Fox co-chairman Tom Rothman to exit studio

Fox Filmed Entertainment co-chairman Tom Rothman, who has led the News Corp.-owned studio together with partner Jim Gianopulos since 2000, is...

Prop. 37: Another example of the perils of the initiative process

Love it or hate it, the one thing you can say for sure about California's ballot initiative process is that it's the absolute worst way to craft...

Game console price war ahead, analyst predicts

Gamers could become winners in a price war this holiday as console manufacturers slug it out for scarce consumer dollars, according to a report...

Amazon, other Web retailers start collecting California sales tax

SACRAMENTO — The days of most tax-free Internet shopping in California are over.

State investigating medical consolidations

A wave of consolidation among hospitals and physician groups has drawn scrutiny from the California attorney general's office amid concerns that these...

Whole Foods endorses Prop. 37

SACRAMENTO — Whole Foods Market, the largest U.S. natural-goods specialty retailer, has endorsed a California initiative that would require...

FDA detains imported Mexican mangoes linked to salmonella

The Food and Drug Administration is detaining mango imports from a Mexican packinghouse after the company's mangoes were linked to salmonella...

House passes bill to limit Solyndra-style loan guarantees

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House approved a bill Friday that would limit the Energy Department's power to issue loan guarantees...

Apple wins another ruling against Samsung

Apple Inc. has won a round in a U.S. International Trade Commission case brought by Samsung Electronics Co. over patented technology in the iPhone and...

Stocks close higher a day after Fed move

Stocks are closing higher, propelled for a second day by the Federal Reserve's plans to try to energize the economy.

Staples stock jumps on report Bain, others are considering buyout

A report that several private equity firms -- including original investor Bain Capital -- are considering buying Staples Inc. pushed the office supply...

Automotive Misery Index says Californians don't have it so bad

It turns out that the cost of driving a car in California isn't higher than in most other states — in fact, it is right in the middle, according...

California home sales climb in August as prices hold steady

California's housing market showed strength in August with sales posting their best showing for that month in six years and prices holding steady.

Higher gas prices fueled retail sales and inflation in August

WASHINGTON -- The gas pump helped the economy last month and also hurt it.

Ex-UBS trader goes on trial accused of $2.3-billion fraud

A senior trader at the Swiss bank UBS was a "master fraudster" who lost his bank $2.3 billion, imperiling its very existence, through risky deals...

UnitedHealth to replace Kraft in Dow 30

UnitedHealth Group, the health insurance company, will replace Kraft Foods in the Dow Jones industrial average, the most widely known barometer of the...

Home Depot closing last 7 China big box outlets

Home Depot Inc., the U.S.-based home improvement retailer, said Friday it will close its remaining seven big box outlets in China and focus on...

Change in Apple iPhone 5 dock connector irks consumers

CUPERTINO, Calif. — A dock connector may not seem like a controversial feature, but for some consumers it could be the difference between buying...

YouTube's role at issue over video that incited Mideast violence

Internet video giant YouTube has found itself drawn into a global drama being played out in violent Mideast protests over a 14-minute video trailer...

Greasing the wheels of an urban oil-drilling boom

In the early days of California's oil boom, derricks crowded beaches, covered hillsides and dominated cityscapes. If a road was in the way of the oil,...

Southland housing market ends summer with rising prices and sales

Southern California's housing market finished out the summer on fire, with the region's median home price climbing to a four-year high and sales...

Federal Reserve stimulus program aims to fire up housing market

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve took its strongest step to date to try to bolster the sluggish U.S. job market, launching a new stimulus...

A binding contract, but not for Wells Fargo

Question: When is a contract not worth the paper it's printed on?

Meat company sues ABC News for defamation over 'pink slime'

Beef Products Inc., a South Dakota meat company whose lean, finely textured beef product was dubbed "pink slime" this year, has sued ABC News for...

'Finding Nemo' in 3-D will make a big splash at the box office

“Finding Nemo’s” 3-D re-release should go swimmingly at the box office this weekend, as the animated film is expected to debut at...

Disney takes $50 million write-down on canceled animation project

Walt Disney Co. will take a $50 million write-down in the current fiscal quarter for a stop-motion animation project it canceled in August.

Nintendo is set to release Wii U video-game console Nov. 18

It's game on for the battle of the next-generation consoles.

MPAA debuts new website telling stories behind the story

The industry's chief lobbying group wants to do a better job of telling Hollywood's story.

Six airlines match Southwest's $10 fare hike

Airfares have inched up again.

Toyota's electric RAV4 will list for $50,000 when it hits dealers

Toyota said the electric version of its RAV4 sport utility vehicle goes on sale the last week of this month at a price close to $50,000 before...