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Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online music store to 69 cents and plans to begin selling all tracks without copy protection. Above, marketing exec Philip Schiller gives the keynote address at the opening of the Macworld trade show in San Francisco.

Apple founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed Mac and iPod lovers, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company. But Jobs did not say whether the problem was related to the cancer, and some analysts said the health watch may not be over.

A plan to give a tax credit to Colorado companies that create 20 or more new jobs was endorsed Monday night by a committee of state lawmakers.

New Mexico-based SkyWi Inc. said most of its voice and much of its Internet services in New Mexico was still down as of Monday following a service shutdown by Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q)

The Dow eased off of last week’s strong gains Monday, closing down just shy of a percentage point on the day.

Satellite broadcaster Dish Network extended its contract with billing and customer service outsourcing company CSG Systems International Inc. to cover 2009. (CSGS) (DISH)

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has elevated president/COO Monty Moran to the position of co-CEO with founder Steve Ells. (CMG)

Cleveland law firm Tucker Ellis & West LLP opened its first Denver office Jan. 1 and has hired five attorneys to work here.

A group of small-business leaders on Monday asked Colorado lawmakers to avoid new regulations and to keep them “at the table” in the legislative session that begins in two days.

Lise Aangeenbrug has been appointed to replace John Swartout as executive director of Great Outdoors Colorado.

The Kohl’s retail chain, which plans to fill about 150 jobs when it opens a new store in Aurora in March, will hold a job fair Jan. 11-15. (KSS)

Energy attorney Thomas O’Donnell has been named managing partner of law firm Holland & Hart LLP, succeeding Lawrence Wolfe.

Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said today that a hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health.

This might not seem like a good time to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a technology trade show. But bucking the trend, more Colorado companies this year than last are exhibiting at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week with a full slate of giant TVs and inventive gadgets, despite the pall of a recession hanging over the industry.

Wesley Sizemore is an interference hunter, vigilantly pursuing stray electromagnetic signals that bedevil researchers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

Apple Inc. will probably begin selling a lower-priced version of the iPhone in the first half of next year, tapping a new chipmaker for a key component.

The nonprofit foundation that runs Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia of user-contributed articles, said it has met its $6 million fundraising goal for fiscal 2008.

They won't stop snowstorms that disrupt travel for fliers, but some new travel tools can make it easier for you to snag frequent-flier award seats, find cheap fares, book some perks for yourself and even make your trip a lot more enjoyable. There are even ways to try to avoid getting stranded by bad weather.

Facebook Inc., operator of the world's largest social-networking site, sued Brazil-based Power.com, claiming it's accessing and storing users' login information without authorization.