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Week ahead in real estate (Feb. 6 - 10)

16 min 28 sec ago
Here are some headlines to expect this week from San Diego County and beyond.

Job trends pointing up

54 min 13 sec ago
On the heels of last Friday's strong employment report, a job market index indicates that hiring will remain strong through at least the end of March, although it cautions that growth may slow during spring.

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

2 hours 33 min ago
Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

Google, Facebook remove content on India's order

3 hours 9 min ago
Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

Giants overcome midseason struggles, now champs

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:53pm
New England quarterback Tom Brady couldn't stage a last-ditch drive to overcome New York's 21-17 lead.

Real estate rewind (Jan. 30- Feb 3)

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 1:33pm
Here's a roundup of headlines that got people talking during the past week in San Diego and beyond.

Qualcomm not talking about bribery probe

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:00am
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases getting more attention.

Super Bowl economics: Lessons from Indianapolis for San Diego

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:22pm
Is a $700 million stadium investment worth it?

Scientists, online experts gather in SD

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:00pm
Three different gatherings focus on scientific innovations, the latest in online marketing and help for troubled homeowners

Bilbray went to bat for energy aid

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 8:14am
Rep. Brian Bilbray, who said he worried about political pressure on the Department of Energy in approving $535 million in loan guarantees to solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, himself requested U.S. aid for energy-efficient vehicle companies in San Diego.

For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 7:05am
Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.

Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:18am
A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous says it has attacked the Swedish government's website and shut it down by overloading it.

EconoMeter: How much should the wealthy be taxed?

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:00am
Mitt Romney's 15% tax rate prompts look at how much is too much

SD restaurants expecting rebound in 2012

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:00am
Local restaurateurs agree with national forecast showing a continued uptick in restaurant sales this year

Nuclear plant offers no timetable on leak fix

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 6:30pm
Temperatures are still too hot -- at 105 degrees -- inside a San Onofre nuclear reactor for inspection crews to begin searching for the source of a radioactive steam leak that shut the plant down.

Here's how students would design SD skyline

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 6:00pm
Students tackle tall buildings with the single flourish (and more)

CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:43pm
The head of memory chip maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near an Idaho runway.

Warship Freedom again breaks down at sea

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:12pm
The San Diego-based littoral combat ship suffers a third at-sea problem with in its propulsion system. The vessel was able to return to port, but questions remain about the operational capacity of the vessel

Where can you find 9 out of 10 coupons?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:00pm
Coupons are popping up everywhere you look. They’re in store aisles, on cereal boxes and sticking to the pasta-sauce jar. They’re on websites, in your email inbox and printed at the register based on what you bought.

HP awards new CEO Whitman with $16.5M pay package

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 2:36pm
Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package that hinges on the one-time politician's ability to lift the stumbling technology company's stock price during the next two years.