San Francisco Business News

Before deciding where to buy a laptop for his daughter on Black Friday, Nate Bryan was scouring the web for deals. But he was not just looking at retailers' websites. "I use Twitter and Facebook a lot for Black Friday,"...

The latest in a parade of hits, Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has sold an estimated $550 million in the first five days of its release, bringing the entire The Call of Duty series $3 billion in sales...

Deutsche Bank AG and a BNP Paribas unit sued Bank of America NA on Wednesday over allegations the bank failed to pay back $1.73 billion in secured notes...Deutsche Bank said Bank of America failed to secure $1.25 billion in cash...

Among the shares expected to see active trading in Friday's session are AIG, Tiffany, Incyte and Toyota. The market is closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday, and Friday's trading ends early, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. After Wednesday's closing...

Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that its high-profile search and advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. has been cleared by antitrust regulators in Canada and Australia. "Microsoft and Yahoo have been notified that Australian and Canadian authorities have separately concluded their reviews...

TiVo-owned subscription gross additions for the third quarter totaled 34,000, compared with 44,000 a year ago. Seeking new revenue streams, the company has licensed its technology to cable operators and satellite companies such as DirecTV, and provided access to Internet...

Fitch Ratings said Tuesday that it raised its rating on Bank of America's preferred stock to BB- from B. "Bank of America's overall risk profile has begun to improve, with the potential for requiring additional government support or needing to...

Content network firm Adconian Media Group said today that it has acquired the assets of Joost, the online video service founded by Skype founders and the subject of a lawsuit drama this fall...The company was founded by Skype and Kazaa...