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Headline News
Consumer Action updates daily, headline news from a variety of news sources. The archive provides access in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, than month to allow for easier browsing.
- Headlines | First subject: Paying for college
- Headlines | Keeping an eye on bouncing prices online
- Headlines | 10 car features you can’t live without
- Headlines | Mixing, matching and charging less for a phone plan
- Headlines | Do homework when picking tax preparer
- Headlines | Survey: College selection often relies on cost
- Headlines | Google Fiber provides faster Internet
- Headlines | Why rising house prices could be great for American consumers
- Headlines | Domestic air fares rose 4% in 2012; carry-on bag fees next
- Headlines | Southwest Airlines settles lawsuit over drink coupons
- Headlines | Take steps now to reduce 2013 taxes
- Headlines | Impulse buys, straight to a screen
- Spanish Headlines | ¿Planea algún cambio importante en su vida?
- Headlines | Higher tax rates on top earners will pinch married couples faster than individuals
- Headlines | Should a co-signer settle with collection agency?
- Headlines | Seven great workout apps that help keep you fit
- Headlines | How businesses can use Facebook’s Graph Search
- Headlines | Can Oregon save American health care?
- Headlines | How to keep up on product recalls
- Headlines | FCC promises more high-speed Wi-Fi soon
- Headlines | Coca-Cola ads will join obesity debate
- Headlines | Why 64.8 percent of Americans didn’t get a flu shot
- Headlines | Over 50, and under no illusions
- Headlines | To keep getting your benefits check, sign up for electronic delivery
- Headlines | Simple, solid strategies for investing money
- Headlines | Ouch! Your paycheck just shrank
- Headlines | USA needs more effective flu shots, experts say
- Headlines | A shocking death, a financial lesson and help for others
- Headlines | Good news about real estate: Home equity is growing again
- Headlines | One cautionary tale you can’t afford not to read
- Headlines | Their apps track you. Will Congress track them?
- Headlines | New search engine sets out to prove Google isn’t the best
- Headlines | Health insurers raise some rates by double digits
- Chinese Headlines | Retail store coupon system abuse (Chinese)
- Headlines | The line between ‘aggressive’ and ‘evil’
- Headlines | FDA proposes sweeping new food safety rules
- Headlines | Facebook post on drunk driving lands teen in hot water
- Headlines | Vast cache of Kaiser patient details was kept in private home
- Headlines | Airline group predicts more fliers, more efficient airports
- Headlines | Which airline has the rudest employees? A survey.
- Headlines | Cyber criminals are targeting your smartphone
- Headlines | Individual mandate in healthcare was year’s top consumer story
- Headlines | Sure, Big Data Is great. But so Is intuition.
- Headlines | Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club pulling smoked salmon over listeria fears
- Headlines | 7 money stumbles to avoid
- Headlines | Think you’re giving up social media? Think again.
- Headlines | Instantly yours, for a fee
- Headlines | FCC eases restrictions on Internet use on flights
- Headlines | Gift cards are great last-minute gifts, but purchase with care
- Headlines | E-book restrictions leave ‘buyers’ with few rights