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Apple stock breaks $500 level with 1.9% jump continuing rally
NEW YORK (AP) - Apple's stock broke above $500 for the first time Monday. It was the latest step in a rally that began more than two weeks ago, when the company reported staggering sales and profits for the holiday quarter.
McDonald's asks suppliers to stop using hog crates for pregnant sows
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - McDonald's Corp. said Monday it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to provide plans by May to phase out crates that tightly confine pregnant sows, a move that one animal rights group predicted would have "a seismic impact" on the industry.
House GOP have backup on payroll tax
House GOP have backup on payroll tax
You can own a piece of the Empire State Building via plan for public stock offering
NEW YORK (AP) - Soon investors can take after King Kong and grab a piece of the Empire State Building.
AT&T customers surprised by download limitations on 'unlimited data' iPhone plans
NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games.
Trade deficit widens to $48.8B in December
WASHINGTON (AP) - Monthly U.S. exports to Europe grew in December, a hopeful sign after a steep decline the previous month. But, some economists remain concerned that the region's debt crisis will still weigh on the U.S. economy this year.
Soulo converts iPad into karaoke machine
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Karaoke lovers typically fall into two categories: Those who enjoy it, and those whose arms have to be twisted to get up and sing in public.
Obama call for manufacturing revival a tough economic goal
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is making a strong election-year push for an economic revival "built on American manufacturing." But he faces an uphill slog, with little consensus even within his own party on how to do it.
Bleeding hearts and bootstraps
Q: I was surprised by the woman who wrote to you and said that people living on a small amount of Social Security were just lazy. Let me share my story to help this callous woman understand why people like me don't get very much from Social Security.
401(k) balances little changed over 2011
BOSTON (AP) - Workers stashed money away in their 401(k) retirement plans at a faster clip last year but didn't get an immediate reward for their savings strategy. Fidelity Investments, the nation's biggest 401(k) administrator, says the average account balance was essentially unchanged in 2011, compared with 2010.
Bernanke: Weak housing has hit consumer spending hard
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ben Bernanke says declines in home prices have forced many Americans to cut back sharply on spending and warns that the trend could continue to weigh on the economy for years.
Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames
ROCHESTER, New York (AP) - Picture it: Except for a few disposable point-and-shoots, Kodak is exiting the camera business.
LinkedIn's 4Q revenue doubles, stock soars 8%
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - LinkedIn provided further evidence of online networking's popularity and moneymaking potential with a fourth-quarter performance that got a glowing review on Wall Street.
LinkedIn's 4Q revenue doubles, stock soars 8%
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - LinkedIn provided further evidence of online networking's popularity and moneymaking potential with a fourth-quarter performance that got a glowing review on Wall Street.
Walmart greeters still greet, but duties change to help shoppers navigate stores
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Those who greet customers at the entrance of Walmart stores nationwide are uneasy about a change in their duties.
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Twitter founder unveils search app
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twitter co-founder Biz Stone hopes to demonstrate that a picture can be worth even more than 140 characters of text.
Mulally staying at Ford, not leaving for Microsoft
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Alan Mulally is staying at Ford.
Your next TV: Will it be Ultra HD?
LAS VEGAS (AP) - After attempts to hawk 3-D and OLED TVs fizzled in recent years, television manufacturers are taking small steps toward making a new technology, Ultra HD, more viable for mainstream consumers.
TV-on-Internet service Aereo gets $34M in funding
NEW YORK (AP) - Aereo, a Barry Diller-backed startup that provides broadcast television channels over the Internet for a monthly fee, said Tuesday that it has secured $34 million in additional funding from outside investors.
People spent $10B on apps during 2013
CUPERTINO ( AP) - Apple says people spent more than $10 billion in its app store last year, on apps such as "Minecraft," ''Angry Birds Star Wars" and "Sleep Cycle" alarm clock.
Apple’s iBeacon now in grocery stores
Apple's iBeacon now in grocery stores
Samsung teams up with Comcast for ultra-HD movies
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of TVs, said Monday that it is tackling the problem of getting ultra-high-definition content to its new TV sets by teaming up with the Internet streaming services of Comcast, Netflix and Amazon.
Dish Hopper set-up can record 8 shows at once
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Dish Network Corp. has unveiled a new digital recorder system that can record eight TV shows at once and can be controlled by voice.
Sony to sell waterproof phone through T-Mobile
NEW YORK (AP) - Sony has unveiled a waterproof smartphone that sports a 21 megapixel camera and expands what users can do with it underwater.
Toyota rolling out hydrogen-powered car first in California
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Toyota said Monday that it expects to sell more hydrogen-powered electric cars in the U.S. than previously planned.
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