Has blazing a trail in solar energy cost California too much?

That ray of light you see peeking through all the clouds darkening California's future? That's the sun. More specifically, solar power, in which...

California teachers pension fund to vote against Wal-Mart board

SACRAMENTO — The California State Teachers' Retirement System will cast its 5.3 million shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against the reelection of...

Tax hikes, budget cuts could bring recession, budget office warns

WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office warned that the country could be thrown into a recession if Congress tries to reduce the nation's...

NBCUniversal to boost online coverage of Summer Olympics

BOSTON — Recognizing that many viewers want to watch key events live, in prime time, rather than tape-delayed, NBCUniversal plans to bolster its...

Key regulators learned of JPMorgan loss from media reports

WASHINGTON — The public won't be protected from the type of risky bets that led to the huge trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. until new...

Ford credit rating upgrade wins it control of famous oval logo

Moody's Investors Service raised the credit rating of Ford Motor Co. to an investment grade, giving its seal of approval to a corporate turnaround...

Benihana accepts $296-million offer

Benihana Inc., the Japanese-style and sushi restaurant chain known for slicing, dicing and frying food in front of diners, has accepted an offer to be...

Accor selling Motel 6, Studio 6

Motel 6 and Studio 6, the no-frills budget hotel chains that once offered rooms for $6 a night, are being sold by French parent Accor for $1.9...

Home resales rise in April

Americans are buying more homes in every region of the country, the latest indication that the housing market could be on the mend.

Best Buy profit falls, but it beats expectations

Best Buy Co. said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit dropped 26% on restructuring charges as the struggling electronics retailer began...

SAP says it will buy Ariba for $4.5 billion

German business software maker SAP is buying Ariba Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif., company that makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and...

Dell shares fall 11% on weak reports

Shares of Dell Inc. fell sharply in aftermarket trading Tuesday after the computer maker posted disappointing first-quarter results and forecast...

Gov. Brown gets backing to use settlement funds for budget gap

SACRAMENTO — Some of California's share of the money from a national legal settlement with big mortgage lenders can be used to help fill a...

Stocks end mixed after Greek worries resurface

Just how nervous are investors about Greece? All it took to derail a day of stock market gains was a headline saying that Greece was preparing to...

Fed regional bank directors saw improvement in economy

Directors at the Federal Reserve's regional banks saw a pickup in the pace of economic growth last month as housing, motor vehicle sales and...

Tesla to start deliveries of Model S electric cars next month

Tesla Motors Inc. said it will begin delivering its first mass production electric car -– the high-end Model S to customers starting June...

Honda Fit, Hyundai Sonata and Ford F-Series top car rankings

A new ranking of auto brands and models placed Ford Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. at the top.

HealthCare Partners to be bought by DaVita in $4.42-billion deal

HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion...

Video-on-demand website Prescreen hopes to be a film launch pad

Video-on-demand services usually come into play toward the end of a film's life span — either to follow a theatrical run or to take a movie...

Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, judge rules

A federal administrative judge ruled that pomegranate juice maker Pom Wonderful used deceptive advertising when it implied its products could treat or...

Chinese firm's deal to buy AMC may spur others

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group's landmark deal to buy AMC Entertainment Inc. for $2.6 billion could be a catalyst for similar acquisitions of...

Microsoft making house calls? No, it's a scam

Has your Internet Explorer browser ever crashed while you were cruising the Web? Of course it has. And you've probably then seen a box informing you...

Facebook shares fall 11% as investors question revenue prospects

Maybe what Facebook really needs is a "buy" button.

Europe's antitrust chief urges Google to settle allegations

WASHINGTON — Europe's top antitrust official said that Google Inc. may have abused its dominance to squelch online competition and urged the...

Insider-trading trial of former Goldman director gets underway

NEW YORK Shortly after Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s board learned of famed investor Warren Buffett's $5-billion lifeline at the height of the...