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Business expert: Takata faces “long road to recovery”
Business expert: Takata faces “long road to recovery”

The Takata airbag recall list keeps getting longer. So far, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) puts the total at 28 million vehicles from 14 car companies.

Besides the 10 fatalities and over 100 injuries linked to the defective airbags, the economic toll has been huge. A Rice University professor suggests the toll may be hard for Takata to ever overcome.

Anastasiya Zavyalova, assistant professor of strategic management at Rice University’s Jones Gr...

 
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Automotive

Senator wants ammonium nitrate out of airbags past and future

But federal safety regulators say that's not the answer

Volkswagen's dirty diesels will cause at least 60 U.S. deaths, MIT study finds

The number could be more than twice that if a recall is not conducted promptly

Cell phones & smart phones

States challenge caps on inmate telephone call rates

Arkansas says prisons and jails need the money

Five apps to help you avoid social media and other online distractions

If your focus and productivity suffers due to online distractions, these apps can help

Computers & electronics

Researchers find vulnerabilities in OpenSSL

Hackers could intercept vital information about software

Credit cards

Google introduces facial-recognition payment app

Leave the smartphone in your pocket. Just show your face and say "I'll pay with Google"

Costco's transition to Citi Visas now set for 'mid-2016'

The switch from American Express had been expected to happen March 31

Education

Feds pressed to toughen protection for for-profit college students

Issue has even popped up in GOP presidential race

Appellate Court declines to dismiss suit against Trump University

New York Attorney General will proceed with $40 million lawsuit

Employment

Why you shouldn't list 'multitasking' on a resume

An expert debunks three common myths of multitasking

Postal rates poised to go down

Approval of the last rate hike, it turns out, was only temporary

Entertainment

FCC probes the role cable companies play in keeping TV shows off the Internet

Big cable companies can force program providers to deny real-time Internet access

Family & parenting

FDA agrees to take a closer look at Essure, an implantable birth-control device

Critics want the device taken off the market until its safety can be proven

Study: More than half of lawn mower injuries to children require amputation

The number of accidents involving children is "alarming," surgeons find

Health

Study: Zika virus can lead some patients to contract Guillain-Barré syndrome

Researchers provide the first evidence that links the two conditions

How beneficial is an “intense cardio” workout?

Researcher warns high levels of intense exercise can lead to permanent changes to the heart

Home & garden

Study: Mortgage originators still racially discriminate

African-Americans face hurdles at the very beginning of the process

More "flipping" leads to fears of another housing bubble

RealtyTrac reports house flipping was up in 75% of the nation's housing markets last year

Internet

AT&T creating a streaming version of DirecTV

Details are scarce but the service looks to be similar to Dish Network's Sling TV

Expansion of Lifeline telephone subsidy to include broadband moves forward

Coalition of public interest groups and broadband providers add their support to FCC efforts

Personal finance

Cash is still king amongst Millennials, survey finds

But a growing number prefer payment apps such as PayPal or Venmo

A year-over-year surge in home prices in January

The northwest and Rocky Mountain states led the way

Political News

Trump healthcare policy has elements to delight and horrify both parties

Candidate would allow consumers to deduct healthcare premiums from taxes

Privacy

Online payment portal Dwolla dinged for its security practices

Feds say consumers were deceived about the data security risks of using the online system

Privacy groups line up behind Apple against FBI

Security measures either protect everyone or no one, the groups argue

Scams

Study finds online sites lag in detecting rental scams

Craigslist caught fewer than half of obvious scams, NYU researchers report

Debt collection and identity theft top the list of complaints to the FTC in 2015

Consumers can now create a personalized identity theft recovery plan

Shopping

Sports Authority files for bankruptcy

The company will close up to 140 stores as it attempts to reorganize

Small companies making big inroads in the food industry

Millennials giving new meaning to "value menu"

Tax preparation

Free help preparing tax returns is available

You may be eligible for one of several assistance programs

Travel

U.S. bans e-cigarettes on commercial flights

Passengers should be protected from unwanted exposure to chemicals, feds decree

Price of spring break getaways going down

Travel industry passing on savings in competition for marketshare

Recalls

Feds tell Virginia soybean business to clean up its act

The firm was cited for selling contaminated sprouts

Sally Sherman Foods recalls chicken salad products

The products may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes

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