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AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft
AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft
In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such Agency." But when Edward Snowden grew up here, the National Security Agency's looming presence was both

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Facebook CEO meets SKorean president
Facebook CEO meets SKorean president
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul to discuss ways to stimulate entrepreneurship and venture firms in Asia's fourth-largest economy. Park's office said Zuckerberg assured the South Korean leader that Facebook would continue to invest in the country, a

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Help wanted: Lululemon's cheeky CEO ad
Help wanted: Lululemon's cheeky CEO ad
If you can hold a headstand for at least 10 minutes, communicate in Sanskrit and enjoy downing wheatgrass and tequila shots on Fridays for work-life balance, Lululemon has a job for you. After a rocky few months, the company is seeking a new CEO. Lululemon Athletica Inc. has posted a joke-filled wa

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The new dads: Diaper duty's just the start
The new dads: Diaper duty's just the start
Laura Radocaj of Vero Beach, Fla., was warned when she was pregnant with twins that motherhood would be harder than she imagined — especially because she planned to go back to work while the twins were still babies. "But this has been the easiest transition," said Radocaj, 28, who works from home

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DOE official got summer jobs for 3 of his children
DOE official got summer jobs for 3 of his children
An internal investigation has found that a senior Energy Department official was actively involved in securing summer jobs for his three college-aged children. The official's actions appear to violate federal rules that bar officials from securing government jobs for relatives. A report by the Ener

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Price of oil falls below $96 a barrel
Price of oil falls below $96 a barrel
The price of oil fell Monday, wiping away some of the gains posted late last week on the heels of a positive U.S. employment report. Benchmark oil for July delivery fell 42 cents to $95.61 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract for benchmark crude rose $1.

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Commodities slump broadly after employment report
Commodities slump broadly after employment report
Gold and other metals fell Friday after news of steady hiring last month raised expectations that the Federal Reserve would start paring its support for the economy. Gold for delivery in August fell $32.80 to settle at $1,383 an ounce Friday, down 2 percent. "Gold fell very hard," said James Steel,

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Gold and silver rise ahead of jobs report
Gold and silver rise ahead of jobs report
Gold and silver are finishing higher Thursday, as investors await the government's monthly unemployment report on Friday. Gold for August delivery rose $17.30 to settle at $14.15.80 an ounce. July silver gained 23.5 cents to $22.71 an ounce. Investors found encouraging signs in the weekly jobs repor

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The Internship' Actors Praise Google HQ Perks
The Internship' Actors Praise Google HQ Perks
Is Google headquarters really the happiest place on Earth? That's the perspective of much of the cast of "The Internship," a new comedy set at the tech giant. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and others say they marveled at the campus perks. (June 6)

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Small businesses gradually pick up hiring pace
Small businesses gradually pick up hiring pace
Small businesses are gradually picking up the pace of their hiring, according to reports this week. The payroll company ADP said Wednesday that its small business customers added 58,000 jobs last month, up from 50,000 in April. The company also revised its March number to 74,000 from 60,000. Nearly

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Stocks slip in early trade after weak job growth
Stocks slip in early trade after weak job growth
Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street after a payroll company reported sluggish job growth last month. ADP said U.S. businesses added just 135,000 jobs in May, the second straight month of weak gains. That's less than economists were expecting and far below the average of 200,000 monthly job addi

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Tightest job market ever for China's college grads
Tightest job market ever for China's college grads
Chemistry student Jiang Wenying graduated three years ago and decided the job market was so tough she might as well go back to school for a graduate degree. Now she's finding it even worse, in what looks to be China's tightest market ever for job-seeking graduates. Jiang says she has sent out more

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Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil
Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil
Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room for. Brazil is beefing up its infrastructure ahead of soccer's World Cup and the Olympics. And Minister Ana Pastor says Spanish engineers could help, if allowed. She told Brazilian jou

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Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26

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AP Interview: New job for son of toppled shah
AP Interview: New job for son of toppled shah
The son of Iran's toppled shah has a new job as spokesman for a nascent movement that is challenging the clerical regime to hold free and fair elections — or risk a civil disobedience campaign. Reza Pahlavi said Thursday that his Paris-based collective, the Iranian National Council, brings togeth

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Movers roundup: LinkedIn, Weight Watchers
Movers roundup: LinkedIn, Weight Watchers
Among the stock activity stories for Friday, May 3, from AP Business News: — LinkedIn Corp. shares fell after the online professional networking service offered a weak earnings outlook, as it hires more workers, invests in data centers and tweaks the way that it shows online ads. — Shares of Wei

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LinkedIn falls as outlooks disappoint investors
LinkedIn falls as outlooks disappoint investors
LinkedIn shares fell Friday after the online professional networking service offered a weak earnings outlook, as it hires more workers, invests in data centers and tweaks the way that it shows online ads. THE SPARK: Late Thursday LinkedIn Corp. provided second-quarter and full-year forecasts below

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Fire shuts down Labor Dept. building in DC
Fire shuts down Labor Dept. building in DC
An overnight fire at the Labor Department's headquarters shut the building down for most employees early Friday, but the agency's monthly employment report was released as scheduled. Department employees and members of the news media involved in the release of the report were allowed in the buildin

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Oil up again to near $95 ahead of US jobs data
Oil up again to near $95 ahead of US jobs data
The price of crude oil continued to rise Friday, a day after posting its biggest jump this year, as traders awaited the release of a closely watched U.S. employment report. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for June delivery was up 61 cents to $94.60 a barrel in electronic trading on the

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News Summary: LinkedIn's outlook lets down Street
News Summary: LinkedIn's outlook lets down Street
CLEARING THE HURDLE: LinkedIn Corp. delivered first-quarter results that topped analyst projections. The results released Thursday extended the online professional networking service's uninterrupted streak of pleasant surprises since LinkedIn's initial public offering two years ago. THE LETDOWN: A d

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