Apple to pay dividend, start stock buybacks as value per share closes at more than $600

Verizon CEO 's pay rose in 2011, despite retiring

Adobe Systems posts lower 1Q net income

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday that its fiscal first-quarter net income fell 21 percent, weighed by higher operating costs even as revenue climbed. The midpoint of its earnings outlook for the current quarter was slightly below Wall Street's expectations and shares fell after hours. The company known for Photoshop and other design software ...

Airline passengers may get a break on electronics

Business nation briefs

Agency checkup nothing to fear

Higher gas prices threaten economy if they persist

Fans, entrepreneurs among 1st buyers of new iPad

AT&T scotches appeal, pays small-claims litigant

PayPal targets small business with mobile payments

Online wait cut for shows like 'Vampire Diaries'

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fans of shows on The CW like "The Vampire Diaries" no longer have to wait three days after broadcast to watch them online. Starting Thursday night, the wait time will be, at most, eight hours before The CW streams full episodes on CWTV.com and its mobile apps. Shows ...

S&P cracks 1,400 for first time since 2008

Heavy demand expected as latest iPad version goes on sale today

Cisco to buy video tech firm for about $4B

Zynga holders plan to sell up to $400M in stock

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Zynga shareholders may sell up to $400 million of stock through a public offering, three months after the online game maker went public, to try to avoid a drop in its stock price. The San Francisco-based company said Wednesday that shareholders are selling stock to "facilitate an orderly distribution of shares." This means the company wants to make ...

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