Amazon sales tax battle centers on jobs

A looming California electoral battle pitting powerful Internet retailer Amazon.com against the nation's largest chain stores is expected to be fought...

Netflix raising prices as much as 60%

Netflix Inc., America's largest video subscription service, is hiking prices as much as 60% in a move that has sparked outrage among its customers but...

SpaceX is making $30-million bet on rocket at Vandenberg

A sprawling hangar to house the assembly of the world's most powerful rocket and a launchpad capable of handling the earthshaking blast is being...

Southland housing market warms up in June

First-time buyers and investors looking for deals helped the Southland's housing market gain ground from May to June as it struggles to overcome the...

Retailers rush to offer women stylish fitness apparel

With women willing to spend $100 on a pair of cute yoga pants, retailers are racing to make workout clothes that are as much about style as sweat.

Ripping off needy seniors through the 'chained CPI'

Of all the ways policymakers in Washington show they have absolutely no conception of how their tinkerings with the federal budget affect average...

California leads nation in 'green jobs,' study says

California continued to lead the nation in the number of people with "green jobs," according to a study that looked at the growing influence of the...

China economy slows slightly

The pace of China's economic growth slowed in the second quarter as weaker global demand and government policies aimed at reining in excess...

Restaurants to offer more-healthful fare for kids

French fries, slathered with ketchup and washed down with a pint of soda, are a favorite part of fast-food lunches and dinners for millions of...

Oklahoma senator blocks Commerce secretary nomination

Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) put the nomination of John Bryson to be Commerce secretary on hold, saying the environmental views of the former Edison...

Electronic Arts agrees to buy PopCap Games

Electronic Arts Inc. has agreed to purchase PopCap Games Inc., the maker of Bejeweled and other popular games for mobile phones and social networks,...

Gold hits record high on debt fears and chance of more Fed stimulus

Gold closed at a record high Tuesday, surpassing its previous high set in May, as some investors ran back to the classic haven amid global financial...

Penske buys Crevier BMW in Santa Ana

Auto retailing giant Penske Automotive Group Inc. has bought the Crevier BMW and Mini franchises in Santa Ana.

Carmakers use perks to set their luxury autos apart from others

Luxury auto makers are laying on the perks to distinguish their brand from their competitors.

Woody Allen again opts to film movie in Europe

Woody Allen, the Brooklyn-born director who defined New York for filmgoers with such hits as "Bullets Over Broadway" and "Annie Hall," is once again...

Appeals court issues mixed ruling on grocers' strike pact

A federal appeals court ruled that Southern California's leading supermarket chains weren't entitled under antitrust law to enter into a revenue-...

Digital Domain partners with India's Reliance MediaWorks

Hollywood is becoming even more reliant on one of India's biggest media companies.

Amazon aims to have voters decide on sales-tax law

Escalating its fight to thwart a new levy on Internet purchases, Amazon.com says it will ask California voters to overturn a state law requiring all...

Phone apps can let users outsmart the law

Want to fool merchants with a fake ID? Hack someone's text messages? Or how about tracking where your co-workers are, without their knowing it?