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US has fewest cattle in at least 4 decades

DirecTV, Viacom fight to draw in channel punch-out

Ford says plug-in van goes 20 miles on electricity

DETROIT (AP) - Ford says a plug-in electric version of its new C-Max small van will be able to go more than 20 miles on battery power alone, and have a range of 550 miles on a tank of gas. The C-Max Energi plug-in, due in showrooms this fall, is expected to get the equivalent of 95 miles per gallon of gasoline ...

Verizon's wireless glows as broadband growth hits wall

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

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.

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