Silicon Valley isn't sharing Facebook's misery

HP's cost-cutting drive to dump 2,000 more workers; total cuts now at 29,000

PALO ALTO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. is planning to cut about 2,000 more jobs than it had previously announced as CEO Meg Whitman tries to turn the company around. In a regulatory filing Monday, the computer and printer maker said it will eliminate 29,000 jobs by October 2014, up from the 27,000 cuts it announced in May when HP employed about 350,000 ...

Consumers cut credit card use for 2nd month

Toys R Us gets into the tablet computer game

WAYNE, N.J. (AP) - Toys R Us said Monday that it plans to launch next month its own tablet computer aimed at children, introducing a low-priced entry into the increasingly crowded tablet business. The news comes ahead of the holiday season, which can account for up to 40 percent of retailers' annual sales. Toys R Us has focused on exclusive toys rather ...

FTC: Don't fall for claims on bed bug remedies

WASHINGTON (AP) - Don't fall for the hype on quick remedies for killing and preventing bed bugs. Federal regulators say they lodged deceptive advertising charges against two companies marketing anti-bed bug products. There's no evidence that the ingredients in "Rest Easy" and "Best Yet!," - including cinnamon, lemongrass and cedar oil - can eliminate or prevent bed bugs, ...

Mobile launches campaign to lure iPhone users

Intel warns 3Q revenue will drop on PC weakness

The ball is in your court

Coca-Cola's newest drink is just a few drops

Judge rejects US challenge to Arizona law

Olive Garden sued over wage issues

Texas to open fastest highway with 85 mph limit

Rape threat cited, NY website operator gets prison term

Amazon takes on iPad with larger Kindle Fire; Apple plans to go smaller

Judge approves DOJ settlement in e-book case

User burnout. Threat to Twitter's prosperity?

Dish closing rest of its Blockbuster stores

Wal-Mart blames price errors on technical glitch

Cargill to label meat after 'pink slime' uproar

NEW YORK (AP) - Cargill Inc. says it will start labeling beef products that contain "finely textured beef," following last year's public outcry over the use of "pink slime." The Minneapolis-based meat company says the new packages will appear before next year's grilling season and is in response to consumer demand. It says packages will note when a product "Contains Finely Textured Beef." Finely textured beef is made by separating the bits of meat that ...

Apple cuts cost to make iPad Air by 13 percent

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Twitter powerful, but where are profits?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It can help overthrow dictators. But can it make money?

Tesla shares drop as 3Q falls short

FREMONT (AP) - Tesla Motors' high-flying stock tumbled 12 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday after the electric car maker's third-quarter results fell short of expectations.

BlackBerry abandons bid to sell itself, CEO now out

SAC Capital to pay $1.8B insider penalty

NEW YORK (AP) - SAC Capital Advisors will plead guilty to criminal fraud charges, stop investing money for others and pay $1.8 billion - the largest financial penalty in history for insider trading - to resolve criminal and civil claims against the hedge fund giant, the government announced Monday.

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SF mayor touts tech revival of Mid-Market district

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Monday touted the city's plans to revitalize the long-neglected Mid-Market neighborhood by luring tech companies like Twitter, which is set to go public this week.

Twitter isn’t chirping not making profit

Twitter isn’t chirping not making profit

J&J to pay $2.2B to settle allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) - Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company promoted powerful psychiatric drugs for unapproved uses in children, seniors and disabled patients, the Department of Justice announced on Monday.