Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO

SANTA CLARA (AP) - Intel, one of the pillars of Silicon Valley, is following its traditions and promoting an insider to the job of CEO. The world's largest chipmaker is tasking Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich with steering it through an industry shake-up that is seeing tablets and smartphones overshadow Intel's base in personal computers. <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in ...

Taco Bell: New value menu may come soon

NEW YORK (AP) - Taco Bell says its new value menu may go national in coming months. The fast-food chain had already said in January that it was testing a "$1 Cravings" menu that would replace its "Why Pay More" menu, which has tiered pricing. In a call with reporters Thursday, executives at the chain said they're confident ...

Is antibacterial soap safe or even effective?

PG&E 1Qnet income rises 3 percent

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Power utility PG&E Corp. on Thursday its first-quarter net income rose 3 percent, but fell short of Wall Street predictions. For the quarter ended March 31, the San Francisco-based company posted a profit attributable to common shareholders of $239 million, or 55 cents per share. That was down from $233 million, or 56 cents per share, in the ...

Fed keeps stimulus, says federal taxes and cuts have hurt economy

Electric car maker CODA files for Chapter 11 after selling 100 cars

Mobile ads help grow Facebook's 1Q revenue 38%

Visa card use up but 2Q profit slips nearly 2 pct

Pickups spur increase in April auto sales

State suing Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods over candy containing lead

Judge halts NYC taxi e-hailing

Pepsi pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism

China career boost can come with health risks

Apple selling record amount in bonds

CUPERTINO (AP) - Apple Inc. began selling $17 billion in bonds on Tuesday, one of the largest corporate bond issues ever. The company is selling the bonds in its first debt issue since the 1990s as part of an effort to raise money to give to shareholders through dividend payments and stock buybacks. Apple has $145 billion in ...

Yahoo CEO ranked 2nd on firm’s pay scale

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer emerged as the Internet company's second highest paid executive during her first five-and-half months on the job. Regulatory documents filed Tuesday revealed that Mayer received a pay package valued at $36.6 million last year. Most of the compensation consisted of stock awards that Mayer got in July when she ended a 13-year stint as ...

Social Security benefits are not ever prorated

Detroit won't pay $2.5 billion it owes

Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets

California brothers charged with digital piracy of movies TV

California brothers charged with digital piracy of movies TV

Coverage unaffordable for low-wage workers

Nicaragua approves massive canal project

Grocers allege potato price fixing

Lawmaker accuses Google of dodging taxes in Great Britain

Windows becomes the latest Best Buy store-in-store

Unpaid internships in jeopardy

Unpaid internships in jeopardy

Facebook introduces hashtags in coming weeks

ESPN dropping 3-D broadcasts by end of year

Voice-operated dashboard technology risky?

STOCKS

HP shares rise after positive talk CUPERTINO (AP) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. are jumping after CEO Meg Whitman reiterated that revenue could grow next fiscal year. The computer and printer maker's stock is up 4 percent at $25.25 in late morning trading, extending a rally that has more than doubled the stock since November. In an interview with cable channel CNBC, Whitman said growth is "still possible" in the fiscal year that starts in ...