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US has fewest cattle in at least 4 decades

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A widespread drought that's forcing ranchers to sell off animals has helped shrink the nation's cattle herd to its smallest number in at least four decades.

July 20, 2012 | | Nationwide

DirecTV, Viacom fight to draw in channel punch-out

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Viacom and DirecTV fought a bruising bout over fees to a draw Friday and agreed to a long-term deal that ended a 10-day channel blackout.

July 20, 2012 | | Nationwide

Ford says plug-in van goes 20 miles on electricity

DETROIT (AP) - Ford says a plug-in electric version of its new C-Max small van will be able to go more than 20 miles on battery power alone, and have a range of 550 miles on a tank of gas.

July 20, 2012 | | Nationwide

Verizon's wireless glows as broadband growth hits wall

NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc., parent of the country's largest cellphone carrier, on Thursday said its net income rose 13 percent in the second quarter as its wireless arm pulled in record profits.

July 19, 2012 | | Nationwide

Google's earnings rise as clicks on ads soar

MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - Google is getting even better at showing online ads to the right people at the right time. That enabled the Internet search leader to hit analysts' earnings target for the second quarter and reassure investors about the company's moneymaking prowess.

July 19, 2012 | | Nationwide

Microsoft reports first loss as public software company

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Microsoft posted its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company on Thursday as it declared a struggling online ad business a bust and prepared for one of the biggest product updates in its history.

July 19, 2012 | | Nationwide

Yahoo CEO Mayer's pay deal worth more than $59M

SAN JOSE (AP) - Yahoo is giving its new chief executive Marissa Mayer a compensation package worth more than $59 million over the next several years.

July 19, 2012 | | Nationwide

Safeway profit drops amid growing competition

PLEASANTON (AP) - Safeway Inc. said Thursday that its net income fell 16 percent in the second quarter, as the grocery store operator spent more on advertising and rolled out a new loyalty program to stave off growing competition.

July 19, 2012 | | Nationwide

Walgreen, Express Scripts agree to prescriptions resuming in September

NEW YORK (AP) - The Walgreen pharmacy chain will begin filling prescriptions from customers in the Express Scripts network again starting in September under a new multiyear contract that ends a costly impasse between the companies.

July 19, 2012 | | Nationwide

Chipotle shares hit as 2Q revenue falls short despite earnings jump

DENVER (AP) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s earnings soared more than 61 percent in the second quarter but its shares plunged in Thursday after-hours trading after the popular restaurant chain's revenue growth missed expectations.

July 19, 2012 | | Nationwide

Weak economy drags AMD's profit down 40%

SUNNYVALE (AP) - Trouble in the global economy dragged Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s net income down 40 percent in the second quarter, and the world's second-biggest chipmaker warned that revenue will continue to be hurt through the rest of the summer.

July 19, 2012 | | Nationwide

EBay more than doubles 2Q earnings, revenues go up

SAN JOSE (AP) - EBay Inc. more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites.

July 18, 2012 | | Nationwide

Doritos taco eases Yum's China heartburn

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Yum Brands Inc. was spared more heartburn from a rare profit setback in China thanks in part to Taco Bell's new take on the taco.

July 18, 2012 | | Nationwide

Google vows to take aim at Mexico's drug cartels with cutting edge tech

WESTLAKE VILLAGE (AP) - Google, so far, has won the search engine wars. Now it wants to target international crime, including Mexico's powerful drug cartels.

July 18, 2012 | | Nationwide

Capital One to pay $210M over marketing tactics

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's consumer watchdog agency flexed its enforcement muscles for the first time Wednesday and ordered Capital One Bank to repay millions of credit card customers allegedly tricked into buying costly add-on services.

July 18, 2012 | | Nationwide