Stocks creep up; Dow rises for 7th day running

NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market crept higher Monday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its seventh straight day of gains.

Google to pay $7M to settle Wi-Fi data case

The government isn’t forcing you to take Medicare

Q: Why does the government force me to take Medicare? I have been getting Social Security for a couple years. I will be 65 next month and just got a "Medicare Enrollment Package" in the mail. I don't need Medicare. I've got excellent health insurance from my former employer. Is this part of Obamacare - forcing folks like me to take Medicare when I ...

Google cutting 1,200 more Motorola jobs

MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - Google is cutting an additional 1,200 jobs in its Motorola division as the unprofitable cellphone maker struggles to compete. Last summer, Google Inc. announced 4,000 Motorola job cuts. The latest reductions are in addition to those and will be in countries including the U.S., China and India. "These cuts are a continuation of the ...

Stocks gain for sixth day on strength of job growth

McBites turn into McDud for McDonald's

Retailers report slowing sales gains for February

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Facebook brings a more personal touch to News Feed

Judge sends Macy's, Penney into mediation

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York State Supreme Court Judge has ordered Macy's, J.C. Penney and Martha Stewart Living into mediation in a bid to resolve a dispute over a partnership with the Martha Stewart brand. The development Thursday comes as the companies were wrapping up the third week of a trial over whether Macy's has the exclusive rights to sell ...

Stocks gain for fifth day on jobless report

Fed : 17 of 18 top banks have strengthened

Taco Bell fans mad after Cool Ranch tacos aren’t available as was promised

NEW YORK (AP) - Some Taco Bell fans are angry after they couldn't get their hands on the chain's new tacos made with Cool Ranch Doritos shells a day early. The fast-food chain had announced on Facebook this week that fans would be able to buy its highly-anticipated Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos on Wednesday, a day earlier than planned. But then ...

Private survey shows steady job gains

Factory orders that signal investment surge

Bridge collapse a major break in I-5 trade corridor

SEATTLE (AP) - For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington's bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from Canada and along the busy north-south corridor each year.

North Korea relaxes state controls on worker salaries

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea relaxed state control of salaries last month, a government economist said, outlining a change in policy intended to boost production by giving companies latitude to provide workers with financial incentives.

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