SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc.'s profit slipped again in the second quarter, a recurring theme that has frustrated shareholders and raised doubts about the Internet company's future.
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court Tuesday agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet.
NEW YORK - The old song had it right: Breaking up is hard to do. But a free new phone service called Slydial might make it easier to get through that and other awkward moments without actually having to talk to anyone.
Shares of Apple Inc. fell sharply as investors focused more on the company's cautious guidance for the current quarter than on the blockbuster Macintosh and iPod sales during the previous three-month period.

The higher cost of necessities like food and gas means less disposable income for recreational activities like eating out.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Foreign species that slipped into the Great Lakes in ballast tanks of oceangoing cargo ships cost the regional economy at least $200 million a year, according to a University of Notre Dame study released Wednesday.

Sam's Club warehouse stores announced a new pitch Monday designed to sign college students as members during the back-to-school shopping season.

Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn to avoid a battle for control of the company.