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What, no mousse?
Richard Metzger checks out a chocolate hair care line.
Academy & guild members
RSVP for free screenings of 'The Road' and other films.
Proclaim your love
The next best thing to shouting from the mountaintops.
Price war, no deals barred
With another tough holiday season looming, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is ratcheting up a price war that could be good for shoppers but has competitors...
United Commercial Bank is shut down, sold to East West Bancorp
Toppled by loan losses and misstated financial reports, San Francisco's United Commercial Bank was shut down by regulators Friday night and...
CalPERS to consider requiring placement agents to register as lobbyists
Highly paid financial intermediaries at the center of a growing uproar over the way California's huge public pension plan invests its money may soon...
FlyMiwok launches private air service in Southern California
The recession continues to pummel the nation's airlines, but that has not stopped a couple of local entrepreneurs from launching an air service for...
Toyota is sued over concerns of sudden acceleration
Two Los Angeles County residents have sued Toyota Motor Corp., alleging that the majority of Toyota and Lexus vehicles made since 2001 contain...
Edison International profit falls 8.2% on lower sales, rates
Edison International, parent of Southern California Edison Co., said Friday that its profit dropped 8.2% in the third quarter as the recession...
Judge accepts plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis
A federal judge in Los Angeles sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis to 301 days already served and a year of probation after the soft-...
Windows 7 tops Vista in early consumer sales by more than 200%
It wasn't a high bar, but Windows 7 cleared it.
Beatles catalog is temporarily banned from music website BlueBeat
A federal court in Los Angeles this week issued a temporary restraining order against a music website that recently had been offering the entire...
Stocks post modest gains as job losses slow
Investors undaunted by a surprisingly weak report on the job market found enough positive news to nudge stocks higher Friday.
Hedge fund insider-trading scandal expands
As an eavesdropping-detection specialist, Kevin D. Murray normally works for companies concerned about possible spying by competitors.
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: It sleekly transports your stuff
When Italian car-making giant Fiat announced it would be taking over bankrupted, bailed-out Chrysler, I was skeptical. Indeed, I thought the whole...
Youbet's hopes riding on races' horsepower
When the horses break out of the gate for the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park this weekend, online wagering company Youbet.com Inc. will have a...
Retail sales continue to climb in October
The nation's retailers had their best month in more than a year in October as shoppers turned to discounters and high-end stores alike.
Toyota surprises with profit, boosts forecast
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. announced today a surprise profit last quarter and trimmed its projected red ink for the year, underlining the gradual...
CalPERS board chief urges colleagues to steer clear of investment go-betweens
The board president of the nation's biggest public employee pension fund is urging his fellow directors to avoid private meetings with go-betweens who...
Fannie Mae to allow borrowers in foreclosure to lease back homes
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae said Thursday that it would throw a lifeline to some people losing their homes to foreclosure by allowing them to lease...
U.S. productivity surges, job growth should follow
WASHINGTON -- Business productivity grew at its fastest clip in six years in the third quarter and new claims for jobless aid fell to a 10-month low...
Walmart, Target slash online prices of popular DVDs
An unprecedented round of online price cutting for DVDs started Thursday that could provide a much needed boost for the beleaguered home entertainment...
Stocks surge on jobs and retail data, Cisco forecast
Stocks shot up Thursday, with the Dow industrials gaining more than 200 points to retake the 10,000-point threshold, as several pieces of upbeat...
DirecTV shows subscriber gains, as rivals see loss
Satellite TV operator DirecTV Group Inc. was one of the few pay-TV companies to attract new subscribers in the third quarter, as it reported revenue...
Activision posts profit despite small drop in video game sales
Activision Blizzard Inc., the world's largest video game company, posted a third-quarter profit, but sales slipped slightly as consumers continued...
Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis
A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax...
Congress approves continuation of unemployment aid, home buyer program
The House overwhelmingly approved legislation Thursday to provide additional aid to the unemployed, particularly in hard-hit states such as...
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