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Barnes & Noble hacked. Is your credit card at risk?

By Schuyler Velasco Barnes & Noble has been hacked, and is warning customers of a data breach affecting 63 of its stores in nine states. The breach was "a sophisticated criminal effort to steal credit card information, debit card information, and debit card PIN numbers from customers who

Earnings Preview: Apple reports 4Q results Thurs.

NEW YORK (AP) - Apple Inc. is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter results on Thursday, and analysts will be looking for data that could propel the stock back up to the all-time highs hit when the iPhone 5 launched a month ago. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Apple released its latest iPhone model, the 5,

Earnings Preview: Facebook posts 3Q results Tues.

NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook Inc. will report its third-quarter earnings results - the second as a public company - on Tuesday after the stock market closes. With its stock trading at roughly half of its initial public offering price, the online social networking company has been working to grow its

Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumers

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The release of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is a week away, and consumers are in for a shock. Windows, used in one form or another for a generation, is getting a completely different look that will force users to learn new ways