Fewer layoffs no longer suggest strong hiring

Safeway bets loyalty program will pay off

Is Penney breaking its 'no coupon' promise?

Wendy's pigtails get first touch-up since 1983

Your 401(k) is not the place to borrow money

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

Dunkin' taking doughnut bacon sandwich national

Auto sales pickup in May

Shameful lack of progress on Social Security reform

Cancer Society: Sweet smokes aimed at kids

Dell board recommends buyout offer

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