T-Mobile gets rid of contracts for cellphones

Internet sales taxes gaining in US Senate

The cash register rings its last sale

Darden 3Q profit falls but tops Street's view

NEW YORK (AP) - Darden Restaurants' third-quarter net income dropped 18 percent, as it dealt with soft sales at Red Lobster but the performance still beat Wall Street's expectations. The Orlando, Fla., company said Friday that sales at its Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants open at least a year fell a combined 4.6 percent. This ...

Getting Social Security benefits from a jerk

Saturday mail cutback still being debated; included in spending bill

Weak Oracle sales, Cyprus fears weigh on US stock prices

Average for jobless claims at fresh 5-year low

Pepsi rolls out a new shape for bottle

NEW YORK (AP) - Pepsi is rolling out a new shape for its 20-ounce bottle for the first time in about 17 years. The new bottle has a contoured bottom half that appears easier to grip, and the wraparound label is shorter so that more of the drink is exposed. The change follows a number of splashy moves in the past year ...

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HP HIKES QUARTERLY SHAREHOLDER PAYOUT 10 PCT: PALO ALTO (AP) - Personal computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. says its will raise the quarterly dividend it pays shareholders by about a penny to 14.5 cents per share.

Yahoo brings back 5 ex-employees in latest deal

SUNNYVALE (AP) - Yahoo has bought Silicon Valley startup Jybe so it can bring back five of its former engineers to help the Internet company build better mobile applications. The deal announced Wednesday marks Yahoo's fourth acquisition of a small startup during the past five months. In each instance, Yahoo been more interested in obtaining the startups' brainpower than the services that ...

HP to face testy shareholders at annual meeting

Oracle shares fall on weak report

HP develops glasses-free 3-D for mobile devices

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Co. have developed a way to put glasses-free 3-D video on mobile devices with a viewing angle so wide that viewers can see an object more fully just by tilting the screen. Glasses-free 3-D is not unique. Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 3DS handheld allows video game play in 3-D without glasses, but it requires players to ...

Fed Reserve stands by stimulus strategy

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

Electric car maker CODA files for Chapter 11 after selling 100 cars

Mobile ads help grow Facebook's 1Q revenue 38%

Visa card use up but 2Q profit slips nearly 2 pct

Pickups spur increase in April auto sales

State suing Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods over candy containing lead