Fed: Redesigned $100 bill will be ready by October

Apple to dole out $100B to shareholders

US immigration bill could slow Indian outsourcers

AT&T loses contract phone subscribers in 1Q

DALLAS (AP) - AT&T lost phone subscribers from its contract-based plans for the first time in the latest quarter, in a sign that growth in the industry is stalling now that most Americans have smartphones.

Judge OKs NYC plan for 'e-hailing' yellow taxi cabs

Wells Fargo raises quarterly dividend to 30 cents

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Wells Fargo is raising its quarterly dividend to 30 cents, from 25 cents. The nation's biggest U.S. mortgage lender, based in San Francisco, said Tuesday that its next dividend is payable June 1 to shareholders of record on May 10. The Federal Reserve said in March that Wells Fargo & Co. had passed its ...

Home sales slip slip as supply remains tight

Netflix's subscriber gains catapult stock

Audit: Vegas taxis overcharged $15M to airport

Oak Valley Bank: Net income of $1.3 million for first quarter

OAKDALE − Oak Valley Bancorp - the bank holding company for Oak Valley Community Bank and Eastern Sierra Community Bank - recently reported consolidated net income of $1.3 million for the first quarter. Consolidated net ...

McDonald's fails to boost sales with Dollar Menu as sales slump

Social Security is an entitlement

Suitors back away from Dell bids amid PC slump

NEW YORK (AP) - Buyout specialist Blackstone Group LP is dropping its effort to acquire Dell, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly unlikely to follow through on his preliminary acquisition offer, as suitors digest studies showing a staggering decline in PC sales.

Today founder Neuharth dies in Florida at 89

Airlines, pilots sue to stop furloughs

Long-awaited keyboard BlackBerrys hit stores

Cheerios stands by TV ad showing mixed-race family

Cloud computing rains billion-dollar deals

ITC rules for Samsung, bans iPhone 4 imports

Frozen berry mix linked to hepatitis A recalled

Home prices jumped in April by most in 7 years

Chrysler refuses US request to recall vehicles

Merck, Bristol jump on cancer drug news

US blames Apple for 2010 run-up in e-book prices

US proposes labeling some nonbanks threats

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NEW NYC ADS WARN ABOUT SWEET TEA, ENERGY DRINKS:NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's campaign to cut consumption of sugary drinks now features ads warning people about sweet teas, sports and energy drinks and fruit-flavored beverages.

Dunkin' taking doughnut bacon sandwich national

Auto sales pickup in May

Shameful lack of progress on Social Security reform

Cancer Society: Sweet smokes aimed at kids