Could sausage or pepperoni question gimmick spoil presidential debate?

Fed: Housing lifts growth in most regions

Wal-Mart to accelerate small store growth

EBay unveils big redesign with a nod to Pinterest

PC shipments fall, firm says Lenovo overtakes HP

SAN JOSE (AP) - Worldwide shipments of PCs fell sharply in the third quarter, as some consumers spent their electronics dollars on smartphones and tablets and others held off for a new version of Windows. One research firm also estimated Wednesday that Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd. outsold Hewlett-Packard Co. for the first time to become the world's largest seller of ...

Taiwan asking Apple to blur satellite image

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan is asking Apple Inc. to blur a map image of its new $1.4 billion early warning radar station that can detect aircraft and missiles coming from as far as western China. Defense Ministry spokesman David Lo said Tuesday that Apple should follow its rival Google in using only low-resolution satellite pictures to show sensitive facilities. He acknowledged ...

US sues Wells Fargo over FHA-insured loan defaults

NEW YORK (AP) - The federal government has sued Wells Fargo in a New York court, accusing the nation's largest mortgage lender of misrepresenting the quality of thousands of loans in order to be eligible for federal loan insurance. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, seeks to recover "hundreds of millions of dollars" that the Federal Housing Administration paid ...

Chevron expects earnings will drop in third quarter

Wal-Mart, American Express team on prepaid card

Lengthy review possible at damaged nuke plant

Soda industry: Makes pre-emptive move to have vending machines display calories

House panel: China tech giants pose security threat to country

GM moves to bring computer technology & 10,000 jobs in-house

Unemployment below 8%, 1st time since 2009

Some things never change

Bridge collapse a major break in I-5 trade corridor

SEATTLE (AP) - For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington's bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from Canada and along the busy north-south corridor each year.

North Korea relaxes state controls on worker salaries

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea relaxed state control of salaries last month, a government economist said, outlining a change in policy intended to boost production by giving companies latitude to provide workers with financial incentives.

Cruise ship stories all wet

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss

Applications for unemployment aid fall to 340K

Gap back in style as quarter profits jumps 43 percent

Woman, 87, loses to Trump in civil case