Feds, university test cars that can communicate in bid for safer roads

Wal-Mart brings back holiday layaway

Apple sets record for value at $624B; new iPhone5 near

Thiel among early Facebook investors selling their stock

Epic patent trial over iPhone technology wraps up; jury next

Summertime blues for drivers: Gas at record

LOS ANGELES (AP) - You may pay more than ever for a late-summer drive.

Reflecting on delaying benefits for a few dimes

Unemployment rates rose in 44 states in July

Facebook falls to half of public offering price; drops to $19.05

NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook's stock fell to $19 for the first time on Friday, losing half its market value since the company's initial public offering in May. The stock dipped 87 cents, or 4 percent, to briefly hit $19, just minutes before it closed the trading day at $19.05. Facebook's shares ended the week down nearly 13 percent. <p style="line-height: 18pt; ...

Apple stock hits new high of $648.11 after 4-month dip

S&P 500 creeps near four-year high; Cisco surges

Gap's 2nd quarter profit up 29 percent

Groupon stock hits another low after 2Q results

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Groupon's stock hit another low, days after the online deals company issued a lackluster quarterly report. Groupon Inc. fell 32 cents, or 6 percent, to close Thursday at $5. Earlier it hit $4.97, its lowest level since its initial public offering in November. The stock's IPO price was $20, so it has lost 75 percent of its value. ...

Facebook plunges to $19.69 per share

People affected by refinery fire sue Chevron

RICHMOND (AP) - Nine people have sued Chevron Corp. over a California refinery fire that sent thousands to hospitals with respiratory issues and contributed to higher gasoline prices on the West Coast. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court claims Chevron was grossly negligent in its handling of refinery maintenance as well as emergency response to the blaze in ...

Google digs deeper into people's lives

Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook

Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent

Trade group slams safety pact for Bangladesh

Wells Fargo again ordered to settle overdraft case

Google CEO discloses 'rare' vocal cord issue

Cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ad

Southern California home sales surge in April

RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

Microsoft embraces a Google service

LinkedIn builds on its impressive resume

Retail sales rise in April on cars, clothing spending

Psychologist Joyce Brothers dies

Search ends; death toll put at 1,127

GM: Supercomputers to keep recalls in check