as…
Jul 23, 2015Newly posted data from California oil refiners shows that record price spikes at the pump have translated to a record high return…
Jul 22, 2015Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, says oil refineries are pocketing more money than ever in California history because of the…
Jul 22, 2015Consumer Watchdog’s research has shown that low inventories and recent exports of California’s refined supply have sent California gasoline prices to a…
Jul 22, 2015Minnesota DFL U.S. Sen. Al Franken wants two federal agencies to investigate whether Apple’s new music streaming service is violating anti-trust laws.…
Jul 22, 2015Frustrated with high gas prices? You're not alone. At a North Hills Mobil Station on the corner of Sepulveda and Nordhoff some…
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