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.

Twitter teams up with the NFL on new deal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is huddling with the National Football League as it tackles the challenge of attracting a broader audience to its short messaging service.

Watch pets around wildlife as attacks rise in summer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 1-pound squirrel and 90-pound dog didn't let their size disparity stop them from dueling.

Apple's iPod Touch update brings faster chip, better cameras

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is updating its iPod Touch music player for the first time in nearly three years, as the company seeks to make music a central part of its devices once again.

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