Senators press EU to speed its Oracle-Sun probe
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about more layoffs at the struggling computing company....

Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked....

Facebook creates dual-class stock structure
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company....

Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday....

HP profit jumps on cost cuts, new market expansion
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company's mainstay businesses....

Joost assets bought by online ad company Adconion
NEW YORK (AP) -- The struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare by the creators of Skype and Kazaa, has been sold to an online advertising company....

EU drops Qualcomm antitrust probe
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday dropped a monopoly abuse probe into wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc. after mobile phone companies withdrew complaints about high royalty fees....

Friends go online at Foursquare to meet offline
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Laura Fitton's ascent has been staggering: In less than a year, she's become mayor of nine different places in several different states, all without giving any speeches or kissing any babies....

Top 2 booksellers report losses, their shares fall
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc., the nation's two largest brick-and-mortar book sellers, both posted quarterly losses Thursday and forecast a difficult holiday season, saying competition from discount chains and online retailers is stiffening....

Nokia to ax 220 R&D jobs in Japan
HELSINKI (AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it is axing 220 jobs at research and development units in Japan as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to cut costs....