AP source: HSBC to pay $1.9B to settle probe

FTC investigating makers of cellphone apps over privacy

IBM shifts 401(k) policy to once-a-year matches

Big bite out of stock value: Why is Wall Street losing its appetite for Apple?

Job gains defy Sandy, fears of fiscal cliff

9-month marriage rule has few exceptions

Legal pot complicates drug-free work policies

'Borderlands 2,' 'Dishonored' win at Spike VGAs

Consumer debt rises to record $2.75 trillion

SEC wants Netflix CEO punished over Facebook post

LOS GATOS (AP) - Netflix Inc. is facing scrutiny from government regulators for a Facebook post by its CEO in July that may have boosted the online video company's stock price. Neflix said Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission informed it that its staff is recommending civil action be brought against the company and CEO Reed Hastings. The reason: Hastings' July ...

Zynga moves to enter gambling

SAN FRANCSICO (AP) - Online games company Zynga said it has asked Nevada gambling regulators for a decision that could pave the way for it to enter the U.S. gambling market. This follows Zynga's October disclosure that it has signed a deal to offer online poker and casino games, played with real money, in the U.K. It plans to launch those games ...

Mark Twain to appear on commemorative coin

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) - Mark Twain is being emblazoned on a commemorative coin, and his Missouri hometown figures to reap some of the benefit. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a law that calls for the U.S. Mint to produce for a limited time $1 and $5 coins honoring Twain, who grew up in Hannibal and based many of his most famous ...

Apple to produce Macs in the US next year

LA ports reopen after crippling 8-day strike ends

Olive Garden to hold off on worker changes

Roof failure at base damages airship

TUSTIN (AP) - A $35 million lighter-than-air dirigible was damaged and leaked helium Monday after part of a hangar roof collapsed at a former military base, authorities said.