HP leads Dow to its fourth day of gains in May

Smoke-free country? New Zealand taxes push price of pack of cigarettes to $15

States looking to new tolls to pay for highways

HP to cut 27,000 jobs, save up to $3.5B annually

Facebook stock climbs, but firm faces lawsuits from shareholders

Regulator: ND's oil production could double

Jury: Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents

Facebook stock tumbles $7 in two days & why it still doesn't look cheap

NEW YORK (AP) - If you were thinking of picking up a few shares of Facebook last week, when it went public at a price of $38, you might be seriously tempted now that the stock has fallen $7 in two days.

Home sales up across USA, hopeful sign

Facebook looks to settle 'sponsored story' suit

SAN JOSE (AP) - Facebook is close to settling a lawsuit over advertisements it calls "sponsored stories." Launched in early 2011, the service let brands pay to retransmit users' activities to their friends' pages. For example, if someone clicks the "like" button for a brand, this activity might show up as a "sponsored story" on their friends' pages. <p style="line-height: 18pt; background: ...

Google completes deal for Motorola

CBO warns of US economy falling off 'fiscal cliff'

Ford to get blue oval back after 2nd upgrade

Revolt against Wal-Mart board members?

Economists more upbeat about job growth

NEW YORK (AP) - A new survey shows economists are growing slightly more optimistic about recovery in the job and housing markets but expect other pillars of the economy to remain weak. The National Association for Business Economists says in a report issued Monday that its forecasters expect modest growth for the remainder of the year, with the pace picking up in ...

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

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