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(SAN FRANCISCO)Angry online subscribers who had their Web surfing habits tracked in detail are suing a Silicon Valley startup that created the technology and six Internet service providers that b...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)CenturyTel Inc. Monday said it will buy Embarq Corp., a larger fellow phone company, for stock initially valued at $5.8 billion. Analysts said the move was a harbinger of further d...READ MORE

Among the earnings projection stories for Monday, Oct. 27, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Verizon Communications expects earnings per share to grow 8 percent in 2008, but t...READ MORE

Among the earnings stories for Monday, Oct. 27, from AP Financial News: PITTSBURGH (AP)--Mine Safety Appliances Co., which makes respiratory and safety equipment, said Monday its t...READ MORE

(MONROE, La.)Telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. on Monday projected fourth-quarter income below Wall Street expectations, but raised its outlook for the full year.READ MORE

(MONROE, La.)CenturyTel Inc. said Monday its third-quarter profit declined 25 percent, citing revenue settlements in the year-ago quarter. Separately, the telecommunications company said it wou...READ MORE

(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.)Telecommunications company Embarq Corp. on Monday reported a slight increase in third-quarter earnings, helped by smaller costs and a lower tax rate. Embarq said its earnings for t...READ MORE