WellPoint's 4th quarter profit jumps

Health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. gave a lower-than-expected profit outlook for 2013 as it prepares for the federal healthcare overhaul and...

IMF sees global growth improving in 2013

WASHINGTON -- For a change, there's some good news on the global economic front: Growth is likely to improve this year, says the International...

After tough year, state dairy farmers to be paid more for milk

For months, state dairy producers had urged the California Department of Food and Agriculture to raise prices paid for milk and dairy products.

Home building outlook is cautiously optimistic

Although recent months have seen improvement in the number of housing starts and permits pulled, it will be multi-family builders that feel the uptick...

Cyber-crime ring targeted U.S. bank accounts, feds say

A cyber-crime case brought by U.S. prosecutors in New York may add to the fears of anyone who banks online.

Annie's recalls frozen pizza that may have metal fragments in dough

But are those metal filings organic?

Google may be dropping 'X Phone' hints

As rumors about the expected Motorola "X Phone" swirl around the Web, Google may have been hinting at some of the phone's features during its...

McDonald's lukewarm growth leads into difficult January

McDonald’s Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings were more promising than the string of dismal figures that shook investor confidence in the...

Can Amy Poehler save Best Buy?

Fresh off rave reviews for her Golden Globes co-hosting duties, Amy Poehler is about to tackle a more daunting task –- the Super Bowl ad for the...

Investors say U.S. fiscal woes pose biggest risk to global economy

WASHINGTON -- Investors around the world say the fiscal woes of the U.S. -- highlighted by the ongoing fight over the debt limit -- pose the biggest...

Union membership in the U.S. continues its long decline

Union membership is continuing to shrink throughout the country, even as companies add jobs in one-time union strongholds such as Michigan.

In California, Prius is king

The bestselling vehicle in America is Ford's big F-Series pickup. California's favorite car is a hybrid that can almost fit in the bed of that truck.

Dodgers near TV rights deal with Time Warner Cable

The Los Angeles Dodgers have negotiated a long-term television deal that would pay the team $7 billion to $8 billion, a move that would help cover its...

Scrap the debt limit, some lawmakers and economists say

WASHINGTON — With the White House and Congress engaged in their second major battle in 18 months over the debt limit, some lawmakers, economists...

Japan's central bank pledges new stimulus to combat deflation

WASHINGTON — In unveiling a new stimulus plan, Japan's central bank for the first time set an ambitious inflation target aimed at breaking the...

Even with record sales, Apple's earnings report may disappoint

If all goes according to plan Wednesday, Apple Inc. will report record revenue. The company will reveal that it sold more iPhones than in any previous...

New look at plan to use eminent domain to seize troubled mortgages

San Bernardino County and two of its cities last year created a national stir with a proposal to use eminent domain to seize troubled mortgages and...

Toyota Prius topples Honda Civic as bestselling car in California [Google+ Hangout]

Toyota's Prius has toppled the Honda Civic from its two-year reign as the bestselling vehicle in California.

Allergan to buy migraine drug maker Map Pharmaceuticals

Allergan Inc., the Irvine maker of the wrinkle filler Botox, agreed to buy a Silicon Valley pharmaceutical company in a deal valued at $958 million to...

Super Bowl spots and Web ads aid surge in L.A. commercial shoots

At the Apache Stages in North Hollywood this month, the Wonderful Pistachios brand filmed South Korean pop star Psy shooting its first Super Bowl...

Home sales slip nationally in December as inventory drops

Sales of previously owned homes fell slightly in December from the previous month, an industry group said, but the national median home price rose the...