An Italian judge convicted three Google executives of privacy violations over a 2006 video depicting a child with Down Syndrome being bullied. What's more, the search giant was also facing antitrust scrutiny from European Union regulators over complaints leveled by three European Internet companies.

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Italy Convicts Google Execs of Privacy Violation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:00:00.

Filed Under: Google , Microsoft

Mort Zuckerman would like to have more say in government. Rupert Murdoch would like to stop losing money on the New York Post. Their problems may have a common solution. Could selling Murdoch the Daily News garner Zuckerman his fellow mogul's backing for a bid for a U.S. Senate seat?

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How a Sale by Zuckerman Could Buy Murdoch's Backing for Senate originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:45:00.

Filed Under: People, Media

The FDA has finally approved the vaccine Prevnar 13, developed to protect children aged 6 weeks through 5 years against 13 varieties of the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, which can cause such serious illnesses as sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia.

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Pfizer's Pediatric Vaccine Prevnar 13 Approved originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:13:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Healthcare, Pfizer, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline

The Hartford (HIG) is a big player in the 401(k) market. According to its website, it administers over 30,000 plans, with $41 billion in assets under management on behalf of 1.6 million plan participants. But in a settlement of a class action, announced Feb. 17, Hartford agreed to pay $13.8 million to retirement plans that used it as a service provider between November 2003 and the date of the...

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Hartford Settles a 401(k) Class Action and Agrees to 'Revenue-Sharing' Disclosures originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:00.

Filed Under: Retirement, Company News, Columns, Investing

You're a savvy investor: You know your way around a mutual fund. But figuring out exchange-traded funds can be a whole different ballgame, so we've asked a few financial experts to help demystify the art of successful ETF investing.

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The 10 Rules You Need to Know Before Investing in ETFs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:00:00.

Filed Under: Investing, Charles Schwab, ETFs, Investing Basics

Akio Toyoda appeared Wednesday before lawmakers in Washington to explain recalls of millions of Toyota vehicles. He apologized for the failures to properly acknowledge and address the problems, but at times his questioners seemed skeptical and even frustrated.

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Toyota's Chief to Congress: 'I Take Full Responsibility' originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:57:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Toyota, Autos

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has required Ticketmaster to pay refunds to consumers who bought tickets for 14 Bruce Springsteen concerts in 2009.

To keep scientific breakthroughs from getting snagged in the morass of federal regulations, the NIH and the FDA announced an initative to get science and law in closer sync. Unfortunately, the joint venture has a shoestring budget.

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FDA, NIH Aim to Push New Breakthroughs, but the Budget's Tight originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:47:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Healthcare

A furious debate rages about whether the blistering expansion is sustainable or a prelude to a meltdown. But the lack of reliable government statistics renders the country a black box, forcing investors to rely on anecdotal evidence instead.

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Beijing's Secrecy Fuels Fears About China's Overheating Economy originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:40:00.

Filed Under: Economy

Writer Charles Pellegrino's "Last Train to Hiroshima" had been enjoying great reviews until it was revealed to rely on an unreliable source. Now the publisher plans to reprint the book with author revisions, a costly, embarrassing headache for publisher Henry Holt.

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A Lying Source Causes Expensive Headaches for a Writer and His Publisher originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:45:00.

Filed Under: Company News, People, Media, Books