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Bill would limit number of payday loans to any one borrower
A bill before the California Legislature would restrict the number of payday loans to any one borrower — an attempt to break the "debt cycle" that ensnares some of the state's poorest residents. Senate Bill 515 would bar the high-cost, short-...
Tags: Consumers, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Lou Correa
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Taxpayers failing to get their fair share of wireless gold rush
Satellite TV provider Dish Network says it's thinking only of customers as it offers $25.5 billion to buy Sprint Nextel, the third-biggest U.S. wireless company. "A transformative Dish/Sprint merger will create the only company that can offer...
Tags: Deutsche Telekom AG, Consumers, Politics, Verizon Communications, Companies and Corporations
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Taking some risk out of payday loans
Consumer advocates have long battled with companies that offer high-interest "payday loans" over the lenders' proposals to increase the maximum amount a person can borrow. Now, a group of those advocates is taking the offensive, pushing a bill that...
Tags: Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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In the Inland Empire, an industrial real estate boom
Nestled on the windy plains at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains, once austere stretches of agricultural land have morphed into the country's most desirable industrial real estate market, and it is growing faster than any other industrial region in...
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Kohl's, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, E-Commerce Industry, Quaker Oats Company
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Tracking workers' every move can boost productivity — and stress
Second of two parts Phil Richards used to like his job driving a forklift in a produce and meat warehouse. He took pride in steering a case of beef with precision. Now, he says, he has to speed through the warehouse to meet quotas, tracked by bosses...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Medical Specialization, Culture, Sociology, Health and Medical Professionals
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T-Mobile offering trade-in deal: $0 down for iPhone 5
T-Mobile is hoping to lure more customers to its network by offering a trade-in deal in which users with an old iPhone can get a new iPhone 5 without a down payment. The wireless carrier Wednesday announced that it will sell users who trade in their...
Tags: Father's Day, Apple iPhone, Computer Hardware, T-Mobile
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A federal judge takes on 'copyright trolls'
There are trolls who live under bridges in fantasy novels. Then there are "copyright trolls." The latter have always occupied one of the most squalid corners of the legal system. They're people or firms that acquire copyrights to movies, music or...Tags: Laws, Prosecution, Recording Industry Association of America, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Google's Android is target of new antitrust complaint in Europe
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is under fire from a coalition of companies including Microsoft Corp. which have called on European antitrust authorities to launch an investigation into the Internet giant's dominance on smartphones. The FairSearch group...
Tags: Antitrust Issues, Corporate Crime, Federal Trade Commission, Economy, Business and Finance, Anti Trust Crime
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Monitoring upends balance of power at workplace, some say [video chat]
In a drive to cut costs and improve efficiency, companies are employing an ever-increasing array of tracking and monitoring technology to see what their employees are doing at all times, according to a story in Monday’s Los Angeles Times. For...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Back Pain, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Nursing
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Fox could become cable channel, News Corp. COO Chase Carey says
Is Bart Simpson heading to cable? It could happen, warned Chase Carey, the president of News Corp., which owns Fox Broadcasting, home to such popular shows as "The Simpsons," "Glee" and "The Following" as well as National Football League games. Most...
Tags: Consumers, The Following (tv program), Advertising, Entertainment, TNT (tv network)
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' manifesto on future of TV
Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings posted an 11-page document on the company's website articulating his view of the future of television and Netflix's place in this evolution. In short, traditional TV is toast. "People love TV content and we...
Tags: Apple iTunes, Satellite and Cable Service, House of Cards (tv program), Television, Entertainment
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USC's Andy Enfield coaches basketball like nobody's business
There is something about the way Andy Enfield leans back in a big leather chair, phone pressed against one ear, doodling on a notepad as he talks. His shirt is pressed, his cuff monogrammed. The new boss of the USC basketball team looks more like a...
Tags: Florida State University, Starbucks Corp., Finance, College Basketball, University of California, Los Angeles
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