Payvia buys mobile marketing firm Mogreet

Mobile payments company Payvia Inc. has acquired Mogreet, a Venice mobile marketing start-up.

Enron's Jeff Skilling doesn't deserve a break

As if you didn't know this already, we're coddling criminals in America.

Healthy savings, no debt but worried about retirement

Call it retirement anxiety, or maybe recession obsession.

How much cash should you keep on hand for emergencies?

Dear Liz: A few years ago I finished paying off my debt and now am in the very low-risk credit category. I have savings...

Short sales routinely show up in credit reports as foreclosures

WASHINGTON — Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in...

Brown seeks to eliminate state tax break for 'enterprise zones'

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is taking another stab at largely eliminating a state $700-million tax break for "enterprise zones"...

The real IRS scandal

BofA cuts 2 million customers loose

It's long been a basic tenet of the business world: You give us more business, we'll reward your loyalty with better deals.

Female tech entrepreneurs flourish in L.A.

It seemed like a typical dinner party for the well-heeled set: eight women, some dressed in stilettos and skinny jeans, gabbing over glasses...

Interior designer knows stars' homes inside out

The gig: Interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard is in demand among Hollywood celebrities: Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock...

Waiting to take Social Security is usually the best bet

Dear Liz: When I was 62, I started Social Security and I'm currently saving half of my monthly benefit after taxes (about...

Is $1,721.75 the bill you'd expect for treating a cut?

It was your basic, run-of-the-mill accident. Kim Haselhoff's 9-year-old son got nipped in the finger by one of the family dogs. It didn't...

GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes

WASHINGTON — In a little more than a week, the U.S. will hit its debt limit — and the maneuvering has begun against a backdrop...

California sues JPMorgan over debt collection tactics

In a lawsuit that echoes the worst abuses of the foreclosure crisis, the state's top law enforcement official is suing the nation's...

Retail sales brighten, but less than expected

Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their...

Drug spending falls for first time in 6 decades

An explosion of cheap generic substitutes for widely used prescription drugs last year helped drive the first decline in pharmaceutical...

BofA settles another mortgage lawsuit but is facing a new one

NEW YORK — As Bank of America Corp. pulls itself free from a swamp of mortgage liabilities, new troubles keep threatening to suck it...

Give cable TV subscribers more freedom of choice

President Obama has nominated venture capitalist Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable and the wireless industries, to serve as...

Senate OKs Internet sales tax

WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's...

Tesla drives California environmental credits to the bank

When Tesla Motors reports its first-ever profit Wednesday, much of the money will come courtesy of the state of California.