Groupon stock hits another low after 2Q results

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Groupon's stock hit another low, days after the online deals company issued a lackluster quarterly report. Groupon Inc. fell 32 cents, or 6 percent, to close Thursday at $5. Earlier it hit $4.97, its lowest level since its initial public offering in November. The stock's IPO price was $20, so it has lost 75 percent of its value. ...

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People affected by refinery fire sue Chevron

RICHMOND (AP) - Nine people have sued Chevron Corp. over a California refinery fire that sent thousands to hospitals with respiratory issues and contributed to higher gasoline prices on the West Coast. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court claims Chevron was grossly negligent in its handling of refinery maintenance as well as emergency response to the blaze in ...

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps again graces Wheaties cereal boxes

NEW YORK (AP) - With another six Olympic medals around his neck, swimmer Michael Phelps is once again touting the breakfast of champions. General Mills Inc. on Thursday unveiled limited-edition boxes of its Wheaties cereal featuring Phelps, who now holds a record 22 Olympic medals. Phelps was last featured on the box after the 2004 Olympics. After the ...

Target raises profit outlook on solid 2Q sales

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Target Corp. raised its full-year profit projection Wednesday after the cheap-chic discounter reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue that showed healthy spending in food, beauty, fashion and other items.

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US economic recovery weakest since World War II

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Deals fatigue? Groupon stock 27 percent down

Camry sheds ho-hum image to snare younger car buyers

New toilet technology after 150 years

Home Depot sees signs of improving housing market

ATLANTA (AP) - The Home Depot Inc. is feeling more optimistic about the recovery of the housing market after customers spent more on sprucing up their homes in the second quarter. The country's biggest home-improvement retailer said Tuesday that strong cost controls and healthy sales of paint, bathroom accessories and kitchen installations helped lift its net income by 12 percent during the ...

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A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

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'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo

J.C. Penney posts bigger 1Q loss than expected for 1st Q

Wal-Mart's 1Q profit, sales disappoint

Tablets in the classroom push learning

Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper; nation importing 50M rolls

Apple says App Store hit 50 billion downloads

Google digs deeper into people's lives

Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook

Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent

Trade group slams safety pact for Bangladesh

Wells Fargo again ordered to settle overdraft case

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