This morning Yahoo announced that it reached deep into its pockets for $1.1 billion and used the cash to acquire Tumblr, the social media and blogging network.

Apple on Monday sought to pre-empt accusations of tax avoidance from an influential US Senate committee, publishing its written submission to the committee the day before Tim Cook, chief executive, was due to testify.

In a signal of confidence to the flying public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings on Monday traveled from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner.

GrubHub and Seamless, two startups that let people order restaurant takeout without leaving the sofa or even picking up the phone, said Monday they are merging.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday after comments from Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans knocked them from new all-time highs set earlier in the day.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said the U.S. economy has improved �quite a lot� as the central bank maintains record stimulus and expressed confidence policy makers have tools needed to monitor markets for excesses.

Mon May 20, 2013 10:04am EDT. May 20 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013.

Mon May 20, 2013 2:42pm EDT. * Silver hits Sept 2010 low before rebounding * Gold also shoots up from 1-month low and 7 days of losses * Investors await Fed chairman's testimony on Wednesday (Updates with U.S.

Shareholder activists targeting JPMorgan Chase were talking down the prospects of winning a vote to install an independent chairman at the bank ahead of Tuesday's annual meeting.

U.S. Treasury bond prices pulled back Monday afternoon, after a yield near 2% lured buyers earlier in the session. The price pullback sent the benchmark 10-year note's yield near the 2% mark again.