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BA, union talks collapse; strike looms

A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travellers is set to start at midnight Friday after last-ditch talks between the

Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry

Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that

Review site Yelp under fire in lawsuits

Yelp, a Web site that let's people post opinions about restaurants and more, is being sued by businesses that claim they've been pressured to advertise on the

Gas prices highest since 2008

Motorists are paying the highest prices for gas since October 2008. Retail gasoline prices rose on Thursday on an expected increase in demand and as more

Will Blockbuster file for bankruptcy?

Shares of Blockbuster Inc. sank more than 30 percent Wednesday after the video rental chain warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Google upgrades Nexus One phone

Google Inc. has upgraded its Nexus One phone so it works on the same high-speed wireless network as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, putting the increasingly antagonistic

Fed keeps rates at record lows

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.

Toyota dismisses runaway Prius report

Toyota Motor Corp. was quiet when James Sikes told reporters how the gas pedal got stuck on his Prius. Now the Japanese automaker is talking at length about

Retail sales rise in February

The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.

Motorola to add Bing to smart phones

Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it will add Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search and map functions to its smart phones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating

Dodd to offer his own financial bill

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Thursday he will offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded market

Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered. Instead, the company is in danger of going the way of its 1990s Palm

World airlines see blue skies ahead

Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday

Foreclosures leveling off

The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.

Google opens Web store for biz apps

Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on

MySpace outlines makeover

Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the

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