Reno OKs tax breaks for Apple project

RENO, Nev. (AP) - The Reno City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved tax breaks to coax Apple Inc. to open two facilities in northern Nevada as part of a $1 billion investment over 10 years. The City Council agreed to the city's portion of a deal that includes $89 million in county, city and state tax abatements. Analysts say that's a 79 ...

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Quest Software gets higher takeover bid of $2.32B

ALISO VIEJO (AP) - Quest Software Inc. said Monday that it received a higher buyout offer worth about $2.32 billion from an unnamed buyer, ramping up the battle for the technology services provider. The most recent offer of $27.50 per share follows a string of increasing bids that began after the company announced in March that it was being bought by investment ...

Microsoft buying Internet startup Yammer for $1.2B to add Facebook style sharing

T-Mobile to buy, swap spectrum with Verizon

NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Wireless on Monday said that it has agreed to sell some wireless spectrum rights to T-Mobile USA and swap others, in a continuing quest to get regulators to approve a bigger spectrum deal it has worked out with a consortium of cable companies and another wireless carrier.

Facebook names 1st woman, Sandberg, to board

New-home sales rose at fastest pace in 2 years

Hawaii’s island of Lanai depends on wealthy owner

HONOLULU (AP) - The 3,200 people living on a rural Hawaiian island that will soon be purchased by billionaire Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison have a laundry list of what they'd like to see him provide.

Negotiators closing in on student loan interest deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional bargainers appeared to be closing in on a compromise that would head off a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal loans to 7.4 million college students and end an election-year battle between President Barack Obama and Congress.

Study: E-book library borrowing takes slow pace

NEW YORK (AP) - E-book readers have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, frustrated by a limited selection and by not even knowing whether their local branch offers e-releases, according to a new study.

Bank downgrades could hurt loans, credit cards

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First Tesla electric sedans hit the road

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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