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DIAMOND FOODS SUSPENDS DIVIDENDS: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Diamond Foods Inc. is suspending its dividend payments to stockholders under a new credit agreement. The snack maker announced in February that it was replacing its CEO and chief financial officer after an internal investigation found the company improperly accounted for payments to walnut growers. Diamond has to ...

Builders betting on brighter US housing market

Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords

Oracle bounces back in 3Q on new software sales

Reports: HP to combine printer, PC divisions

SANTA CLARA (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. is combining its printing and PC units to save money, according to published reports. The technology blog AllThingsD first reported the restructuring plan Tuesday citing anonymous sources. HP would not comment. The move comes at a time when sales of printers and ink, once HP's lifeblood, are falling amid declining demand and ...

Apple to pay dividend, start stock buybacks as value per share closes at more than $600

Verizon CEO 's pay rose in 2011, despite retiring

Adobe Systems posts lower 1Q net income

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday that its fiscal first-quarter net income fell 21 percent, weighed by higher operating costs even as revenue climbed. The midpoint of its earnings outlook for the current quarter was slightly below Wall Street's expectations and shares fell after hours. The company known for Photoshop and other design software ...

Airline passengers may get a break on electronics

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