Fabricated bank adds to China's list of fakery

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Phones gain ability to learn by touching

SEC questioned Facebook about Zynga, mobile

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Nokia cuts 10,000 jobs, streamlines to save costs

Proposed New York City ban on big sodas could face legal test

American drivers turn to smaller, better engines

Businesses dominate bids for new Internet suffixes

Dell planning more than $2B in cuts over 3 years

NEW YORK (AP) - Computer maker Dell Inc. is planning to trim its expenses by more than $2 billion during the next three years as it tries to move into the more lucrative areas of technology. Dell outlined its cost-cutting plans Wednesday, the day after the company committed to paying the first quarterly dividend in its 28-year history. The quarterly dividend of ...

Lower gas prices not enough to lift economy

JPMorgan CEO: Execs may have pay taken back

Women MDs paid less: reluctant to push for raises?

NYC health board likes big drink ban proposal

Bill for normal trade with Russia opposed

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.

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