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Fight over Southern California Edison rate hike heats up

Fight over Southern California Edison rate hike heats up

To Southern California Edison, the $3.2 billion in rate hikes it wants on homes and businesses are vital to ensuring much-needed...

More airlines raise fares to grab tax savings

DALLAS — The great tax holiday of 2011 for air travelers is just about over.

Fight over raising the debt ceiling almost sure to lead to bad policy

For lawmakers at every level of government, there are two unalterable prerequisites for making bad policy.

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Investing: Bank of America must put mistakes behind it

Question: I am a disgruntled Bank of America Corp. shareholder. Is there reason to expect improved results?

How I Made It: Sung Won Sohn

How I Made It: Sung Won Sohn

The gig: Economist Sung Won Sohn, 66, is always in motion.

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...

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

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...

Federal consumer protection agency launching amid lingering controversy

Federal consumer protection agency launching amid lingering controversy

The federal government is unwrapping its most potent weapon yet in the battle to keep businesses from defrauding consumers: a powerful new...

Obama nears decision on boosting auto fuel-efficiency standards

Obama nears decision on boosting auto fuel-efficiency standards

President Obama is nearing a decision to sharply increase vehicle fuel-efficiency requirements. But automakers — emboldened by a...

Countrywide, Wells Fargo settlements to return funds to homeowners

Countrywide, Wells Fargo settlements to return funds to homeowners

Some troubled homeowners got the promise of a little relief Wednesday in the form of separate settlements with Countrywide Home Loans and...

 'American Idol' creator files suit to get 'The X Factor' credit

'American Idol' creator files suit to get 'The X Factor' credit

"American Idol" creator Simon Fuller wants credit for Fox's new talent show "The X Factor."

Grocery store financing program to be announced

Grocery store financing program to be announced

In a bid to fight childhood obesity and change eating habits on the local level, First Lady Michelle Obama is expected to announce a...

For Amazon, stakes are high in sales tax fight

For Amazon, stakes are high in sales tax fight

Amazon.com Inc. has insisted that California's new law requiring it to collect sales taxes from customers in the state would hurt the...

Obama erred in dropping Elizabeth Warren to head agency

Obama erred in dropping Elizabeth Warren to head agency

President Obama shouldn't have backed down.

Obama's pick for consumer agency doesn't end controversy

Obama's pick for consumer agency doesn't end controversy

In nominating former Ohio Atty. Gen. Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Obama avoided the...

Royal Bank of Scotland is sued by federal regulators over credit union losses

Federal regulators are seeking $629 million in damages from a Royal Bank of Scotland unit accused of selling riskier-than-advertised...

Obama picks Richard Cordray to head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Obama picks Richard Cordray to head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

President Obama will nominate former Ohio Atty. Gen. Richard Cordray to head the new agency to protect consumers in the financial...

Amazon takes the low road

Amazon takes the low road

Greed, we are told by the moral philosophers, brings out the worst in human beings. As Amazon.com is about to prove, the same rule applies...

Litigation gauges banks' ability to cut home-equity credit lines

Picture this nightmare financial scenario: You've taken out a $150,000 home-equity credit line to remodel your house, you've already...

Tax strategies for self-employment income

Dear Liz: I'm 25 and trying to maximize my tax savings and retirement contributions. I currently have two jobs: One is the typical...

Tech entrepreneur Kevin Systrom is focused on photography

Tech entrepreneur Kevin Systrom is focused on photography

The gig: At 27, Kevin Systrom is chief executive of Instagram, a Silicon Valley start-up that attracted more than 5 million users...

Investing: Home Depot's returns rely on customers, efficiency

Investing: Home Depot's returns rely on customers, efficiency

Question: I am a customer and shareholder in Home Depot Inc. Despite the economy, are there good prospects ahead?

Gay and straight couples should pay equal domestic-partnership fees

Mara Schmid and her partner have been together for about two years. With same-sex marriage still up in the air in California, the couple...