Category: Business

Big Lots, the discount retail chain known for carrying a wide assortment of goods, is closing more than 50 stores…

Michael Rosito loves his Fisker Ocean One, the very first model of the all-electric SUV that debuted last year. The…

After a slow start to the summer for movie theaters, Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” continued the box-office bounce back this…

A coalition of unions representing drivers, mechanics, location managers, electricians and other Hollywood crew members has struck tentative contract deals…

O.J. Simpson’s Heisman Trophy, golf clubs, high-end sports utility vehicle and even his driver’s license will soon be sold to…

Video game performers are officially on strike. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists called a walkout…

Jim Kingsley of Orange County, who recently flew Southwest on a two-leg journey from Minneapolis to Los Angeles, likened the…

Almost a century has passed since a Tennessee schoolteacher was found guilty of teaching evolution to his students. We’ve come…

Video game performers are going on strike for the second time in a decade. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director and…

The more than 500 game developers at Blizzard Entertainment who work on the blockbuster video game “World of Warcraft” have…

More than a million workers laboring in warehouses, kitchens, laundry rooms and other hot indoor settings across California are now…

As the world turned digital, people were quick to drop their Sunday papers and pick up their smartphones for news.…

It’s no secret that Californians pay more than the rest of the country for many goods and services — gas,…

Just last Wednesday, I posted a column reporting how our richest corporations, through sheer miserliness and profit-seeking, left millions of…

The tech billionaires backing a proposal to raise a brand-new city on the rolling prairie northeast of San Francisco Bay…

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Safra Catz will leave her position on the Walt Disney Co. board of directors Friday, the…

Disneyland employees have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike, paving the way for what could be the first…

Former President Donald Trump delivered a speech formally accepting his presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in…

Five people were injured, two critically, in an explosion Saturday morning at a food truck in a popular dining and…

After decades of resistance, Carmel-by-the-Sea is about to address some of its residents’ biggest frustrations. Quite literally. The moneyed little…

Adidas has removed Bella Hadid from its social media pages after issuing an apology for “any upset or distress caused”…

While working at Disneyland last summer, Cyn Carranza lived in her car with her dog and showered on resort property.…

Netflix on Thursday touted its strong business growth in the second quarter, as its subscriber count grew by 8.05 million…

Before he began taking Mounjaro last summer, Nick Lovell was the weight-loss economy’s ideal customer. He signed up for WeightWatchers…

The leaders of California’s embryonic hydrogen hub announced Wednesday that they have signed a contract with the U.S. Department of…

AT&T is one of America’s largest telecommunications companies. Last year it recorded a pretax profit of nearly $20 billion on…

Elon Musk said Tuesday on X that he is moving the headquarters of both SpaceX and the social media platform…

The former NBC Studios, in what TV host Johnny Carson used to call “beautiful downtown Burbank,” has sold for $375…

Much is still not known about Saturday’s shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, but it’s clear that the incident…

Amazon’s annual sale starts Tuesday, which means even more impulsive purchases will be packaged and dropped onto porches across the…

When Ali Weiss, 30, shares a selfie on Instagram, she often adds a disclaimer: This is a face that hasn’t…

WASHINGTON —  Inflation cooled more than expected in June, helped by falling prices for cars, gas and airline tickets — a…

After teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, fast-casual restaurant chain Mod Pizza was acquired this week by Los Angeles-based Elite…

One of Olvera Street’s most photographed icons may soon vanish from his post because of a ruling by a Los…

SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, which carries astronauts to the International Space Station, experienced a rare failure Thursday night after…

John Tsakoumakis has been shopping at the Vons grocery store on West 80th Street in Los Angeles’ Westchester neighborhood for…

Allstate is seeking to raise its California homeowners insurance premiums by an average of 34% — which would be the…

The film and TV production drought plaguing the U.S. entertainment industry appears to be “here to stay,” according to a…

A video surfaced of ABC News anchor and former White House communications director George Stephanopoulos expressing his opinion on President…

The share of adult Americans who own stocks is approaching an all-time high of 63%, which may explain why events…

The meme coin named after recording artist Doja Cat surged in value Monday when posts on her X account urged…

Noncompete clauses in employment contracts are sterling examples of the give-them-an-inch-and-they’ll-take-a-mile principle in business behavior. Once applied chiefly to executives,…

To compete in today’s tumultuous entertainment industry, Paramount Global will need to evolve into a “media and technology” company, tech…

“Despicable Me 4” had a strong showing at the top of the box office this weekend as family films continue…

Tech scion David Ellison’s months-long quest to win control of Paramount Global moved closer to the finish line Sunday, in…

Dear Liz: I have four daughters, now in their late 30s and early 40s. When they were very young, I…

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent an unexpected Fourth of July aboard the International Space Station — but it…

Beginning this month, California businesses will be required to have plans in place to prevent violence in the workplace. Senate…

Hollywood knows a flop when it sees one. So it’s hardly surprising that some of the industry’s biggest luminaries are…

I had just started my master’s degree in artificial intelligence when a classmate asked if I’d heard of Amazon, a…

Audiences are going bananas for Universal Pictures’ and Illumination’s “Despicable Me 4.” The latest installment in the popular family film…

Just after Thanksgiving 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci visited a high school in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. His goal…

Two of the biggest luxury department store chains in the country are joining forces, with a boost from Amazon. The…

The storied Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, which was long considered one of the region’s top classical music venues, is for…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court on Monday said it is putting off a ruling for now on whether social media laws…

Second only to the Supreme Court’s ruling Monday on when presidents are immune from criminal prosecution, the biggest case of…

The crew members union IATSE released a summary over the weekend of its new tentative agreement with the top Hollywood…

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. —  People call it “The Pit.” It’s a massive, unsightly hole in the ground — the site of a…

A red phone sits on Palmer Luckey’s desk at the Costa Mesa headquarters of his military tech company, Anduril Industries.…

The day “Barbie” hit theaters in July, Mattel Chief Executive Ynon Kreiz was in New York City visiting his oldest…

SACRAMENTO —  The California state Senate on Thursday passed legislation aimed at helping the news industry by imposing a new tax…

WASHINGTON —  In a major victory for business, the Supreme Court on Friday gave judges more power to block new regulations…

State Farm General is seeking to dramatically increase residential insurance rates for millions of Californians, a move that would deepen…

By the numbers, the overall U.S. economy may look good, but down at the street level the view is a…

For decades, gun control policy in the U.S. has been virtually untouchable — except through efforts to make America’s gun…

Film and TV crew members have reached a tentative contract deal with the major Hollywood studios after months of bargaining,…

Known for art house films, Oscar contenders and prestige horror flicks, indie studio A24 has landed a new round of…

Some people just have a knack, even a skill, for placing themselves at the center of obnoxious public business deals.…

A federal court has ordered a meat processor in the City of Industry and a staffing agency in Downey to…

There’s good news and bad news about a legal settlement that New York state just reached with the giant health…

To boldly go where no man has gone before. That’s the mission of the USS Enterprise — and arguably the…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to put new limits on Congress’ power to tax wealth that is not…

Gene Seroka has been executive director of the Port of Los Angeles since 2014. The seaport moves more cargo containers…

MoviePass, the infamous cinema subscription service that crashed and burned in 2020, has secured a new investor amid an ambitious…

In a surprisingly strong economic report, California employers stepped up their hiring in May and the statewide unemployment rate dropped…

Artificial intelligence is “exciting,” but guardrails must be put in place to protect labor, intellectual property and ethics, NBCUniversal Studio…

The former Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, which helped lead an economic revival on a historic stretch of Broadway…

For more than a decade, with only a few interruptions, Apple held the title of the world’s most valuable company,…

Relief is on the horizon for California fast-food workers operating hot kitchen appliances, logistics workers in vast inland warehouses that…

Six Republican governors in the Deep South want their constituents to know that they’re looking out for them. That’s why…

He sits in a conspicuous baseline seat, where he cheers like nobody’s watching. The large balding man in long sleeves…

With inflation and rising theme park costs, more Disney park visitors are going into debt to pay for their trips,…

Eggs of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species that’s wreaked havoc on crops across more than a dozen states, were…

The union representing nurses at Riverside Community Hospital has been ordered to pay more than $6 million to the hospital…

A special Florida district that governs Walt Disney World Resort has voted unanimously to approve the company’s plans for expansion,…

California regulators Wednesday disclosed which areas of the state insurers will have to cover if they want to take advantage…

The fast-food industry has been wringing its hands over the devastating impact on its business from California’s new minimum wage…

Lynn Conway was the bravest person I ever knew. It wasn’t merely her struggle to make her way in the…

The paper published by the respected British Medical Journal earlier this month was eye-opening, to say the least. It questioned…

A California law classifying Uber and other ride-hail and delivery drivers as employees rather than independent contractors is constitutional, the…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on whether the climate change lawsuits filed…

From left, Susan Minato, Ada Briceño and Kurt Petersen, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Nov.…

Dear Liz: I recently found out that my ex lent one of her former bosses $2,500 to get his brother…

Ever since the Supreme Court upended reproductive health rights in its 2022 Dobbs decision, antiabortion activists have been trying to…

TikTok is investigating a cyberattack targeting “a number of high-profile” accounts, including media outlet CNN and celebrity Paris Hilton. The…

HSINCHU, Taiwan —  Build the technology of the future. Protect the nation from attack. Buy a sports car. These were some…

SpaceX launched its Starship spacecraft into orbit Thursday in a largely successful test flight that moved the company a step…

The woman who allegedly inspired the serial stalker character at the center of Netflix’s hit miniseries “Baby Reindeer” has sued…

Peter J. Hotez is one of America’s most prominent vaccine experts. A professor at Baylor College of Medicine, he’s also…

BLOOMINGTON, Calif.  —  Benjamin and Christine Granillo bought their 2.25-acre property in San Bernardino County four decades ago. They built…

Fresh off the resounding success of “Barbie,” Mattel is partnering with Universal Pictures to develop another live-action film based on…

Ava DuVernay and Netflix have settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a former New York City prosecutor who disapproved of…

Warner Bros. Discovery is raising the cost of ad-free subscriptions to its streaming platform, Max. The New York-based entertainment behemoth…

Could that slice of Kroger brand carb-conscious bread really contain only 30 calories? The answer, according to a new lawsuit…

Rubio’s Coastal Grill, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant based in Carlsbad, has abruptly closed 48 stores in California, citing the rising…

The right-wing and Republican project to eradicate diversity and inclusiveness from American society has become more absurd with every passing…

Dear Liz: I’m setting up accounts post-divorce, while learning personal finance on the fly. Is it “safe” or advisable to…

Los Angeles’ portion of the domestic film and TV economy shrank last year amid devastating industry struggles, but it remains…

In the end, veteran investor Nelson Peltz came away with a big win in his battle with the Walt Disney…

More Californians may be able to file their federal tax returns directly to the IRS online for free next year…

Claims of wage theft filed by California workers are routinely left in limbo for years by state investigators who are…

Trader Joe’s is ramping up its pace of expansion, with plans to open two dozen new grocery stores around the…

The rollout for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” movie was not so flawless, according the head of AMC Theatres, which distributed the concert…

A bill backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that is intended to halt more exits from California’s troubled homeowners insurance market…

As growing numbers of countertop cutters in California suffer from an incurable and deadly lung disease, lawmakers are seeking to…

Dozens of recently closed 99 Cents Only stores across the Southland could reopen with another bargain retailer’s logo outside: Dollar…

Free and fair elections, the foundation of our democracy, face an unprecedented array of threats as the next one approaches.…

The U.S. Department of Justice’s effort to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster has been a long time coming, following…

A moon shot to make Southern California an international leader in the “blue economy” is taking shape in San Pedro…

When Warner Bros. film executive Jeff Goldstein saw the huge sand dunes and expansive desert vistas of Denis Villeneuve’s first…

Casey Hogan had no idea her new address would be so frustrating. But soon after moving into a granny flat…

Money, as we all know, is the mother’s milk of politics in America. It can look even more nourishing if…

Stubbornly high inflation and interest rates are taking an increasing toll in California as the state experiences rising unemployment and…

The almost 10-month-old strike that initially involved roughly 60 hotels and more than 15,000 workers in Los Angeles and Orange…

Endeavor Chief Executive Ari Emanuel this week called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ouster and denounced his leadership following…

Paramount Global and Charter Communications have agreed to a new distribution deal for Paramount’s CBS network and cable channels, easing…

For eight years, Lancaster resident Pablo Scipione and his attorneys pushed for compensation the 46-year-old independent contractor said he was…

After years of delays, Boeing’s Starliner capsule was set to take off early this month with two astronauts aboard —…

Red Lobster, the seafood chain whose cheddar biscuits and bottomless shrimp specials have long captivated the American palate and pocketbook,…

Walt Disney Co.-owned computer animation studio Pixar is laying off 14% of its staff, as it cuts back on the…

California’s Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of Proposition 22, the voter-approved law that classified drivers working…

A bill that would allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California passed the state Assembly Monday afternoon on a 49-4 vote…

When OpenAI debuted its new voice assistant technology this month, it immediately drew comparisons to the 2013 Spike Jonze sci-fi…

Anyone who cares about the importance of science in the making of government policy had to be deeply dispirited by…

California posted another month of anemic job growth in April, keeping the state’s unemployment rate the highest in the country,…

Disneyland Resort employees who portray costumed characters such as Mickey Mouse or Cinderella have voted to unionize under the Actors’…

A New Mexico judge is weighing whether to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin for his alleged role in…

In an effort to stave off bankruptcy, electric-vehicle maker Fisker Inc. is closing its Manhattan Beach headquarters and has secured…

Sony Music Group is sending letters to 700 artificial intelligence developers and music streaming services warning them to not use…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the U.S. consumer protection agency that was created under President Obama and congressional…

Although California has some of the toughest labor laws in the country, a new study has found workers routinely suffer…

The anguished wails have gone forth from millions of tormented teenagers across the land of the free and the home…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. —  Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance of Google’s developer conference in Mountain View, Calif., for roughly 90…

You wouldn’t think that Exxon Mobil has to worry much about being harried by a couple of shareholder groups owning…

The Wonderful Co. is escalating its battle against unionization of its job sites, looking to halt a new state law…

Lionsgate Television is developing a scripted series based on the real-life gambling scandal involving Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. The…

A federal grand jury this week indicted Andrew Wiederhorn, the former chief executive of the company that owns the Fatburger…

PHOENIX —  Aaron McDonald thinks back to when he came to Maricopa County nearly 20 years ago as a young ironworker…

Christmas could be coming early for Netflix. The NFL is considering a bid from the streaming behemoth for two football…

In April, Heritage Auctions heralded the discovery of the original model of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the iconic starship that whooshed…

The Sriracha shortage panic has returned. In what’s become a dreaded tradition in recent years, fans of the beloved spicy…

Journalists at LAist have been offered buyouts ahead of a potential round of layoffs at the local public radio station…

With the federal government poised to slash subsidies for internet service, L.A. County has started work on a wireless broadband…

Nearly all customers of FTX will get their money back, plus interest, after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded 17 months ago.…

There’s nothing like a streaming war to bring competitors together. Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery will offer a…

SHAFTER, Calif.  —  California’s wealthiest farming family is proposing an expansion of industrial warehousing in Kern County that would fundamentally…

Thirty years ago, Snoop Dogg was sipping on gin and juice, with his mind on his money and his money…

Walt Disney Co. is making massive strides toward making its streaming business profitable, a milestone that comes none too soon…

The launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule to the International Space Station was scrubbed Monday evening due to a malfunctioning valve…

Jeannie Epper, a pioneering stuntwoman who performed in more than 100 films and television series, has died. She was 83.…

Bernard Hill, the British actor best known for his portrayal of embattled King Théoden in two of the “Lord of…

It’s a good time to be in the sports business, and no one knows that better than the NBA. In…

Time is running out for Paramount Global and Skydance Media to reach a deal combining their entertainment empires within the…

Ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station has almost become routine — but not for Boeing and not on Monday,…

Kristina Bialkowski remembers the day she got her first guitar at the Sam Ash Music Store on Sunset Boulevard in…

SAG-AFTRA has tapped audience measurement company Nielsen to provide streaming data that will inform how the performers union enforces certain…

Allen Media Group, the company owned by TV mogul Byron Allen, is set to undergo a significant round of layoffs…

Before the pandemic, a steady stream of buses ferrying tourists from Brazil, China, Australia and elsewhere pulled into the Original…

The Dallas Mavericks probably have not made their summer vacation plans just yet. With their first-round Western Conference playoff series…

If the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reclassified marijuana as a less dangerous drug, it wouldn’t eliminate the conflicts between the…

A billionaire-backed vision to erect an idealistic new city on scrubby grassland in rural Solano County is one step closer…

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa doesn’t own any cryptocurrency — at least, not yet. But he’s about to become…

Students are massed peacefully on campus, making politically charged demands on university presidents. The police are summoned, leading to mass…

In a departure from the labor rebellions that roiled Hollywood last year, the latest set of contract negotiations between a…

The fault lines running through California’s spiraling homeowners insurance crisis were on display Tuesday at a state hearing, where consumer…

Dear Liz: My husband and I are Gen Xers who are renting. We have enough cash from the sale of…

Paramount Global Chief Executive Bob Bakish is expected to be ousted from the company, according to two sources familiar with…

R. Allen Stanford is among the most brazen white-collar criminals — and he’s paying dearly for it. The former financier…

Detergent and deodorant, toothpaste, the entire shampoo aisle. “It’s all locked up,” Corey Potter sighed, describing shelves encased behind security…

In the midst of its battle to extinguish the Mendocino Complex wildfire in 2018, the Santa Clara County Fire Department…

Harvey Weinstein’s accusers and opponents of sexual violence in Hollywood and beyond are speaking out against the reversal of the…

Saying it does not want to promote negative body comparisons, TikTok is cracking down on posts about disordered eating, dangerous…

TikTok on Wednesday faced a formidable threat to its business, with a new law signed by President Biden that could…

Over the decades since Walt Disney opened his first theme park in 1955, the company’s tourism business has ballooned to…

Several crew members were recently injured in a crash on the Georgia set of an Amazon MGM Studios film starring…

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new treatment for a type of bladder cancer. The treatment, which…

Until Friday, the phrase “union victory at Chattanooga” could mean only one thing: the defeat of a Confederate army by…

When David Ellison, the mega-rich aerobatic pilot and Ferrari-driving son of multibillionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison landed in Hollywood, he…

The most anticipated first-round series of the NBA playoffs is here: the Lakers versus the defending champion Denver Nuggets. LeBron…

Dear Liz: I have had great credit for years. Late last year, I somehow overlooked a $20 payment due from…

Two more insurers are pulling out of California’s troubled homeowners insurance market, straining a marketplace that already has seen the…

Writers Guild of America members employed by Sesame Workshop have struck a tentative contract deal with management, averting a strike…

After last-minute objections from state officials thwarted plans to implement protections for workers in hot warehouses and other indoor facilities,…

Every tattoo has a story. Some are good; others may leave a nagging sense of regret. Those tattoos that make…

Snapshots from an environmental and economic disaster: Kenneth Brown, the owner of Bodega Tackle in Petaluma, reckons he has lost…

If it’s true that you are what you eat, then most beef-eating Americans consist of a smattering of poultry feathers,…

Luis Hernandez was worried about his children shortly before he was shot in the back outside his business near MacArthur…