Category: Business

Last July, San Diego resident Trisha Malone applied for a disability exemption at a booth just outside the Disneyland and…

As Los Angeles grapples with the fallout of last month’s destructive wildfires, one question looms: What does it mean for…

Here’s a phrase — three words, only eight syllables in all — that’s going to gain paramount importance in the…

Allstate said this week that it expects to lose $1.1 billion due to the Los Angeles fires, making it the…

At least 22 parcels totaling more than 100 acres in and around Whispering Pines area within Joshua Tree National Park…

Dear Liz: I was married for 33 years and divorced 4 years ago. We have reconciled and are now back…

It was easy to think that the diatribe about school transgender policies Donald Trump voiced during his presidential campaign was…

WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth slowed at the start of the year, the government said Friday, as business services, manufacturing and other…

It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential…

After going dark in the early days of the pandemic, a former ArcLight theater in El Segundo will reopen with…

Quiksilver, Billabong and Volcom brick-and-mortar stores, known for their beach and outdoor apparel, are closing, their parent company said. Costa…

Sonos, which pioneered affordable home speaker systems, announced this week it is cutting 200 jobs in an attempt to restructure…

Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face…

President Trump’s tariffs could reshape one of retail’s most booming sectors: fast fashion. Hefty taxes on imports from the U.S.’…

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers posted some well-chosen words Saturday about Donald Trump’s bewildering and pointless tariff war, which…

The blackened remains of the neighborhood pet store next to a bank untouched by the fires. A burned-down museum of…

WASHINGTON — With President Trump’s last-minute decision to delay hefty tariffs on imports from Mexico for at least a month, the U.S.…

State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, asked state officials for an emergency rate hike averaging 22% Monday, claiming the…

With thousands of houses and apartments lost to wildfires in an already tight housing market, landlords in downtown Los Angeles…

It seemed like the death knell. The state of California failed to get required federal permission from the Biden administration…

WASHINGTON — President Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, sending shock waves through the global…

As Mario Ramos pushes his ice cream cart through the city, worries course through his mind. A street vendor in…

A Malibu homeowner is suing travel website Tripadvisor and two subsidiaries along with a Venice woman, alleging they were responsible…

A new online tool that tracks insurance payouts stemming from wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles County shows more…

The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to allow Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it…

The company Big Ass Fans has been slapped with almost half a million dollars in penalties for false advertising about…

Indie studio Neon has acquired worldwide rights to the horror film “Together” at the Sundance Film Festival, marking the first…

Waymo’s fleet of electric, self-driving taxis has been on the streets of Los Angeles for a few months now. And…

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling nearly $2.4 million to customers of fast fashion retailer Fashion Nova. The…

Gov. Gavin Newsom is tapping Magic Johnson, Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter and 2028 Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman to lead a…

Major U.S. tech stocks, including Nvidia, Oracle and Broadcom, plummeted Monday after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek unveiled a system…

Residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the Los Angeles firestorms are being offered mortgage relief by nearly 270…

Hundreds of workers at a Las Vegas hotel and casino who have been on strike for more than two months…

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger received a $41.1-million pay package last year, according to a filing Thursday with…

Over his seven years on the federal bench, James C. Ho has acquired a reputation as one of the most…

As raging wildfires continue to torment Southern California, estimates of the total economic loss have ballooned to more than $250…

Spirit Airlines customers could be removed from flights for dressing “inadequately” or having offensive tattoos, the airline announced this week…

Shel Singh has gone all-in on electric vehicles in recent years. The 36-year-old business owner currently drives an electric Porsche.…

Some policyholders who lost their homes in the Los Angeles fires are not getting claims advances that are due to…

The shimmering office towers of the downtown Los Angeles skyline conceal a hard truth — much of the space is…

President Trump on Tuesday announced that OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank are partnering on a venture to direct more than $100…

Private prison company GEO Group has been accused by the National Labor Relations Board of retaliating against immigrant detainees who…

Netflix gained a record number of subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2024, further solidifying its dominance in the streaming…

Five major banks are offering homeowners up to three months of mortgage payment relief in areas devastated by the Southern…

Travelers flying into Los Angeles last weekend were greeted by an apocalyptic sight: billowing clouds of smoke and the red-orange…

Poor Donald Trump. Twice elected president only to have to clean up the economic messes left to him by Democrats.…

At the stroke of midnight on Sunday, TikTok users in the United States were momentarily silenced, after the Supreme Court…

Dear Liz: I’m 80 years old and my wife is 76. Our only retirement income is Social Security, and we…

The Supreme Court has paved the way for TikTok to be banned in the U.S. on Sunday. The high court…

The California FAIR Plan Assn., the state’s property insurer of last resort, was born of smoldering ashes — not of…

Federal officials announced Friday that they have indicted former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on bribery charges, along with her longtime…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that calls for the shutdown of the U.S. operations of social…

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced it had referred a complaint against Snap Inc. to the Department of Justice,…

Southern California’s catastrophic fires have rocked the stock of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, as accusations…

The craft supplies and fabric retailer Joann filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year, as…

As wildfires continue to burn around Southern California, thousands of business owners, homeowners and renters are confronting the daunting challenge…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk on Tuesday, alleging failure to timely disclose that he bought more…

During a disaster, getting to safety is the top priority. But for many Angelenos displaced by the devastating wildfires raging…

Sonos Chief Executive Patrick Spence is stepping down and leaving the company’s board in a shake-up that comes as the…

Stuart K. Spencer, a Republican strategist who took a washed-up movie actor named Ronald Reagan and helped make him California…

Dear Liz: I have sold my family home recently after almost 50 years. I had done lots of improvements throughout…

Last year, Francis Bischetti said he learned that the annual cost of the homeowners policy he buys from Farmers Insurance…

When Brigitte Tran arrived Wednesday morning at the Rodeo Drive boutique where she works as a sales associate, she was…

When devastating wildfires erupted across Los Angeles County this week, David Torgerson’s team of firefighters went to work. The thousands…

The downtown Los Angeles Macy’s department store, situated on 7th Street and a cornerstone of retail in the area, will…

WASHINGTON —  The U.S. economy created a burst of new jobs in December, capping a solid year of employment growth marked…

As the market for documentaries and other content slowed and work dried up in Hollywood, producer Kourtney Gleason was already…

It’s always heartening to see the business establishment stand up for constitutional principles. Well, almost always. Among the exceptions is…

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a major…

For more than 50 years, as the economics of American healthcare and health insurance have evolved, one theory has persisted,…

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it’s ending a third-party fact-checking program in the United States, a controversial…

Here are some rough calculations of when some of America’s richest individuals fulfilled their Social Security tax obligations for 2025:…

Is reliable Wi-Fi at 30,000 feet on the horizon? United Airlines announced over the weekend that it will outfit much…

A Los Angeles man said he recently missed his flight home after getting trapped on his way to the airport…

Director Brett Ratner is back behind the camera again for a new documentary on Melania Trump, his first film since…

California lawmakers, by and large, are a labor-friendly bunch and, as in past years, they passed a host of new…

Both vehicles used in two New Year’s Day attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas were rented through Turo, a…

A Southern California homeowner is suing Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. for declining to renew her longstanding insurance policy, accusing the…

In the cutthroat airline industry, few things can boost a company’s reputation more than getting passengers to their destinations on…

Chances are slim that the dual strikes at Starbucks stores and Amazon warehouses around the country disrupted your holiday season.…

California business groups have sued to stop the state from implementing a new law that prohibits companies from ordering workers…

Donald Trump’s election with Republican House and Senate majorities has put the Internal Revenue Service back in the spotlight. The…

WASHINGTON —  Of all the rich and powerful people cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump, few have rushed to Mar-a-Lago faster…

It has long been clear that relying on corporate leaders to stand fast for social and economic progress is a…

Trader Joe’s, the popular grocery chain known for its unique original products and affordable prices, will open three new stores…

President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second…

When Riot Games first decided to make a TV show inspired by its hit game “League of Legends,” the video…

Baristas at a handful of Starbucks around Los Angeles as well as in Chicago and Seattle went on strike Friday,…

It wasn’t good, but it could’ve been a lot worse. Given the lingering effects of last year’s Hollywood labor strikes,…

Dear Liz: I am out of work and taking a pause on my job search. While I have plenty of…

WASHINGTON —  President-elect Donald Trump is telling the Supreme Court that he can make a deal that will resolve the national…

BANGKOK —  Japanese car factories in Thailand — which for decades has been the premiere hub of auto manufacturing in Southeast…

After renovations forced Monique Gomez to move out of her Westside apartment, the tenant of four years was surprised to…

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s constant reminders that California’s economy ”leads the nation” as well as being a model for social justice…

The ride-hailing company Lyft accused San Francisco of overcharging it $100 million in taxes over the last five years in…

When Tony Vinciquerra arrived at Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2017, it was far from business as usual. The Culver City…

The Container Store Group Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid steep losses, slumping sales and increased competition.…

It’s been more than three years since college student Justin Lin binge-watched the first season of Netflix’s “Squid Game” in…

A rolling strike of Starbucks baristas has grown since kicking off Friday to include about 300 of the coffee giant’s…

The “silly season” of news coverage used to refer to the dog days of summer, when there was so little…

Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America are being sued by the embattled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over…

Owners of the San Pedro Fish Market and Restaurant, a top-grossing restaurant that once sprawled across a wooden pier in…

Everyone’s favorite Christmas gift giver, the Internal Revenue Service, has announced that it will be doling out more than $2…

This country has always had a hypocritical relationship with the undocumented workers who keep America’s agricultural, construction and hospitality industries…

After the government pushed for the breakup of Google, accusing it of business practices that violate antitrust laws, the Mountain…

As parents rush into malls for the final days of Christmas shopping, many will be armed with wishlists full of…

Party City, the party and costume supply chain with more than 70 locations in California including several in Los Angeles,…

In the midst of holiday shopping and travel, Colorado resident Tom Pipes didn’t want to spend extra money on a…

Workers at several Amazon warehouses across the country went on strike early Thursday morning, part of an effort by the…

WASHINGTON —  The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made another cut in interest rates, but, signaling what its leader called a new…

The response was much like that of a father when handed the bill for his daughter’s wedding reception. Joy trumps…

The Port of Los Angeles is on track to process more than 10 million container units this year and is…

A long-planned $1.4-billion real estate development at the foot of the newly famous Sixth Street Viaduct in downtown Los Angeles…

The billionaire Elon Musk and the California venture capitalist Marc Andreessen have started a debate about the role of government…

TikTok has filed for an emergency reprieve with the U.S. Supreme Court to buy more time before a nationwide ban…

After four years under Joe Biden, who enthusiastically called himself “the most pro-union president in American history,” employers and labor…

A sports memorabilia auction is never as gripping as the ballgame that gave the item being auctioned immense value. But…

Patrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news. He was the doctor and medical technology innovator who built a…

Landmark regulations intended to encourage insurers to write more policies in risky wildfire neighborhoods through the use of complex computer…

When Luigi Mangione was arrested in the killing of the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, he was hailed in some corners…

Tech executives, attempting to ease tensions with President-elect Donald Trump, are opening up their wallets after the former president staged…

With the ink dry on the County of Los Angeles’ $200-million purchase of the Gas Company Tower office building downtown,…

Wells Fargo employees who review customer complaints and workplace issues have voted to unionize. The move is the latest in…

It is just past 10 p.m. and Aaliyah Arnold, the 20-year-old founder of BossUp Cosmetics, is selling to the TikTok…

A judge entered a default judgment against Kanye West’s Christian private school in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday in…

Best for: Ultra-luxury travelers who want extra privacy What it’s like inside: Though it doesn’t come cheap, PS is the…

Kroger’s plans to buy its grocery rival Albertsons hit a major roadblock Tuesday, when a federal judge put a halt…

Over the last two years, the Republican-dominated House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic conducted 38 interviews and depositions, held…

Rupert Murdoch has been dealt a setback in his bid to steer control of his empire to his son Lachlan…

The corner lot on Crenshaw Boulevard and 54th Street looks like any other construction site. Inside the chain-link fence encircling…

A South Carolina mom is suing Mattel after links to an adult website appeared on the packaging of its line…

As President-elect Donald Trump vows to impose tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada, economists are warning that a…

WASHINGTON —  Job growth rebounded in November from the weather-related stall in hiring the previous month, fresh evidence that the U.S.…

TikTok’s future in the U.S. is now in greater jeopardy after the popular social video app lost a major court…

The apparent assassination of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk Wednesday has unleashed an extraordinary outpouring…

WASHINGTON —  Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other economic actions will not…

Ever since a historic, methane-spewing blowout in October 2015, local lawmakers, residents and activists have been pressuring state regulators and…

If we’re going to vote based on concerns about cost of living, we need to know what levers government can…

A Delaware judge rejected Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package for a second time, writing in her opinion…

In the Korean-language Netflix megahit “Squid Game,” debt-ridden people take part in a deadly competition — lying, cheating and killing…

An E. coli outbreak that hit McDonald’s Corp. is over, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.…

Last month, President-elect Donald Trump entered a sold-out Madison Square Garden to attend the mixed martial arts extravaganza UFC 309.…

In 2019, construction workers raised alarms about a company building luxury apartments in Oakland that appeared to be skirting its…

Now that Donald Trump will be headed to the White House, it is all but certain that he will pursue…

Walt Disney Co.’s animated sequel “Moana 2” has navigated its way to No. 1 at the box office with a…

On a recent Friday morning, Alyssa Laxamana arrived at a laboratory on the UC Davis campus to continue California’s race…

The round batteries, small as buttons and shiny as coins, are prized for the energy they pack at their size.…

State agriculture officials on Thursday banned Fresno-based Raw Farm from distributing its raw dairy products to retailers amid ongoing concerns…

Bustling crowds and early-morning lines were back as this year’s Black Friday weekend kicked off — a hopeful sign for…

More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars have been seized through the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex as part of…

Steep price hikes could be on the way if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose sweeping…

Hundreds of hospitality workers at a Las Vegas casino walked off the job Nov. 15, launching the first open-ended strike…

Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan had a simple plan after graduating from college: Write some software that could assist their…

Good news for bargain hunters: Gone are the days of having to stand in line at dawn and then elbow…

WASHINGTON —  When President-elect Donald Trump announced he would impose sweeping tariffs on key trading partners on his first day in…

Despite all the talk about Donald Trump being a unique political figure in American history, there’s one way in which…

California, home to a rich pool of talent in major industries such as film and tech, has lost thousands of…

Video game performers. Visual effects artists. Animation workers. Intimacy coordinators. More than a year after overlapping strikes by Hollywood writers…

Universal Pictures’ “Wicked” needed no lessons in how to be popular at the domestic box office this weekend, opening at…

Dear Liz: President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs have me wondering if now is the time to purchase new kitchen appliances,…

A plan by Advance Auto Parts to stem deepening losses by closing hundreds of stores will result “in a complete…

The text arrived midday, saying a delivery to me was on hold. To fix the problem, all I had to…

Regular visits to the dentist to fill cavities used to be a shared ordeal for millions of American children and…

The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when President Donald Trump moved…

Google and federal officials are battling it out over a proposal that the tech giant be forced to sell its…

The return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 will spark a significant shift in U.S. economic policy…

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday postponed a vote on a major boost to wages for hotel and airport…

In any contest to name the cruelest and most useless healthcare “reform” favored by Republicans and conservatives, it would be…

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket system on its sixth test flight Tuesday, with Donald Trump in attendance at the company’s…

Dozens of tenants at an affordable housing complex for arts and entertainment workers are in rebellion amid a dispute over…

Radio and podcast giant iHeartMedia has laid off 13 employees at KFI-AM (640), cutting the news staff of the Los…

The snap judgment among legal experts was that a federal judge’s dismissal on Nov. 7 of a copyright infringement lawsuit…

Elon Musk is easily the world’s wealthiest man, with a net worth topping $300 billion. But even he stands to…

President-elect Donald Trump’s full-throated support for oil and gas drilling might be expected to send a chill through the electric…

A blizzard of lawsuits filed by its receiver reveals that the once-high-flying crypto firm FTX was even more crooked and…

Cargo traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is at record highs. The two busiest ports in…

X, the social media app owned by Elon Musk, has sued California in an attempt to block a new law…

As people wind through the queue of the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride, they’re greeted by a chalkboard message left…

It’s been 24 years since audiences first saw Ridley Scott’s vision of the brutality of Rome’s Colosseum. Twenty-eight years since…

Superheroes and animation packed a punch for Walt Disney Co. as “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2” propelled the…

Swedish streaming audio giant Spotify is courting more video creators, podcasters and influencers in an effort to step up its…

Fifty-five years ago, preschoolers were captivated by the TV performance of a fuzzy blue monster, two striped shirt-wearing best friends…

Intimacy coordinators have unanimously elected to unionize under the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Members of…

When the LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr told its staff last year that the days of fully remote work were over,…

The price of a bitcoin soared to a record high of more than $87,000 on Monday, continuing its surge in…

Toy manufacturer Mattel has apologized for a misprint that appeared on the packaging of its line of “Wicked” dolls and…

This postelection Veterans Day weekend saw two new films crack the top three box office slots, with “Venom: The Last…

Dear Liz: My wife, who turned 73 this year, worked for a company until Aug. 31. She started a new…

SAN FRANCISCO —  On election night, as Republican Donald Trump inched closer to reclaiming the U.S. presidency, some tech executives and…

The officials missed not one, but two apparent penalties on one key play late in the Cincinnati Bengals-Baltimore Ravens showdown…

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a second straight time Thursday in an effort to keep the economy sailing…

The Bay Area has long held the title for attracting the most venture capital funding in the nation, and that…