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Amazon posts lower 4Q net income
SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon's fourth-quarter net income fell 45 percent, as sharply higher revenue failed to keep pace with increased spending on order fulfillment and digital content, a trend that's become the norm for the world's largest online retailer.
Ticketmaster makes online 'CAPTCHA' puzzles easier
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ticketmaster, often the target of fan anger when tickets to popular concerts get sold out in seconds, is removing an annoyance that can slow down the buying process: the jumble of letters that people need to decipher known as "CAPTCHA."
Adver-teasers: Super Bowl viewers get peek at the ads
NEW YORK (AP) - Super Bowl advertisers are learning the art of the tease.
Little Debbie baker buying Drake’s cakes from Hostess for $27.5 million
NEW YORK (AP) - Hostess has picked the maker of Little Debbie as the lead bidder for its Drake's cakes.
Yahoo's 4Q report shows more signs of earning progress
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo got a little healthier during the last three months of 2012 as the long-suffering Internet company took advantage of higher ad prices and more money coming in from overseas investments to deliver numbers that exceeded analyst forecasts.
J. C. Penney brings back sales
NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney is bringing back sales.
Antigua becoming copyright haven
LONDON (AP) - Americans call it piracy. Antiguans call it justice.
Harley-Davidson to partner with Kid Rock
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Harley-Davidson Inc. says Kid Rock will perform at the company's 110th anniversary bash over Labor Day weekend in Milwaukee.
Barnes & Noble plans more store closings
NEW YORK (AP) - Barnes & Noble plans to continue to shrink its store base.
The five nuttiest rumors about Social Security
In last week's column, I reviewed the ten most common misconceptions people have about Social Security benefits. But the program side of Social Security is only half the picture. There is also the policy and political side of our nation's bedrock retirement system. In fact, because of crazy rumors spread on the Internet, far more people have been misled into believing nutty stories about Social Security policies, especially when it comes to financing the program. I've discussed these issues many times before in this column, but based on the emails I get, no one is listening!
MBAs play poker in Vegas to win job at Caesars
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Forget the firm handshake and networking chit chat. Business students who want a job at Caesars Entertainment need to work on their poker faces.
Exxon passes Apple as most valuable firm
NEW YORK (AP) - Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter.
Billionaire investors battle on live TV
NEW YORK (AP) - A long-simmering spat between billionaire investors Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman boiled over into a shouting match on live television Friday.
Geithner sees US economy slowly strengthening
WASHINGTON (AP) - Outgoing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner thinks the U.S. economy will strengthen this year - as long as Congress avoids cutting spending too deeply in a budget deal and Europe's economy gradually improves.
Smart machines: World without work?
WASHINGTON (AP) - They seem right out of a Hollywood fantasy, and they are: Cars that drive themselves have appeared in movies like "I, Robot" and the television show "Knight Rider."
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Apple wins suit over iPods
OAKLAND (AP) - A federal jury decided Tuesday that Apple didn't compete unfairly when it sold music players and songs with copy-protection software that was incompatible with rival devices and music from competing online stores.
T-Mobile to let users carry over unused data
NEW YORK (AP) - T-Mobile will now let customers carry over their unused cellular-data allotments.
Robin Williams tops 2014 list of Google net searches
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Robin Williams' suicide seared into the world's collective mindset more than anything else this year, based on what people were searching for on Google.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil has fallen by nearly half in just six months, a surprising and steep plunge that has consumers cheering, producers howling and economists wringing their hands over whether this is a good or bad thing.
Russia raises key rate to its protect ailing economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bank of Russia has raised its key interest rate to 17 percent from 10.5 percent in a desperate move to boost its currency and rescue its troubled economy.
‘Driving while black’? There’s an app for that
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A "Driving While Black" smartphone application is set for release this month, but its developers say motorists should be careful when they use it.
Teen retailers: Cold shoulder for holidays
NEW YORK (AP) - Being a teen can be tough, but catering to one is even more difficult.
ALMONDS PROVIDE MORE THAN 100,000 JOBS
MODESTO -According to a new study from the University of California Agricultural Issues Center (AIC), the almond industry supports California's economic well-being by generating more than 100,000 jobs and more than $21 billion gross revenue across all industries in the state, adding about $11 billion dollars to size of the its total economy.
Why areas with good jobs have hard-to-afford homes
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the new career trade-off:
No pay for Amazon warehouse security checks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that warehouse workers who fill orders for retail giant Amazon don't have to be paid for time spent waiting to pass through security checks at the end of their shifts.
Ice bucket, Brazil elections popular on Facebook in 2014
MENLO PARK (AP) - Day after day, Facebook captures our best and worst moments, from the birth of a new baby to heated political spats. So what got discussed the most in 2014? The Ice Bucket Challenge and the death of Robin Williams, to name a few.
IRS paid $6 billion in bogus child tax credits
WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS paid at least $6 billion in child tax credits in 2013 to people who weren't eligible to receive them, a government investigator said Tuesday.
Gas to average $2.60 next year
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Energy Department again slashed its prediction for next year's average price of gasoline across the U.S., this time to $2.60 a gallon. That would be 23 percent below this year's projected average and the lowest full-year average since 2009.
Get ready for 3% down home loans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some Americans will soon be able to buy a home with a down payment as low as 3 percent, compared with the current minimum of 5 percent, the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say.
BIG MAC ATTACKS DECLINING
NEW YORK (AP) - Hold the pickles, onions and special sauce. The Big Mac is becoming a victim of finicky tastes.
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