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Intel's CEO pick sticks to tried-and-true formula

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In picking Brian Krzanich as its next CEO, Intel Corp. stuck to a familiar playbook amid a game-changing shift in computing that has raised worries about the future of the world's largest chipmaker. Ever since Intel co-founders Robert

Kraft's 1Q profit beats Wall Street expectations

NEW YORK (AP) - Kraft Foods is reviving old brands like Kool-Aid and betting on big new innovations as it begins finding its way as a smaller, independent company. The Northfield, Ill., company, which makes Miracle Whip, Oscar Mayer and other staples found in American pantries, on Thursday reported

Women's groups decry appeal on morning-after pill

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated

Pickups spur increase in April auto sales

By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBINAP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) - Detroit was king in April, with demand for its big pickups helping to boost U.S. auto sales and offset a soft month for Toyota. Ford, GM and Chrysler sold a total of 144,042 full-size pickups, up 29 percent from last April, driven by