The Nasdaq stalled Wednesday after crossing 2800 for the first time in more than six years. The chip-equipment sector slipped on an analyst downgrade, but Google shares continued to rally.

  Former Qwest CEO Nacchio is appealing his insider-trading conviction, saying financial information he had when he traded stock wasn't enough to indicate that the company was in real trouble. (Brief)

  Movie studios fortified protections on high-definition movie DVDs to prevent hackers from copying them, but some machines won't play the latest discs.

  EBay is adding its own version of a social networking service to its auction site, as the ecommerce giant tries to woo shoppers.

  Nintendo will release in December its new Wii Fit game and weight-activated Balance Board, which the company is marketing as a way to help players exercise.

  Yahoo will buy stock valued at about $100 million in an IPO by Alibaba.com's business-to-business subsidiary.

  Short-selling activity fell at the Nasdaq Stock Market during the latest two-week reporting period, outpacing a drop at the New York Stock Exchange.

  Google has bought Finnish startup Jaiku, which makes a mobile phone application people can use for "microblogging."

  AT&T agreed to pay $2.5 billion to buy wireless licenses in the 700-megahertz frequency, a spectrum suitable for delivering speedy Internet access.

  Motorola considered buying Navteq before Nokia struck a deal for the digital mapmaker but found it wasn't a good strategic fit, Motorola's CEO said.

  Supermarket shoppers may soon be using "intelligent" shopping carts made by EDS that issue warnings if consumers purchase too much junk food.