Chinese President Hu Jintao says his country will launch free trade talks with Costa Rica in January, with hopes of sealing a deal by 2010.

Costa Rica is finally ready to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement after a four-year battle in the nation’s congress.

Brocade Communication Systems Inc. and Foundry Networks Inc. said Friday they’ve formally revised the terms of their tie-up, giving Foundry shareholders $16.50...

The bass player for the Deftones is in a San Jose hospital following a serious car crash.

A California woman and her husband have been arrested on suspicion of misappropriating millions of dollars from software provider McAfee Inc.

A California woman and her husband have been arrested on suspicion of misappropriating millions of dollars from software provider McAfee Inc.

Electronics manufacturing company Sanmina-SCI Corp. said Wednesday that it remains cautious in its guidance for the fiscal first quarter, given the uncertainty of the...

Electronics manufacturing company Sanmina-SCI Corp. said Wednesday that it swung to a slim profit in the fourth quarter despite a drop in demand due to the rough...

Online auction site eBay Inc. said Monday it will institute a global ban on the sale of all ivory products starting next year.

EBay Inc. expects its fourth-quarter earnings to drop, citing upcoming acquisitions and plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce.

EBay Inc. says it posted a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss that stemmed from charges to its Skype telecommunications unit. The profit beat analyst...

Intel Corp. says the financial crisis could cause fourth-quarter sales to come in below the range of already-subdued estimates offered by Wall Street analysts.

Intel Corp. says its third-quarter profit rose 12 percent and edged past Wall Street’s forecasts. But the chip maker says the financial crisis makes it hard to...

EBay Inc. did a little shopping of its own on Monday, saying it would pay $1.34 billion for online payments site Bill Me Later and two Danish classified ad Web sites.

EBay Inc. said on Monday it will cut about 1,000 employees, reducing its work force by about 10 percent.

EBay Inc. says it will cut about 1,000 employees, reducing its work force by about 10 percent.

Semiconductor sales totaled $22.7 billion in August, up 5.5 percent from a year ago and 2.4 percent from the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association said...

A Costa Rican official says U.S. authorities have intercepted a submarine-like vessel packed with tons of cocaine.

Police say a motorist drove onto a soccer field at a park in San Jose, Calif., and ran down three men, killing one and injuring the other two.

Eco Factor: Recycles the waste from local industries to generate biofuel for the state. No matter what many wish to say about biofuel, it is here to stay for a bit...