Google's earnings rise as clicks on ads soar

Microsoft reports first loss as public software company

Yahoo CEO Mayer's pay deal worth more than $59M

SAN JOSE (AP) - Yahoo is giving its new chief executive Marissa Mayer a compensation package worth more than $59 million over the next several years. Yahoo Inc. said in a regulatory filing Thursday that Mayer will receive an annual salary of $1 million. She's also eligible for a $2 million bonus, and $12 million in restricted stock and stock options that ...

Safeway profit drops amid growing competition

Walgreen, Express Scripts agree to prescriptions resuming in September

Chipotle shares hit as 2Q revenue falls short despite earnings jump

DENVER (AP) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s earnings soared more than 61 percent in the second quarter but its shares plunged in Thursday after-hours trading after the popular restaurant chain's revenue growth missed expectations. The Denver-based company has been a market darling for some time as consumers have flocked to its growing chain of fast-casual restaurants for tacos, bowls and burritos. <p ...

Weak economy drags AMD's profit down 40%

SUNNYVALE (AP) - Trouble in the global economy dragged Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s net income down 40 percent in the second quarter, and the world's second-biggest chipmaker warned that revenue will continue to be hurt through the rest of the summer. "Overall weakness in the global economy, softer consumer spending and lower channel demand for our desktop processors in China and Europe ...

EBay more than doubles 2Q earnings, revenues go up

SAN JOSE (AP) - EBay Inc. more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites.

Doritos taco eases Yum's China heartburn

Google vows to take aim at Mexico's drug cartels with cutting edge tech

Capital One to pay $210M over marketing tactics

Elderly suffer when decisions about their

Walnut farm protected from development

Business nation briefs

FDA APPROVES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WEIGHT-LOSS PILL: WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new weight loss drug from Vivus Inc. that many doctors consider the most effective therapy in a new generation of anti-obesity pills designed to help patients safely shed pounds.

WSJ: New iPhone to have thinner screen

CUPERTINO (AP) - A published report says the new iPhone will have a thinner screen. That could leave more room for a larger battery. The Wall Street Journal is citing unnamed people familiar with the matter in reporting that the new iPhone will have a screen that can sense touches without the need for a separate, touch-sensitive layer. <p style="line-height: 18pt; background: ...

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