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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...

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...

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...

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Amazon aims to have voters decide on sales-tax law

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...

Health officials ease requirements for states' insurance exchanges

Health officials ease requirements for states' insurance exchanges

The Obama administration moved Monday to ease some requirements on states to help them set up new insurance exchanges in 2014, a key feature...

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Interest in stock investing has fallen, Google shows

Individual investors have grown disenchanted with stocks. Want proof? Google it.

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How to raise credit scores: Five tips

The higher your credit scores, the better shot you have of getting a loan or credit card application approved. Improving your credit...

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Efrem Harkham oversees a world of hotels

The gig: Efrem Harkham, 55, is the founder and chairman of Luxe Hotels, a Los Angeles company that owns two local hotels and Luxe...

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Insurance cheaters call their luxury cars farm vehicles

Meet the newest crop of farm vehicles: Porsche Carrera, Mercedes SL550 and BMW Z4.

Mortgage rates are trending higher, Freddie Mac says

Mortgage rates are trending higher, Freddie Mac says

Mortgage rates moved higher this week after spending a month within a hair or two of 4.5%, according to the latest survey from home loan...

Hung up on sky-high pay phone rates

Hung up on sky-high pay phone rates

In this hyper-connected age of cellphones and iPads, few of us have to use pay phones anymore. But it still happens, especially when you'...

June retail sales top forecasts

June retail sales top forecasts

Retailers beat June gloom last month, delivering surprisingly strong sales results thanks to lower gas prices, widespread discounting and...

What's behind GOP attack on product-safety database?

What's behind GOP attack on product-safety database?

What is it about consumer protection that Republican lawmakers don't like? Is it that they want to see their constituents fleeced and...

Retailers post strong June sales

Colossal sales lured consumers into stores last month, but what's going to keep them shopping during the slow economic recovery is anyone'...

China raises interest rates for third time this year to tackle inflation

China raises interest rates for third time this year to tackle inflation

China raised its benchmark interest rates for the third time this year in a clear move to tackle inflation, which hit a 34-month high in...

Parsons sells Pasadena headquarters for $320 million

Parsons sells Pasadena headquarters for $320 million

In one of the largest real estate sales since the last boom, investors have purchased the Pasadena headquarters of engineering company...

S&P warning weighs on European stocks

S&P warning weighs on European stocks

European stocks struggled to extend last week's gains Monday after Standard & Poor's warned that a recent French proposal to get...

Parents expect yet another bailout from their adult child

Parents expect yet another bailout from their adult child

Dear Liz: My parents never developed good behaviors when it came to money. They didn't save, budget or make good spending decisions....

Retailers battle sophisticated shoplifting teams, 'CSI' style

Retailers battle sophisticated shoplifting teams, 'CSI' style

Stung by a new breed of sophisticated thieves, the nation's major retailers are fighting back.

Frances Arnold: Career path of a Caltech scientist

Frances Arnold: Career path of a Caltech scientist

The gig: Chemical engineer and biochemist at Caltech in Pasadena. Frances Arnold, 54, specializes in the creation of new proteins,...

Auto sales stay lackluster as carmakers spend little on incentives

Auto sales stay lackluster as carmakers spend little on incentives

Consumers facing fewer choices and higher prices throttled back on vehicle purchases, dampening auto industry sales in June.

How Greece's debt crisis affects U.S. investors and consumers

How Greece's debt crisis affects U.S. investors and consumers

The prospect of a resolution to the Greek debt crisis, bolstered by Greek lawmakers' approval of a sweeping austerity plan, has buoyed...

Amazon fights California sales tax requirement

Amazon fights California sales tax requirement

Saying it won't force California customers to pay sales tax on their Internet purchases, Amazon.com is severing ties with 10,000 small...