A digital privacy group has filed a complaint with the feds over Google's new social networking product, saying the search giant's use of private email contacts to build a public online community violated federal consumer protection laws. Google said it has already made changes to "Buzz" and has more in the works.

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Privacy Group Files Complaint with Feds Over Google's Social Network originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:25:00.

Filed Under: Google

Applied Materials expects a brighter earnings picture in 2010 as chip-makers retool and demand for solar panels grows. The company is big on solar, where it says "the opportunities over the next 20 years are really phenomenal."

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Recovery Is on the Horizon for Applied Materials originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:20:00.

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Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has reduced its holdings in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Proctor & Gamble (PG), ConocoPhillips (COP) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) during the last three months of 2009. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) disclosed those investments and several other changes to its roughly $58 billion U.S. stock portfolio in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. The filing offers a snapshot of the Omaha-based company's holdings as of Dec. 31.

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Warren Buffett Tweaks $58 Billion Portfolio originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:47:00.

Filed Under: Investing, Berkshire Hathaway

Research In Motion (RIMM) is striking back. On the heels of Microsoft's unveiling of Windows Phone 7, a new mobile operating system, Research In Motion chief Mike Lazaridis announced a new array of SuperApps, a new browser for its BlackBerry series, and new servers aimed squarely at Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and Google's (GOOG) Android operating system.

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BlackBerry Is Getting a New Browser originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:00:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Google , Research In Motion, Apple

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's using its statutory authority to compel Toyota to hand over documents relating to the recalls. If found in violation of any laws, the carmaker could face civil penalties of up to $16.4 million.

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Demanding Recall Documents, the Feds Crank Up the Heat on Toyota originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Toyota, Autos

Casino stocks have been winners in recent days. Prices for shares of Las Vegas Sands, MGM Mirage, and Wynn Resorts are all up, leading analysts to believe that the economically battered gambling Mecca is starting to regain its footing.

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Investors Bet on Vegas as Three Gaming Stocks Look Up originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:05:00.

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Stocks rose sharply Tuesday, helped by some upbeat blue-chip earnings reports, solid data on the manufacturing and housing fronts and relief over moves in the eurozone to deal with the debt crisis in Greece.

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Stocks Rally on Upbeat Earnings, Solid Data originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:00:00.

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Retail stocks must be back in fashion. On Tuesday, the apparel chain Express became the latest retailer to get involved in a big-ticket transaction when it filed for an initial public offering for $200 million worth of stock.

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Express Hopes Its IPO Is a Hot Item originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:57:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Investing, Retail

Editors at The New York Times today will determine the fate of Zachery Kouwe, a business reporter who copied passages from competing news outlets in numerous articles, in a case that may illustrate the hazards of practicing Web-speed journalism.

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New York Times Suspends Business Reporter in Plagiarism Probe originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:01:00.

Filed Under: Media, New York Times Co.

States such as West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico will operate their own Cash for Clunker Appliance programs.