Procter and Gamble, the world's biggest advertiser, is moving its ads from daytime soap operas to Twitter. Also, Republican governors in two states are saying "no" to $1.2 billion in federal high-speed rail funds -- and that's a good thing for California.

Members of a budget committee in San Francisco are still debating the merits and costs of hosting the America's Cup sailing race.

Economists with the closely-watched UCLA Anderson Forecast say the state's unemployment rate isn't likely to dip below 10 percent for another two years.

Palo Alto-based social networking giant Facebook is rolling out a major redesign of its user profile pages. Also, Apple employees in Cupertino may be getting some extra-fancy new digs.

The national unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to a seven-month high in November, and new hiring stalled. But at least some companies in the Bay Area are expanding -- and even hiring.

Researchers at UC Davis today released a study looking at gender diversity among the state's 400 largest public companies. They found that men still hold roughly nine out of every 10 of the highest-paid management and board positions.

Sales figures from Cyber Monday show that buyers pounced on online deals and promotions, and Groupon announced the acquisition of San Mateo-based advertising and commerce company Ludic Labs, and plans to bolster its Silicon Valley presence.

The European Commission is investigating Google for possible antitrust violations in how it ranks its search results and ad listings.

She was once known as Queen of the Net. Investment analyst Mary Meeker is leaving Morgan Stanley to join one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture capital firms, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.

Bay Area bargain hunters braved crowds, all-nighters and near freezing temperatures to pick up Black Friday deals.