Scam claiming President Obama offering to pay utility bills proves costly for thousands

NBC launches 2 apps to watch the Olympics

NEW YORK (AP) - NBC launched two mobile apps that will let people watch Olympics events as they happen, look up athlete profiles and access other extra content on their iPads, iPhones and certain Android devices. NBC said that most of the content will be available only to pay-TV subscribers who have MSBC and CNBC as part of their service. The apps ...

Yahoo's interim CEO faces off with shareholders

Scranton mayor slashes city workers' pay to minimum wage in budget move

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - A fiscal and political crisis in the nearly-broke northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton deepened Tuesday as public employee unions sought to have the mayor held in contempt of court after he defied a judge and slashed workers' pay to minimum wage.

Openings rose in May, good sign for hiring

Dems want tax cuts for businesses that hire

Comcast sells A&E stake to Disney, Hearst for $3B

NEW YORK (AP) - Comcast's NBCUniversal is selling its stake in A&E Television Networks to Disney and Hearst for $3.03 billion in cash. Comcast Corp., which owns 15.8 percent of A&E, said Tuesday that it will sell its stake to Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Corp., its partners in the A&E joint venture. The company said in May ...

Fitch Ratings keeps United States at top 'AAA' credit rating

Gov't agency proposes simpler mortgage forms

Americans step up credit card use sharply in May to highest point since Nov. 2007

Surveillance requests to cellphone carriers surge

USDA reports corn in 18 states hurt by ongoing drought

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Corn and soybean prices surged Monday after the latest government report showed a widespread drought in the middle of the country is hurting this year's crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture report said 30 percent of the corn in the 18 states that produce most of the nation's crop is now considered in poor or very poor ...

Obama campaign wins partial victory in "O" lawsuit

Allegiant Air predicts big capacity growth; starting Stockton-Hawaii flights later this year

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Allegiant Air predicts its capacity will grow by double digits in the next two quarters, much of it thanks to new flights to Hawaii from several cities on the mainland. Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co. is projecting the airline will see 15 to 19 percent more scheduled seat miles in the third quarter and 22 to 26 ...

Bailed-out AIG now wants $30.2 million in tax interest

NEW YORK (AP) - American International Group, the insurance giant saved by a massive federal bailout, wants some tax money back - from 1991.

Amazon reports lower 1Q earnings, higher revenue

Starbucks' profit shows Americans need coffee fix

Man says insurance won't cover bullet damage

Senate advances bill to tax Internet sales

Pot smokers can be fired, even in Colo.

Exxon 1Q earnings rise, production slips again