MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Manchester United earned a chance to avenge its demoralizing loss to Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League final after a makeshift side swept aside Schalke on Wednesday.A rare double from Anderson after goals from Antonio Valencia and Darron Gibson clinched a 4-1 victory to send United through to its third final in four years with a crushing 6-1 aggregate win.The May 28

Executives bow in apology for security breach in PlayStation Network online serviceTOKYO (AP) ― Sony executives bowed in apology Sunday for a security breach in the company’s PlayStation Network that compromised the personal data of some 77 million accounts on the online service.“We deeply apologize for the inconvenience we have caused,” said Kazuo Hirai, chief of Sony Corp.’s PlayStation video ga

Expecting soaring pump prices, U.S. keeps up push to end tax breaks for oil, gas companiesWASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama says oil companies are profiting from rising pump prices and he wants Congress to end $4 billion in annual tax breaks for the oil and gas industry.“These tax giveaways aren’t right,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday. “They aren’t smart. And

DETROIT (AP) ― Ford posted its best first-quarter profit in 13 years, as its new, more fuel-efficient vehicles reached showrooms during a surge in gasoline prices.New arrivals such as the Ford Explorer and Fiesta small car are selling well. Company profits are growing around the world. And Ford is charging more for its cars, helping offset higher commodity costs.Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said its

Government deficit reaches 10.5% of GDP in 2010, above 9.6% predicted by EUBRUSSELS (AP) ― Greece’s government deficit was significantly bigger than forecast last year, European Union data showed Tuesday, underlining the difficulties the debt-ridden country is having to get its finances under control.Greece’s deficit hit 10.5 percent of economic output in 2010, well above the 9.6 percent the Europ

MANILA (AFP) ― Soaring global food prices threaten to push tens of millions of Asians into extreme poverty and cut the region’s economic growth this year, the Asian Development Bank warned in a report Tuesday.Coupled with skyrocketing oil prices, the spike poses a serious setback for developing Asia after having rebounded rapidly and strongly from the 2008 global economic crisis, said chief ADB ec

Global carmakers adopt China-specific brands seen as tool to wrest technology from abroadSHANGHAI (AP) ― Some of the new Chinese cars unveiled at this week’s Shanghai Auto Show are affordable for millions of buyers ― a happy development for Beijing that might prove costly for the global automakers producing them.General Motors Co. unveiled the 630 sedan, the first model from its new Baojun badge d

NEW YORK (AP) ― Sony Corp. said it is rebuilding its PlayStation Network to bring it back online after an “external intrusion” caused it to suspend the service.The company said it turned off the service, which lets gamers connect in live play, so that it could strengthen its network infrastructure. Qriocity ― the company’s online entertainment platform ― was also affected.“Though this task is time

The auto giant’s sales are up in U.S. and China, coming back from bankruptcyDETROIT (AP) ― General Motors is almost certain to claim the title of world’s biggest automaker this year, retaking the top spot from Toyota, which has been hurt by production problems since the Japanese earthquake and still can’t escape the shadow of major safety recalls.The No. 1 title, a morale booster for the winner’s

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ― A bunch of White Sox players started hitting again, all at once.Omar Vizquel, A.J. Pierzynski, Carlos Quentin and Paul Konerko each drove in two runs and the White Sox stopped a seven-game losing streak with a 9-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.“That’s the way we expected to play everyday, to be honest with you,” Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said.