Bank reports: Healing housing market

Hybrid and electric cars see record sales in March

US video game sales drop 25% in March

LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 25 percent in March from a year earlier to $1.1 billion. It marked the fourth month of decline as Sony Corp.'s new PS Vita handheld failed to spark a turnaround. Market tracker NPD Group said Thursday that sales of console and portable software - the video games ...

Google to split stock to keep power with founders

Recovery threatened by runaway student loan debt

Recovery threatened by runaway student loan debt

Criminals rob state of $8B in taxes

SACRAMENTO – Counterfeiters, smugglers and other illegal operators in the Underground Economy are depriving California of an estimated $8 billion in state taxes that could be spent on schools, public safety, hospitals and other ...

HP shows recovery following PC flip-flop fallout

Consumer agency softens fee limit

Google tweaks Plus social network

NEW YORK (AP) - Google is tweaking its social network, Google Plus, to make it easier to use and to distinguish it from rival Facebook. The most visible change is a new navigation ribbon on the left side of the Google Plus page with icons for the most used features, such as games, photos and your personal profile. Hover over an icon ...

Wal-Mart previews 'Disc to Digital' movie service

Samsung updates tablets on heels of iPad refresh

US sues to lower prices of e-book best-sellers

Natural gas prices dip below $2 mark

Alcoa's surprise 1Q profit could boost Wall Street stocks

Loyal Instagram users fret about Facebook

Executives admit that TV isn't everywhere yet

Executives admit that TV isn't everywhere yet

More Americans quit jobs, a sign of confidence

Opting for overdrafts means higher fees

Apple unveils music streaming service dubbed iTunes Radio

McCheap menu helps lift McDonald’s sales

NEW YORK (AP) - Cheap eats and new menu items helped McDonald's boost a key sales figure in May, bouncing back from a decline the previous month.

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Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software

Senate passes $500 billion farm bill

Dissent against execs in Wal-Mart's proxy vote

Microsoft hypes next-gen Xbox One games at E3

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S&P BOOSTS OUTLOOK FOR US GOV'T'S LONG-TERM DEBT: WASHINGTON (AP) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services upgraded its outlook Monday for the U.S. government's long-term debt. S&P cited the government's strengthened finances, a recovering U.S. economy and some easing of Washington's political gridlock.

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Economy adds 175K jobs, jobless climbs to 7.6 %

Microsoft says used games will work on Xbox One

NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One gaming console will be able to play used games, clearing up a worry among gamers and video game retailers such as GameStop, which trade in used games. That means video games discs users buy will not be limited to one Xbox One device, and players can share or trade in the games they have bought for other used games, just as they have been able to do ...

J.C. Penney launches new home department