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 ...

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps again graces Wheaties cereal boxes

NEW YORK (AP) - With another six Olympic medals around his neck, swimmer Michael Phelps is once again touting the breakfast of champions. General Mills Inc. on Thursday unveiled limited-edition boxes of its Wheaties cereal featuring Phelps, who now holds a record 22 Olympic medals. Phelps was last featured on the box after the 2004 Olympics. After the ...

Target raises profit outlook on solid 2Q sales

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Target Corp. raised its full-year profit projection Wednesday after the cheap-chic discounter reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue that showed healthy spending in food, beauty, fashion and other items.

Lacker: Fed's power to fix economy now limited

FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds, ban use for under 18

Bashful men can buy the little blue pill online

States fear loss of health care aid

Short history of Social Security

Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs

Solid April job gains ease fears about economy

App lets amputees program own bionic hands

NYC brokerage rewards employees who get tattooed

Kobe Bryant battles mom, NJ business over auction

PepsiCo cuts ties with Lil Wayne over crude lyrics; he had Dew deal

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

Is antibacterial soap safe or even effective?

PG&E 1Qnet income rises 3 percent

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