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Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent

SAN JOSE (AP) - Cisco's net income jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter as revenue at all four of its divisions rose for the first time in a year and a half.

May 15, 2013 | | Nationwide

Trade group slams safety pact for Bangladesh

NEW YORK (AP) - The largest U.S. retail-industry group on Wednesday criticized an international pact aimed at improving factory conditions in Bangladesh's garment industry, saying it was a "one-size-fits-all" approach promoted by special interests.

May 15, 2013 | | Nationwide

Wells Fargo again ordered to settle overdraft case

SAN FRANCSICO (AP) - A federal judge in California has again ordered Wells Fargo to pay $203 million back to customers who paid multiple overdraft fees.

May 15, 2013 | | Nationwide

Google CEO discloses 'rare' vocal cord issue

MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - Google CEO Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he remains fit enough to keep running the Internet's most influential company.

May 14, 2013 | | Nationwide

Cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ad

NEW YORK (AP) - The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.

May 14, 2013 | | Nationwide

Southern California home sales surge in April

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Southern California home prices neared a five-year high in April as sales accelerated in more expensive markets, a research firm said Tuesday.

May 14, 2013 | | Nationwide

RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's software.

May 14, 2013 | | Nationwide

Microsoft embraces a Google service

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft's disdain for Google doesn't extend to all of its rival's products.

May 14, 2013 | | Nationwide

LinkedIn builds on its impressive resume

MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different.

May 13, 2013 | | Nationwide

Retail sales rise in April on cars, clothing spending

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lower-priced gas allowed Americans to step up their spending at retailers in April, from cars and clothes to electronics and appliances. The rebound from a weak March suggests consumers remain resilient in the face of higher taxes and could continue to drive economic growth this spring.

May 13, 2013 | | Nationwide

Psychologist Joyce Brothers dies

NEW YORK (AP) - Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85.

May 13, 2013 | | Nationwide

Search ends; death toll put at 1,127

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127.

May 13, 2013 | | Nationwide

GM: Supercomputers to keep recalls in check

WARREN, Mich. (AP) - General Motors Co. says a new supercomputing data center and a fledgling shift to bring software development in-house should help it limit the size of future safety recalls.

May 13, 2013 | | Nationwide

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Benefit cuts rare

May 10, 2013 | | Nationwide

Bank heist impressed cybercrime experts

NEW YORK (AP) - A bloodless bank heist that netted more than $45 million has left even cybercrime experts impressed by the technical sophistication, if not the virtue, of the con artists who pulled off a remarkable internationally organized attack.

May 10, 2013 | | Nationwide