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Samsung profits beat forecast, mobile biz doubles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co. reported Friday forecast-beating results for the fourth quarter of 2012 as profit from its mobile business more than doubled from a year earlier.
Analysts to Apple: Bend your knee to Wall Street as stock drops 12%
NEW YORK (AP) - Apple needs to start making nice with Wall Street, analysts said Thursday as investors hammered the company's stock.
New consumers health overhaul lingo
WAHSINGTON, D.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law has spawned its own jargon. With the law finally about to take full effect, consumers might want to get familiar with some of the terms:
Starbucks profit climbs as US cafes thrive
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans still need their Starbucks fix even in the weak economy.
Microsoft's earnings dip despite Windows 8 lift
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft's latest quarterly earnings slipped, even as the world's largest software maker showed modest progress adapting to a shift away from the personal computers that have been its financial foundation for decades.
Health insurance exchanges means market transformation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Health insurance exchanges will change the way people buy coverage and will help millions of uninsured people get a private plan. Nearly 49 million people are uninsured in the United States, but the numbers vary dramatically by state.
Netflix stocks soars 41% after strong 4Q report
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix's rollercoaster ride on Wall Street surged to new heights Thursday.
AT&T gains customers in 4Q, posts big loss
NEW YORK (AP) - The launch of the iPhone 5 helped AT&T attract more new customers in the holiday quarter than it has in three years, but the company posted a big loss because of an annual adjustment to its pension obligations.
IBM's results lift Dow average to a five-year high
NEW YORK (AP) - Strong earnings from tech giants nudged the stock market to a five-year high Wednesday. Investors drew encouragement from a vote by the House of Representatives to let the government keep paying all of its bills for another four months.
McDonald's plans 'Fish McBites' to boost slumping fast food sales
NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's used the Dollar Menu to help lift its profit in the latest quarter. Now the world's biggest hamburger chain is turning to a pipeline of new menu items to boost slumping sales, starting with "Fish McBites."
Beverage industry, NYC duel over drinks
NEW YORK (AP) - The city defended its groundbreaking size limit on sugary drinks Wednesday as an imperfect but meaningful rein on obesity, while critics said it would hurt small and minority-owned businesses while doing little to help health.
53 senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline route
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ahead with the project just days after he promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat of climate change.
Unions suffer sharp membership decline
WASHINGTON (AP) - Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had difficulty organizing new members in the private sector despite signs of an improving economy.
Apple's profit rocket hits air pocket
CUPERTINO (AP) - Apple Inc. warned Wednesday that its blockbuster sales growth of the last five years is slowing drastically, as iPhone sales start to plateau and the company finds itself lacking in revolutionary new products.
Feds: 3 nabbed for widespread Gozi computer virus
NEW YORK (AP) - A computer virus that spread to more than a million computers worldwide, including some at NASA, and produced at least $50 million in illegal profits or losses to victims should be a "wake-up call" for banks and consumers unaware of the threat posed by Internet criminals, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Girl Scouts byting into digital for cookie sales
NEW YORK (AP) - Watch out world, the Girl Scouts are going digital to sell you cookies.
Cyber Monday gives retailers sales bump
NEW YORK (AP) - Cyber Monday is turning into Cyber Month.
Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to 36
DETROIT (AP) - At least 36 people have died and 44 have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.
Black Friday gets a little less frenzied
NEW YORK (AP) - Black Friday seemed a little less crazy this year.
Kickoff to Christmas: Thinner crowds, protests, alcohol
NEW YORK (AP) - Black Friday shoppers are starting to look like procrastinators.
Plunging crude prices hammer energy companies
NEW YORK (AP) - A decision by OPEC this week to maintain current levels of oil production hammered major energy companies in the U.S. and abroad.
US appeals WTO ruling against national meat labels
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is appealing a World Trade Organization decision that would make it harder for U.S. consumers to know where meat in the grocery store came from.
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