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What worried owners can do about Jeep recall
UPDATED: Chrysler and the federal government have finished wrangling over whether a Jeep recall is warranted, with the automaker agreeing Tuesday to a voluntary recall of 1.56 million Jeep models. Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked Chrysler to voluntarily recall Jeep Grand Cherokees in model years 1993 to 2004 and Libertys in model years 2002 to 2007. Bas...



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Google 'putting consumers at risk,' state AGs say
Updated at 6:25 p.m. ET: Three state attorneys general want Google to change the way its search engine displays results. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood hasn’t filed any charges against the search giant, but he has accused Google of helping facilitate the sale of illegal goods – from prescriptions to counterfeit music.Frustrated with the company’s inaction, Hood announced on Tuesday that he...



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In praise of older workers: Carlos Slim (age 73)
Billionaire Carlos Slim, age 73, says workers—those in developed economies, anyway—are at their prime in their 60s and there is no reason for them to retire. "When you have an industrial economy like in the past where people ... do a lot of physical work and people live less years, it's OK to retire at 65," Slim told CNBC. "(But) When you have a society of knowledge and experience and informa...



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