Google refines logo as it prepares to join Alphabet
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is refining its famous logo as it prepares to become a part of a new holding company called Alphabet.
Apple aims to boost mobile device sales with Cisco's help
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is leaning on Cisco Systems' Internet networking expertise in its latest attempt to sell more iPhones and iPads to corporate customers.
Twitter sets modest goals to diversify its workforce
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is setting modest goals to diversify its workforce while it fights a proposed class-action lawsuit that says the online messaging service discriminates against its female employees.
Wall Street buying frenzy sends stocks soaring
NEW YORK (KTVU and Wires) – The Dow surged by more than 600 points Wednesday ending six days of losses posted by the exchange.
SF investment banker arrested for insider trading
LOS ANGELES (KTVU and wires) -- A San Francisco investment banking analyst and two of his friends have been arrested for acquiring more than $600,000 on the stock market in an insider trading scheme, U.S. Justice Department officials said.
US stocks extend losses as early rally fades
A rally in U.S. stocks evaporated in the minutes before the closing bell Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 200 points and extending Wall Street's losing streak to six days.
Apple's stock cuts losses after CEO emails on China business
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple shares helped lead the stock market on a steep dive Monday morning, but the tech giant made a partial recovery after CEO Tim Cook assured a popular Wall Street commentator that his company is still doing well in China.
San Mateo community leaders ask high-tech firms to reach out to minority students
SAN MATEO (KTVU) - Like much of Silicon Valley, San Mateo County is seeing explosive growth with more jobs, more tech, and more money.
Consumers shell out more for eggs, prices soar in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Consumers are shelling out more for a carton of large eggs as benchmark prices in California have gone up by 150 percent in a year.
Stock Market takes steep plunge at opening bell
NEW YORK (KTVU and wires) -- An economic shock wave rocked Wall Street Monday with stocks falling more than 1,000 points just after the opening bell before rebounding.
Stock market suffers its worst single day loss in four years
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks suffered their worst day in four years Friday with the Dow dropping 530 points following a sell-off in major indexes around the world on more signs that China's economy is slowing.
California jobless rate drops to 6.2 percent in July
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California's jobless rate dropped to 6.2 percent in July, a slight decrease from a month earlier, as the state added 80,600 nonfarm payroll jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
US safety agency probes Honda Accord air bag failures
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that air bags on some older Honda Accords may not inflate in a crash.
Uncle Sam joining ranks of businesses reviewed on Yelp
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Watch out TSA: You'll be joining the ranks of beauty salons, taco stands, and other services reviewed on Yelp, and Uncle Sam says it will take the online ratings into account to improve what the government calls "customer satisfaction."
Twitter's stock falls below IPO price on user growth worries
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's battered shares dipped below their IPO price on Thursday as investors worry about the company's ability to grow its user base.
Gap maintains forecast as 2Q profit falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap is keeping its fiscal-year profit forecast unchanged after the retailer confirmed it continued to struggle in the second quarter, with sales rising at its Old Navy stores while business at Gap and Banana Republic stores weakened.
Fogle to plead guilty to sex acts with minors, child porn
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has agreed to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors and received child pornography that he knew had been secretly produced by the former director of his charitable foundation, federal prosecutors said in court documents released Wednesday.
Tesla sets stock offering price at $242 per share
Tesla Motors is pricing an upcoming offering of its stock at $242 per share, or slightly below the most recent closing price for the electric car maker.
Feds bust hackers who targeted local company and others
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An international web of hackers and traders made $100 million on Wall Street by stealing a look at corporate press releases before they went out and then trading on that information ahead of the pack, federal authorities charged Tuesday.
Google to be part of new holding company, 'Alphabet'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google, which has been expanding far beyond its original business of Internet search advertising, is changing its operating structure by creating a new holding company called Alphabet.