HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs

PALO ALTO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according to reports published Thursday. The looming cuts cited by Bloomberg News and the technology blog All Things D would trim as much as 9 percent of HP's workforce, ...

Parent of Carl's Jr., Hardee's files for IPO

NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of fast-food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's is planning to go public again, seeking to raise an estimated $100 million. CKE Inc. says it will use proceeds from the offering to repay debt and for general corporate expenses. It filed preliminary paperwork for the IPO Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...

As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'

Wal-Mart's 1Q profit up 10.1 percent

Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo's new boss is reorganizing a consumer-commerce division created by recently dispatched CEO Scott Thompson. Instead of operating as a separate division, Yahoo's commerce operations will operate within the company's global media team. Interim CEO Ross Levinsohn announced the decision in a memo sent Thursday to Yahoo Inc. employees. ...

Natural gas prices drop on rising supplies

J.C. Penney's shares in free-fall after 1Q loss

Mass. House speaker to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: Come home

Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay in the long run?

Google strives to enlighten with new search tool

FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads

Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears

Half of Americans call Facebook a fad

NEW YORK (AP) - Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected asking price is too high.

Penney has 1Q loss as new pricing repels shoppers

Lack of trust in Facebook may hold back ad sales

Both sides can’t be right

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

MENLO PARK (AP) - It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B purchase of Tumblr

'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

Google CEO discloses 'rare' vocal cord issue