Business News
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Yahoo’s third-quarter earnings soared as the Internet company collected a huge windfall from Alibaba’s recent IPO. Revenue also rose slightly from the previous year, a welcome change for a company that…
October 22, 2014 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Staples is looking into a potential credit card data breach and has been in touch with law enforcement officials about the issue. The office supplies retailer said Tuesday that if it…
October 22, 2014 -
BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The iPhone again proved to be the engine behind Apple’s blockbuster financial performance, driving quarterly results well past expectations. Excitement for the new iPhone 6 and…
October 21, 2014 -
ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s mobile payment system, Apple Pay, made its debut Monday. Now you can flash your new iPhone in the checkout line to pay for food, clothing…
October 21, 2014 -
MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cord cutters rejoiced last week after HBO and CBS announced plans to sell stand-alone streaming services, a move that cable and satellite television providers have resisted…
October 21, 2014 -
The Associated Press Is a la carte streaming a better deal? Combining current streaming services including Netflix, Hulu, CBS All Access and the expected price of HBO’s service, which starts next year, would run you…
October 21, 2014 -
MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — IBM disappointed investors Monday, reporting weak revenue growth again and a big charge to shed its costly chipmaking division as the tech giant tries to steer…
October 21, 2014 -
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is suing several law firms that represented a man who claimed he owned half of the social network and was entitled to billions of dollars…
October 20, 2014 -
MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s third-quarter earnings slipped as the Internet search leader hired nearly 3,000 more employees while pouring more money into its zest for innovation and quest for…
October 20, 2014 -
MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is jumping on the cord-cutting bandwagon, launching a stand-alone digital streaming service for $5.99 a month that will offer subscribers access to its current and…
October 18, 2014 -
JACK GILLUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be…
October 17, 2014 -
MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — This is a sequel that Netflix shareholders never wanted to see: The world’s largest Internet video service has once again turned off potential viewers with a…
October 17, 2014 -
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Free lunches, dry cleaning, massages — frozen eggs? Silicon Valley’s biggest companies have long offered cushy perks to attract top talent and keep workers happy logging…
October 17, 2014 -
BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple showed off thinner iPads and a new iMac with a high-resolution display on Thursday. Sleek and stunning, yes, but not likely to spark the next…
October 17, 2014 -
MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Reporter NEW YORK (AP) — EBay Inc. on Wednesday reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter as its PayPal payment unit continued to have strong growth. But revenue missed expectations and…
October 16, 2014