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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A bill that would have required retailers to notify customers of a data breach has died in the last days of the New Mexico legislature, drawing criticism from the state’s credit unions.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.—Consumers acted in complete contrast in responses to consumer confidence surveys in the first two months of 2015, showing that what people say and what they do with their money are mutually exclusive, according to analysis by the Money Anxiety Index.

WASHINGTON—Americans’ personal income increased $58.6 billion, or 0.4%, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $54.2 billion, or 0.4%, in February, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

NEW YORK—A new report indicates that high-profile breaches at Sony, Target and Home Depot amount to less than 1% of each company’s annual revenues, and that following insurance reimbursements and tax deductions the losses have even smaller effects on the companies’ bottom lines