Seaport complex takes delivery of zero-emission hauling truck

An El Segundo company aims to help the nation's busiest seaport complex advance its green technology efforts by providing zero-emission trucks for...

As Europe acts on debt crisis, U.S. dithers

Europe's new bailout plan for its weakest economies finally recognizes the brutal reality of the developed world's financial woes: Many governments...

CEO Brian Moynihan says Bank of America is turning the corner on its Countrywide woes

Bank of America Corp.'s chief executive is out to convince Wall Street that he's finally bringing under control the financial disaster caused by the...

SEC's proxy access rule tossed out by court

A federal appeals court invalidated a controversial Securities and Exchange Commission rule that made it easier for shareholders to force out...

Parking lot across from Staples Center sells for $31 million

A large parking lot across the street from Staples Center that is considered a prime site for residential and retail development has been sold for $31...

Wall Street donors back Obama campaign

Wall Street is supposed to have lost love for President Obama since his election, but early donations suggest he actually is doing better with the...

Pressure increases on James Murdoch to clarify his statements to the British Parliament

News Corp. was hoping that having its chairman, Rupert Murdoch, and his deputy chief operating officer, his son James, apologize to the British...

Borders liquidation sales draw crowds

Book lovers across Southern California lined up for bargains at Borders bookstores as the nation's second-largest bookseller began a massive going-...

Google plans social games platform to compete with Facebook

Google Inc. is planning to debut a platform for social games that would compete with offerings on Facebook Inc.

Apple Inc. in preliminary talks to acquire Hulu

Apple Inc. has joined a handful of companies, including its chief rival Google Inc. and online portal Yahoo, in weighing a potential offer for video...

Biotab Nutraceuticals settles Extenze allegations

A Monrovia diet supplement maker that promises its Extenze pills increase penis size is paying $1.75 million in penalties to settle consumer...

'Captain America' will try to win over the world

If Captain America is going to be a box-office hero, he'll have to transcend his patriotic namesake.

Financial regulatory overhaul faces new criticism on first birthday

The most far-reaching overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression reached its first birthday with fresh criticism of its...

How AEG runs the show

When AEG executives signed the final documents to take over the Millennium Dome in London, giggles could be heard in the adjacent room.

Foreign nations push into space as U.S. pulls back

As NASA retreats from an ambitious human spaceflight program for the foreseeable future, foreign countries are moving ahead with their own...

GE quarterly profit rises 21%

When it comes to weathering a sluggish economy, it pays to have your finger in a lot of pies.

TCW, 'bond king' Gundlach set to square off in court

A Los Angeles courtroom is about to become a venue for Wall Street's dirty laundry.

Hollywood tour bus competition heats up

Los Angeles survived "Carmageddon," but now come the bus wars of Hollywood.

Borders bookstores to liquidate

Giant bookseller Borders Group Inc. will begin liquidating its 399 stores nationwide, including huge sales at its 18 remaining stores in Southern...

CVS backs off from a more customer-friendly rewards practice

When we last checked in with CVS, the drugstore giant acknowledged that its rewards program for customers wasn't working as intended and said a...

Barry Minkow is sentenced to five years in prison

Barry Minkow is headed back to prison to serve a five-year sentence for securities fraud, but the ex-con who reinvented himself as a San Diego...

Back-to-school sales expected to decline from last year

A possible slowdown in back-to-school shopping could weaken the retail industry's recent momentum, according to sales estimates from several retail...

'Captain America' goes up against 'Harry Potter'

"Captain America: The First Avenger," the last of four superhero movies to hit theaters this summer, is hoping its shield will be powerful enough to...

California to borrow $5 billion from banks amid U.S. debt drama

California will seek $5 billion in short-term loans from banks and other financial institutions next week, hoping to avoid the risk of being locked...

Redbox president resigns; parent company's stock falls 10%

The president of Redbox unexpectedly said he would be leaving the kiosk DVD rental company as the firm's parent company, Coinstar Inc., reported...

U.S. Treasury sells off remaining stake in Chrysler

The Treasury Department sold its remaining stake in Chrysler Group, ending its role in the Detroit automaker's bailout that left taxpayers with a $1....

Express Scripts to buy Medco for $29 billion

The top two U.S. companies managing prescription drug benefits are uniting in a $29.1-billion deal they say will help achieve key goals of the...

Greece gets another bailout from Eurozone

Leaders of the beleaguered Eurozone announced a massive new financial bailout package for Greece on Thursday, doubling the amount of loans already...