Egan-Jones cuts US debt rating to AA- from AA

NEW YORK (AP) - Egan-Jones, an independent credit-research firm, downgraded its rating on U.S. government debt to AA- from AA on Friday, citing the Federal Reserve's plans to try to stimulate the economy. The credit rating agency said the Fed's plans to buy mortgage bonds will likely hurt the economy more than help it. The plan will weaken ...

Same-sex marriage & Social Security

Rising gas prices crimps spending

NYC bans big, sugary drinks at restaurants

ABC News sued for defamation over 'pink slime'

Nintendo's Wii U to launch Nov. 18, starting price at $300

Canada auto union offers wage cuts, weighs strike

Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21

Docs: NYC ban on big, sugary drinks could help

Common type of rail car has dangerous design flaw

Common type of rail car has dangerous design flaw

Gas prices hit $8.66 in NJ, Pa. in protest

Zuckerberg: Time to 'double down ' on Facebook after stock plummets

Premiums for family health plans hit $15,745

Suspect in officer's stabbing released from prison

FRESNO (AP) - Police say the man suspected of killing one woman and stabbing another woman and a police officer in Fresno had recently been released from prison. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said at a news conference Monday that Michael Crockell was sentenced in October to three years in prison for domestic violence and released in March as part of Gov. ...

IRS pays whistleblower $104 million

Exxon 1Q earnings rise, production slips again

Zynga reports lower 1Q revenue, shares fall more than 10 percent

Google pays CEO a buck, 4 others get $124M

How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks by $134 billion

Microsoft to hold Xbox event on May 21 to showcase next console

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