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Business & Real Estate

Will the Internet listen to your private conversations?

SAN FRANCISCO – Like a lot of teenagers, Aanya Nigam reflexively shares her whereabouts, activities and thoughts on Twitter, Instagram and other social networks without a qualm. B...

Global fire sale on stuff that’s combustible

Oil, natural gas, coal prices sink like stones

Comcast speeds up discount Internet

WASHINGTON – Comcast is speeding up and expanding a discounted Internet service that was created to get more low-income people online. Comcast created the program four years ago a...

Higher wages a surprising success for Seattle restaurant

SEATTLE – Menu prices are up 21 percent and you don’t have to tip at Ivar’s Salmon House on Seattle’s Lake Union after the restaurant decided to institute the city’s $15-an-hour minimum wage...

Business Briefs

Discount Tire opens first Durango location Discount Tire announces the opening of a new tire store at 1175 South Camino del Rio. Discount Tire will offer customers free...

‘Breaking Bad’ homes for sale; meth labs not included

ALBUQUERQUE – Two houses featured on the hit AMC-TV series “Breaking Bad” are up for sale in Albuquerque. A mother-daughter realty team said they are helping sell the home where t...

Pending home sales index falls in June

WASHINGTON – The number of signed contracts to buy homes fell in June, as limited supplies of homes on the market are holding back possible sales growth. The National Association ...

California décor comes in many styles

There’s no single definition of California style: The state’s design sensibilities are as varied and interesting as its geography and climate. You can get a Cali vibe going in lo...

Rental prices rise 4.3 percent in June

WASHINGTON – U.S. home rental prices climbed much faster than incomes in June. But there are signs of slowing momentum around major job hubs such as New York, Los Angeles and Washington. ...

Can U.S. housing industry’s comeback endure? The outlook dims

WASHINGTON – The U.S. housing market has sizzled this summer, lifting expectations that home sales will finally help drive an economic expansion now in its seventh year. Or will i...

Boomers, millennials vie for limited rentals

WASHINGTON – Mike Abelson calls it his “man cave.” After his wife died, the 65-year-old sold his house and rented a 1,400-square-foot apartment eight miles away in suburban Bethes...

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Police around country offering buyers, sellers place to meet
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