Rates drop for California safety-net health insurance

Californians who rely on safety-net health insurance are getting an unexpected break on their rates.

House Republicans block recess appointments by Obama

The Senate adjourned for more than a month without going into a formal recess, preventing President Obama from temporarily appointing...

Debt ceiling deal ignores real driver of deficits: healthcare costs

Now that Congress is finished displaying its one unquestionable skill — conniving at ideological extortion, with the household budgets...

Moody's and Fitch keep U.S. triple-A credit rating, but say outlook is negative

Two of the three major credit ratings companies affirmed their top ratings for the U.S., but warned that the government must do more to...

Healthcare partnership pays big dividends

A rare alliance of healthcare rivals — a giant insurance company, a major hospital chain and a large doctors group —...

Consumer Reports cuts rating for Honda Civic

For years, the Honda Civic has been one of the bestselling and best-reviewed compact sedans in America. Now a redesigned 2012 model year...

Appeals court tosses insurance fraud convictions

Five former executives of American International Group Inc. and General Re Corp. who were convicted in a $500-million fraud case deserve a...

Investing: Is there sunshine ahead for cloud computing?

Technology investors have their heads in the cloud these days.

Profile: Andrew Bosworth, Facebook social engineer

The gig: Andrew Bosworth, 29, is the director of engineering at Facebook Inc. and inventor of the social networking site's News Feed,...

Congress takes up Amazon sales tax issue

Congress is wading into the roiling dispute between states and giant Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. over collecting sales taxes on online...

S&P president says rating firm doesn't expect U.S. debt default

The head of Standard & Poor's said the credit rating company's analysts don't believe the U.S. will default but are awaiting...

Consumers find new and redesigned autos more appealing, study says

Although the reliability of new and redesigned automobiles fell, consumers generally found them more appealing, according to an annual...

GOP tyrants threaten nation's stability

Checks and balances were written into the U.S. Constitution to prevent the tyranny of the majority: No one party or bloc could control...

Amazon's profit falls 8% despite 51% jump in sales

Even as Amazon.com Inc. gears up for a legal battle over sales tax in California, the online retailer's stock continues to climb after...

Elizabeth Warren to step down from consumer agency

Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who has organized the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will step down as advisor to the...

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.

Deep cuts in spending cause 'frugal fatigue'

Dear Liz: I'm 28 and trying to get better with money. I'm enrolled in a debt management plan through a consumer credit counseling...

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?