JC Penney 1Q revenue down again

PLANO, Texas (AP) - J.C. Penney Co. says that its first-quarter revenue will likely fall 16 percent and is pointing fingers at prior leadership for part of that shortfall. The struggling retailer fired its CEO Ron Johnson last month after only 17 months on the job and rehired his predecessor Mike Ullman. Johnson, who took the helm in ...

Consumers cut back on credit card use in March

Wal-Mart Stores back on top of Fortune 500

NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. once again leads Fortune's list of the 500 biggest U.S. companies by revenue, as the world's largest retailer succeeded in posting strong growth despite a challenging economy for its shoppers. The Bentonville, Ark., company's revenue grew nearly 6 percent in 2012 to $469.2 billion. Exxon Mobil Corp. dropped to the second ...

Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales; House next

YouTube said set to soon launch pay channels

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

NEW YORK (AP) - Getting tattooed with the company logo is all the rage at one New York City brokerage firm. The reward? A 15 percent pay raise. The CEO of Rapid Realty NYC says about 40 employees have gotten inked with the logo in the past two years. Anthony Lolli says workers are ...

Kobe Bryant battles mom, NJ business over auction

PepsiCo cuts ties with Lil Wayne over crude lyrics; he had Dew deal

A respite for Medicare; Social Security no worse

Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1

Public-private partnership pushes '3-D printing'

Chicago hotel workers end strike after 10 years

Japan suspends imports after modified wheat found

Amazon to make 2 original comedies, 3 kids shows

Wealthy get most major tax breaks

Sales of bank-owned homes hit 5-year low

Bill would require OT, other benefits for nannies

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Democrats have passed a bill that would provide overtime pay, meal breaks and other labor protections for domestic workers in California. Lawmakers in the Assembly passed AB241 by Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco on a 41-24 vote Wednesday. Ammiano said the bill - called the Domestic Workers of Bill of Rights - seeks to give housekeepers, nannies and caregivers fair pay and safe working conditions. It now moves to the ...

China's Shuanghui in $4.7B deal for Smithfield Foods

Home prices rise percent across nation for biggest gain since 2006

Economic gains boost confidence to 5-year high

Netflix stock sinks on mixed reviews of 'Arrested'

Who gets the cash in Starbucks' tip jars?

Entry fee study sparks northern opposition

SEATTLE (AP) - By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians.