Weak Oracle sales, Cyprus fears weigh on US stock prices

Average for jobless claims at fresh 5-year low

Pepsi rolls out a new shape for bottle

NEW YORK (AP) - Pepsi is rolling out a new shape for its 20-ounce bottle for the first time in about 17 years. The new bottle has a contoured bottom half that appears easier to grip, and the wraparound label is shorter so that more of the drink is exposed. The change follows a number of splashy moves in the past year ...

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HP HIKES QUARTERLY SHAREHOLDER PAYOUT 10 PCT: PALO ALTO (AP) - Personal computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. says its will raise the quarterly dividend it pays shareholders by about a penny to 14.5 cents per share.

Yahoo brings back 5 ex-employees in latest deal

SUNNYVALE (AP) - Yahoo has bought Silicon Valley startup Jybe so it can bring back five of its former engineers to help the Internet company build better mobile applications. The deal announced Wednesday marks Yahoo's fourth acquisition of a small startup during the past five months. In each instance, Yahoo been more interested in obtaining the startups' brainpower than the services that ...

HP to face testy shareholders at annual meeting

Oracle shares fall on weak report

HP develops glasses-free 3-D for mobile devices

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Co. have developed a way to put glasses-free 3-D video on mobile devices with a viewing angle so wide that viewers can see an object more fully just by tilting the screen. Glasses-free 3-D is not unique. Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 3DS handheld allows video game play in 3-D without glasses, but it requires players to ...

Fed Reserve stands by stimulus strategy

About 23% of world's rigs drilling in Texas

Walgreen buys wholesaler stake, 2Q profit climbs

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. is buying an ownership stake in another big company, this time in a deal that could increase its clout when negotiating prices with drugmakers.

Justice: Email snooping law no longer makes sense

See-through yoga pants a pain for Lululemon

Uncle Sam to revise cigarette warning labels after court loss

Fed likely to back low-rate policies

Exxon 1Q earnings rise, production slips again

Zynga reports lower 1Q revenue, shares fall more than 10 percent

Google pays CEO a buck, 4 others get $124M

How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks by $134 billion

Microsoft to hold Xbox event on May 21 to showcase next console

Fed: Redesigned $100 bill will be ready by October

Apple to dole out $100B to shareholders

US immigration bill could slow Indian outsourcers

AT&T loses contract phone subscribers in 1Q

DALLAS (AP) - AT&T lost phone subscribers from its contract-based plans for the first time in the latest quarter, in a sign that growth in the industry is stalling now that most Americans have smartphones.

Judge OKs NYC plan for 'e-hailing' yellow taxi cabs

Wells Fargo raises quarterly dividend to 30 cents

Home sales slip slip as supply remains tight

Netflix's subscriber gains catapult stock

Audit: Vegas taxis overcharged $15M to airport

Oak Valley Bank: Net income of $1.3 million for first quarter