Stock rally takes a pause, ends week up only slightly

NEW YORK — Even the stock rally may need a summer vacation.

Behind the wheel of an iconic Mercedes headed to auction

In 1960, as the story goes, actor Robert Stack had fallen in love. Not with a co-star from “The Untouchables,” but with a bright-green...

Zynga swearing off real-money gambling a good move, analysts say

Zynga Inc. is kicking the gambling habit. 

Impala's leap points to U.S. car rebound

Once a muscle-car icon and a symbol of U.S. automotive dominance, the Chevrolet Impala has more recently seen its image suffer. Bloated and generic,...

Consumer confidence hits six-year high on rising stock, home prices

WASHINGTON -- Americans are more optimistic about the economy than at any time since the Great Recession as rising home and stock prices boosted...

IMF warns Fed stimulus pullback could reignite European debt crisis

WASHINGTON -- A Federal Reserve pullback of its economic stimulus efforts could reignite the European debt crisis as that region struggles to...

Katzkin Leather turns to cutting-edge tech to speed car orders

In the glow of a red laser light, Ulysses Delgado watches a sophisticated machine turn a leather hide into pieces for a truck interior, cutting around...

Email 'phishing' attacks by hackers growing in number, intensity

At least 2 million people received the email May 16 notifying them that an order they had just made on "Wallmart's" website was being processed,...

Ticketfly and LivingSocial partner as mobile ticketing grows

Ticketfly Inc., a San Francisco-based online seller of concert tickets, is now offering deals through daily discount company LivingSocial as it...

U.S. accuses hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors of insider trading

NEW YORK — Like nobody else, Steven A. Cohen conquered Wall Street.

U.S., UBS agree to $885-million settlement over mortgage bonds

WASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators said Thursday that they reached an $885-million settlement with UBS Americas Inc. of a suit alleging that the subsidiary...

Russians indicted in giant hacking scheme

In the biggest cybercrime spree yet, Russian hackers stole 160 million credit card numbers to fleece hundreds of millions of dollars from a diverse...

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Consumer Reports gives new Chevy Impala one of its top ratings ever

In a development that marks the resurgence of American automakers almost as much as the huge profits they announced this week, Consumer Reports said...

Obama urges more federal spending on infrastructure

WASHINGTON — President Obama urged Republican lawmakers Thursday to approve billions of dollars in new federal spending on roads, bridges and...

Boeing to move commercial plane work from Seattle area to Long Beach

Aerospace giant Boeing Co., which for years has been cutting its workforce in Southern California, announced that the work performed by 375 people...

The next step for the Millennium project: The courthouse?

To no one's great surprise, the Los Angeles City Council gave a unanimous green light Wednesday to the Hollywood Millennium project, which would...

Wall Street's about-face: Facebook is now 'king of phones'

SAN FRANCISCO -- Wall Street likes Facebook. It really, really likes Facebook.

Home-loan rates ease, Freddie Mac says; 30-year fixed at 4.31%

Mortgage rates eased for the second straight week, according to Freddie Mac, with lenders offering the 30-year fixed home loan to solid borrowers at...

Dunkin' Donuts will open 45 stores in Orange County and Los Angeles

Dunkin’ Donuts has signed agreements to open 45 new stand-alone Dunkin’ Donuts stores in Orange County and Los Angeles starting in 2015.

Shaquille O'Neal's former Westside home listed for $9.5 million

It’s back, and there’s still some Shaq. The retired pro basketball great’s former home on the Westside has come on the market at $9....

Europe whittles down GM's strong second-quarter profit

Profits at General Motors Co. fell by 19% during the second quarter as losses in Europe continued to offset strong sales in North America.

Chromecast gives Google a seat in America's living rooms

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. has been searching for the right way to cuddle up in your living room.

Kaiser's rising premiums spark employer backlash

For years, Kaiser Permanente has won accolades for delivering high-quality care at an affordable price.

Walkout protests Wal-Mart warehouse working conditions

Thirty workers didn't report for their jobs Wednesday at a warehouse supplying Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other retailers, protesting alleged...

Bluejeans moguls to turn Masonic lodge in L.A. into a private museum

Bluejeans moguls Maurice and Paul Marciano have bought one of Los Angeles' most notorious real estate white elephants, the Scottish Rite Masonic...