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HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs
PALO ALTO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according to reports published Thursday.
Parent of Carl's Jr., Hardee's files for IPO
NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of fast-food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's is planning to go public again, seeking to raise an estimated $100 million.
As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'
NEW YORK (AP) - Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.
Wal-Mart's 1Q profit up 10.1 percent
NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart may have gotten its groove back, but an alleged bribery scheme threatens to curtail its progress.
Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo's new boss is reorganizing a consumer-commerce division created by recently dispatched CEO Scott Thompson.
Natural gas prices drop on rising supplies
NEW YORK (AP) - Natural gas is no longer at decade lows, but the price remains sensitive to reports of any significant increase in supply.
J.C. Penney's shares in free-fall after 1Q loss
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street doesn't seem to like J.C. Penney's new everyday low pricing any better than Main Street does.
Mass. House speaker to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: Come home
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo has a message for former Harvard undergrad and billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg: Come home.
Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay in the long run?
NEW YORK (AP) - Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest automakers: Does it pay to advertise on the social network?
Google strives to enlighten with new search tool
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is introducing a new tool, designed to make its search engine smarter.
FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.
Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears
NEW YORK (AP) - Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger.
Half of Americans call Facebook a fad
NEW YORK (AP) - Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected asking price is too high.
Penney has 1Q loss as new pricing repels shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) - Turns out, J.C. Penney shoppers don't prefer predictable pricing over blockbuster bargains - at least not yet.
Lack of trust in Facebook may hold back ad sales
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it.
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FTC: Operators of jerk.com site misled consumers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Trade Commission says the operators of a website called Jerk.com are the ones behaving badly.
Medicare Advantage pay hike seen
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has raised its payment estimate for Medicare Advantage plans months ahead of a busy election season during which cuts to the program promise to be a key focus for politicians and voters.
Yum tests new chicken restaurant
NEW YORK (AP) - As KFC struggles in the U.S., parent company Yum Brands is testing a new chicken restaurant called Super Chix.
Google’s unorthodox stock split
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - Google is poised to split its stock using an unusual method aimed at keeping co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in control of the Internet's most powerful company.
13 GM traffic deaths are tied to 57-cent part
WASHINGTON (AP) - The fix for a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths would have cost just 57 cents, members of Congress said Tuesday as they demanded answers from General Motors' new CEO on why the automaker took 10 years to recall cars with the defect.
Temporary Medicare fees fix gets OK
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama Tuesday signed into law legislation to give doctors temporary relief from a flawed Medicare payment formula that threatened them with a 24 percent cut in their fees.
Senates laud Caterpillar tax strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Caterpillar Inc. executives defended a tax strategy Tuesday that has saved the manufacturing giant billions in U.S. taxes. They got support from Republican senators, including one who said the company deserves an award.
Riders wowed by view from 550-foot Vegas Ferris wheel
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tourists began taking in the view Monday from a skyline-changing observation wheel that offers a unique overview of sparkling Las Vegas Strip resorts, wide skies and craggy brown mountains in the distance.
GM recall: Many victims were young motorists
DETROIT (AP) - As the deaths are tallied from General Motors' delayed recall of compact cars, one thing is becoming clear: Of those killed, the majority were young.
NHTSA requiring rearview cameras
WASHINGTON (AP) - Years late, the Transportation Department issued a rule Monday that will require rearview technology in all new cars and many light trucks - an effort to reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by backup accidents.
Dating site protests anti- gay-marriage contributor
SAN JOSE (AP) - An online dating service is encouraging its users to stop using the Firefox web browser because the new CEO of the company that makes it supported California's former gay marriage ban.
Office apps for iPad ushers in new era
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft has released an iPad version of its popular Office software suite, a breakthrough heralding a new era under a CEO who promises to focus more on the devices that people are using instead of trying to protect the company's lucrative Windows franchise.
$1 trillion student loan debt widens US wealth gap
NEW YORK (AP) - Every month that Gregory Zbylut pays $1,300 toward his law school loans is another month of not qualifying for a decent mortgage.
Judge won’t dismiss ‘pink slime’ suit
ELK POINT, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota judge on Thursday refused to throw out a defamation lawsuit against ABC related to its coverage of a meat product called lean, finely textured beef, which critics have dubbed "pink slime."
Taco Bell’s ads star real-life Ronald McDonalds
NEW YORK (AP) - Taco Bell is name-dropping an unlikely clown to promote its new breakfast menu - Ronald McDonald.
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