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Kraft Foods lowers prices on select coffee

NEW YORK (AP) - That morning cup is getting cheaper.

GM : Super Bowl ads too expensive, bows out

Stiff tariffs in works on China solar panels

Study: Safety inspections don't hurt profits

HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs

PALO ALTO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according to reports published Thursday. The looming cuts cited by Bloomberg News and the technology blog All Things D would trim as much as 9 percent of HP's workforce, ...

Parent of Carl's Jr., Hardee's files for IPO

NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of fast-food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's is planning to go public again, seeking to raise an estimated $100 million. CKE Inc. says it will use proceeds from the offering to repay debt and for general corporate expenses. It filed preliminary paperwork for the IPO Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...

As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'

Wal-Mart's 1Q profit up 10.1 percent

Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo's new boss is reorganizing a consumer-commerce division created by recently dispatched CEO Scott Thompson. Instead of operating as a separate division, Yahoo's commerce operations will operate within the company's global media team. Interim CEO Ross Levinsohn announced the decision in a memo sent Thursday to Yahoo Inc. employees. ...

Natural gas prices drop on rising supplies

J.C. Penney's shares in free-fall after 1Q loss

Mass. House speaker to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: Come home

Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay in the long run?

Google strives to enlighten with new search tool

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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