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NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo is giving its new chief executive Marissa Mayer a compensation package worth more than $59 million over the next several years.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google earnings hit analysts' target as refinements to the company's Internet search technology lured more Web surfers to click on its revenue-producing ads.

BOSTON (AP) — The housing market may finally be coming back, with home prices rising again and mortgage rates at record lows.

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NEW YORK (AP) — It's tough being a big bank these days.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percent in June to 8.1 percent.

ATLANTA (AP) — Two new computers running Google's Chrome operating system are looking to lure people to a browser-based environment. Both target light-duty computer users who don't need the full...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group of marina owners who are worried a new proposed marina site on Lake Cumberland could further hurt their business are asking a federal judge...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Singer-songwriter Cee Lo Green says he's postponing the opening of his semi-permanent Las Vegas show because of his filming schedule for NBC's "The Voice."

NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings from IBM and other technology companies nudged the stock market higher Thursday, but a trio of weak economic reports kept the gains in check.

DALLAS (AP) — Eight months into a bankruptcy that was years in the making, American Airlines is showing signs of finally turning itself around and regaining its lost glory.

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft says Windows 8 will go on sale Oct. 26. The upgrade to its operating system is designed to work better with touch screens and on...

NEW YORK (AP) — EBay Inc. more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites.

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AP) — The lead contractor at Arnold Air Force Base has asked for a voluntary reduction in force.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's consumer watchdog agency flexed its enforcement muscles for the first time Wednesday and ordered Capital One Bank to repay millions of credit card customers...