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EV demand is so hot that Tesla owners are flipping their cars like houses

Owners of electric vehicles are making a quick buck by selling the cars they waited months to get, taking advantage of strong demand and tight supply. And not just Teslas.

Starbucks, 221 S. Main St., opened for the first time in more than four weeks, according to a barista, in Huntington Beach on Friday, May 8, 2020.

Column: The big contributors to inflation you’re not hearing about: profiteering corporations

FILE - This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a street sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, as investors close out a brutal month of March. The S&P 500 is headed for its biggest quarterly decline since the last quarter of 2008.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks slide on Wall Street as inflation worries persist

Tesla's car factory in Fremont, Calif.

Tesla lays off hundreds of Autopilot workers in latest cuts

Technology and the Internet

FILE - The drug misoprostol sits on a gynecological table at Casa Fusa, a health center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)

Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills

Founder Andy Nguyen says he paid over $330,000 for the different ape-themed NFTs that form the basis of his restaurant's brand.

Inside the crypto restaurant after the crypto crash

A child attends an online class at a learning hub inside the Crenshaw Family YMCA during the Covid-19 pandemic on February 17, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. - While many area schools remain closed for in-person classes, the learning hub program provides structured distance education resources including free WiFi, electricity, staff support, academic tutoring, and recreation activities to provide a safe environment to support low income and minority communities. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

More Californians are gaining broadband internet access. But Black and Latino households still lag

Tesla violated federal law by laying off workers without warning, lawsuit says

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Illustration of a Craftsman home with a depiction of an agent review behind it.

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Walls of glass run from floor to ceiling in the John Lautner-designed Wolff House.

Hearst heiress sells Lautner’s famous Wolff House to Louis Vuitton’s director for $11 million

The 6.5-acre compound includes two ranches and an amenity-filled mansion called the "Yolo Estate."

Drake’s party compound, the ‘Yolo Estate,’ sells for $12 million

Built by architect Peter Tolkin, the three-acre estate centers on a series of wood-and-glass pavilions that wrap around a central courtyard.

‘How I Met Your Mother’ star Alyson Hannigan asks $18 million for Encino compound

American writer and illustrator Dr Seuss points while his wife Helen prepares to take a picture.

UC San Diego plans to sell the ‘storybook’ home of Dr. Seuss, author Theodor Geisel

LOS ANGELES, CA. MAY 12, 2014. The Da Vinci Apartments under construction on Temple Street next to the 110 Fwy in Los Angeles on May 12, 2014. Developer Geoffrey Palmer, known for the faux Italiante apartment blocks such as the Orsini and the Medici, is asking city officials for permission to build an aerial walkway that join two apartment structures his company is building on each side of Temple Street.(Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Real Estate newsletter: Renters wrestle a landlord in court

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BOB CHAPEK UNVEILS STAR WARS-THEMED LAND MODEL at D23 EXPO - During a special preview of D23 Expo 2017, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek welcomed invited guests as he unveiled a first look at the epic, fully detailed model of the Star Wars-themed lands under development at Disneyland park in Anaheim, California and Disneys Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. This stunning exhibition remains on display in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts "A Galaxy of Stories" pavilion throughout D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks) BOB CHAPEK (CHAIRMAN, DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS)

Walt Disney extends CEO Chapek’s contract 3 more years

The board of Walt Disney extended CEO Bob Chapek’s contract three more years, citing strong results since the pandemic.

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Huntington Beach, CA - April 22: A view of a townhome at 704 Lake St #62, for sale in Huntington Beach, listed at $1,100,000 Friday, April 22, 2022. The median home price in Orange Count has reached $1 million for the first time in history. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Selling your home? Here’s how previous house sales might affect your capital gains tax

Rules on home sale gains changed in 1997. But there’s a chance that a previous sale could alter how much you can defer now if you sell. Here’s how.

Illustration for a story about how to be a hair stylist in the entertainment industry. Part of a series of stories about how to make it in Hollywood.

Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a hairstylist

FILE - Dollar bills are shown in New York, Oct. 24, 2016. Our emotional reactions to money, based on past experiences and mistakes, can interfere with our ability to make smart money decisions today. To address those emotions, several new books advocate strategies such as conducting body check-ins, rewriting your own money story and reflecting on past financial mistakes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Contribution rules on IRA and 401(k) accounts differ a lot. Here’s a primer

Darah Fry (center) childcare provider, plays with Nora (left), 3, in a childcare area at Neighbor Nest on Thursday, March 21, 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

The best sites for finding, or offering, child care and elder care

ANTIOCH, CA - OCTOBER 15: A foreclosure sale sign in seen in front of foreclosed home October15, 2007 in Antioch, California. The San Francisco Bay Area zip code 94531, Antioch, California, has experienced a spike in home foreclosures with a reported 271 homes repossessed between January and August of this year. Antioch has also seen the biggest decline in home prices since May of this year with prices dropping 15 percent. California ranks third behind Ohio and Michigan in foreclosures. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Help is now available for more Californians who are behind on their mortgages

Identity theft fears? How to get your credit report and a credit freeze

How to start an IRA for your new college graduate — because even Gen Z needs to save for retirement

No retirement plan at work? Your boss may have to sign up for CalSavers soon. Here’s what to know

Paying extra for premium gas? You should probably stop

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One big trip whacked this reader’s credit score. How is that possible?

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California will test digital driver’s licenses. Should you worry about your personal info?

FILE - This Jan. 22, 2020, file photo shows the likeness of Benjamin Franklin on $100 bills in Dallas. If you’re expecting a tax refund, you’re probably contemplating what to spend this newfound money on. There are several ways to use your windfall responsibly, but paying off debt could be the right option. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

This retiree’s tax preparer allowed IRS fines to accumulate for 15 years. Now what?

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. Industry experts say robocalls are down — scam calls as well as nagging from your credit-card company to pay your bill. The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted millions of job losses, and scammers have not been immune. YouMail, which offers a robocall-blocking service, says 2.9 billion robocalls were placed in April 2020 in the U.S., down from 4.1 billion in March and 4.8 billion in February. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Your phone just got more protection against spam calls. But it’s not safe yet

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