By Andrew Leckey
Question: I am a disgruntled Bank of America Corp. shareholder. Is there reason to expect improved results?
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times
The gig: Economist Sung Won Sohn, 66, is always in motion.
By Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times
A large parking lot across the street from Staples Center that is considered a prime site for residential and retail development has been...
By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times
A possible slowdown in back-to-school shopping could weaken the retail industry's recent momentum, according to sales estimates from several...
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
The federal government is unwrapping its most potent weapon yet in the battle to keep businesses from defrauding consumers: a powerful new...
By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times
President Obama is nearing a decision to sharply increase vehicle fuel-efficiency requirements. But automakers — emboldened by a...
By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times
Some troubled homeowners got the promise of a little relief Wednesday in the form of separate settlements with Countrywide Home Loans and...
By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times
"American Idol" creator Simon Fuller wants credit for Fox's new talent show "The X Factor."
By P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times
In a bid to fight childhood obesity and change eating habits on the local level, First Lady Michelle Obama is expected to announce a...
By Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times
Amazon.com Inc. has insisted that California's new law requiring it to collect sales taxes from customers in the state would hurt the...
By David Lazarus
President Obama shouldn't have backed down.
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
In nominating former Ohio Atty. Gen. Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Obama avoided the...
By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times
Federal regulators are seeking $629 million in damages from a Royal Bank of Scotland unit accused of selling riskier-than-advertised...
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
President Obama will nominate former Ohio Atty. Gen. Richard Cordray to head the new agency to protect consumers in the financial...
By Michael Hiltzik
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...
By Kenneth R. Harney
Picture this nightmare financial scenario: You've taken out a $150,000 home-equity credit line to remodel your house, you've already...
By Liz Weston
Dear Liz: I'm 25 and trying to maximize my tax savings and retirement contributions. I currently have two jobs: One is the typical...
By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times
The gig: At 27, Kevin Systrom is chief executive of Instagram, a Silicon Valley start-up that attracted more than 5 million users...
By Andrew Leckey
Question: I am a customer and shareholder in Home Depot Inc. Despite the economy, are there good prospects ahead?
By David Lazarus
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...