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The pact announced Friday ends a legal fight over a stock transaction that collapsed, eliminating the need for a March 4 trial in Delaware.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it temporarily halted trading in the companies due to concerns that their stock prices were artificially inflated due to social media promotion.
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Biden plans to implement a rule authored under Trump that gives the Commerce Department authority to ban transactions involving ‘foreign adversaries.’
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Mark Kelegian was looking for a business he could run in 2015, when he learned that L.A.'s iconic Randy’s Donuts was up for sale. Now the Newport Beach family is living the sweet life.
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A Times report highlighting ethical lapses and the lack of Black members in the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has drawn widespread attention. Now Time’s Up is joining those calling for more action.
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Bitcoin’s rough patch comes amid increased volatility in global markets, as a surge in bond yields heralds growing expectations that growth and inflation are moving higher.
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Although they haven’t yet translated into widespread sticker shock for consumers, the ongoing shipping issues threaten to disrupt inventories of appliances, shoes, fitness equipment and more if they persist much longer.
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A choppy day on Wall Street ended with stocks mostly lower Friday, helping push the Standard & Poor’s 500 to its second straight weekly loss.
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Did Xavier Becerra sue nuns to force them to pay for contraceptives? Nope.
Small businesses
The pandemic seemed to spell doom for small businesses, which play an outsize role in the American economy and in strengthening communities. But some research and data show encouraging signs — and emerging winners and losers.
Small businesses remember last year’s federal loan efforts as difficult, confusing and unfair. The new round of funding is supposed to be better.
The lucky among California’s small businesses have cobbled together loans and grants to get through the pandemic so far. But that money has dried up, and “you can only take on so much debt.”
How four small businesses have survived in the COVID age.
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A subscription product in development will let Twitter users charge followers for access to special content or experiences, part of an effort to diversify the company’s revenue streams.
Battling supply-chain issues due to backlogs at ports and severe snow storms affecting ground transport, Tesla has halted some production at its car-assembly plant in Fremont, Calif.
Turns out, there’s scientific literature to support why we find videoconferencing so draining.
Influencers of all stripes are racing to build up their followings on Clubhouse, spending hours a day on the audio app. Why are people doing this?
Housekeeping workers at the JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot filed a complaint on Thursday with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, the latest allegation of COVID-19 safety violations in a Los Angeles workplace.
The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress.
COVID-19 vaccine makers tell Congress to expect a big jump in the delivery of doses over the coming month.
Sales of pet supplements soared by 21% last year as people tried to protect their furry friends from COVID-19. Experts say there’s no need.
Crafted by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders last week, the pandemic assistance plan also includes $4 billion in grants, tax breaks and fee waivers for small businesses.
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Can you get fired if you don’t return to the office because of coronavirus concerns? Yes — but with a lot of caveats. Here are some strategies and legal protections.
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Affordable housing, such as Section 8 and public housing, is available, but it often requires navigating applications and government agencies. Here’s what you need to know.
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Many homeowners who delay mortgage payments through forbearance plans will be allowed to make missed payments when the home is sold or the loan term is over.
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Job seeking in an uncertain economy is difficult enough. Throw in fears of contracting the coronavirus, home quarantines and hiring freezes, and the hunt becomes harder.
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If you’re having second thoughts about a dorm room or off-campus apartment you signed up for, you may have options. Here are ways to potentially get out of your lease or cancel your contract.
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Many people are better off paying down their debt on their own rather than taking out another loan.
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Liz Weston, Certified Financial Planner, is a personal finance columnist for the Los Angeles Times and NerdWallet.
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If you’re like most people in Southern California, you live in a rental.
In Mussel Shoals, Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston is asking $5 million for his eco-friendly beach house that he built in 2013.
After eight years of ownership, CNN anchor Don Lemon has sold his three-bedroom condo in Harlem, N.Y., for $1.525 million.
Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder has shelled out $4.275 million for a modern Tarzana home with a basketball court.
In Florida, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee just sold his three-story beach house overlooking the Gulf of Mexico for $9.4 million.
In Spaulding Square, Lena Dunham of ‘Girls’ fame is asking $2.795 million for her century-old bungalow of six years.
Company Town
Netflix outperformed industry peers in key metrics when it came to diversity and inclusion. But the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities were underrepresented, according to a USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
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After the Times investigation and mounting criticism in Hollywood, how will the HFPA and the Golden Globes move forward?
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The deal, unveiled Thursday, gives TPG a 30% stake. The deal values the company at $16.25 billion, a fraction of DirecTV’s value just six years ago.
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Mehdi Hasan, a former Al Jazeera host, gets a prime-time Sunday hour on MSNBC as the cable news channel adds more point-of-view shows.
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ViacomCBS executives outlined their plans for their new streaming service, which launches March 4.
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California’s economic recovery package includes $600 stimulus checks for low-income residents and aid for small businesses.
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Bitcoin’s rough patch comes amid increased volatility in global markets, as a surge in bond yields heralds growing expectations that growth and inflation are moving higher.
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Automakers including Volvo and Lincoln are rolling out advanced filtration systems — and Chinese carmaker Geely has announced it will make cars with “comprehensive virus protection.” Could they entice wealthy consumers worried about the coronavirus?
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Did Xavier Becerra sue nuns to force them to pay for contraceptives? Nope.
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Engine failures on commercial planes happen with some frequency. Modern jets are designed to fly safely for a while even after one engine quits.
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As it’s done with the iPhone, Apple is looking to outside vendors to supply critical hardware for a planned autonomous vehicle.
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The electric car maker’s application for a permit to expand its Fremont assembly plant undercut its CEO’s rhetoric about abandoning California.
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A former LAPD detective discovered that his car insurer had quadrupled his pandemic mileage estimate to justify a rate increase.
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Extended car warranties often contain lots of exclusions. And beware of official-looking coverage warnings from companies you’ve never heard of.
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Hasbro created confusion when it removed the gender from its Potato Head brand, but not from the actual toys. Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head live on.
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For nearly all of its 20 years, La Madera Community Garden in El Monte functioned like the vast majority of similar spaces in Southern California.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is still throwing sand in the gears of good government. The result risks bankrupt states and localities.
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Boeing has agreed to pay $6.6 million in penalties after U.S. regulators said the plane maker failed to comply with a 2015 agreement to improve its safety processes.
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Rising bond yields triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street Thursday that erased the market’s gains for the week and handed the Nasdaq composite its biggest loss in nearly four months.
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GameStop’s stock price surged again as retail traders piled back in after cues from a cryptic Twitter message and a short-seller report.
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After a judge said California could proceed with net neutrality rules, industry groups said this would “confuse consumers and deter innovation.”
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Tiger Woods’ catastrophic crash in Los Angeles has cast a spotlight on the low-budget documentary series that featured golf’s biggest star.
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A trust representing more than 80,000 victims of deadly wildfires ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric’s rickety electrical grid is suing nearly two dozen of the utility’s former executives and board members for alleged dereliction of their duty to ensure the equipment wouldn’t kill people.
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Stocks shook off a weak start and closed broadly higher Wednesday, nudging the Dow Jones industrial average to another all-time high.
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A Touch of Disney at Disney California Adventure will welcome ticketed visitors to stroll through the park and purchase food, drinks and merchandise.
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OMB nominee Neera Tanden is being keelhauled by conservatives for incivility on Twitter. Where have they been for four years?
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The sluggish appeals process marks another setback for the state as its Employment Development Department has been overwhelmed during the COVID crisis.
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Seven years after awarding a low-bid high-speed rail contract to a Spanish firm, California is paying for that decision in delays and cost overruns in the San Joaquin Valley.
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In all, the state will provide 5.7 million payments to low-income Californians as part of the $9.6-billion economic recovery package.
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California Labor Commissioner has fined a McDonald’s franchisee for firing four employees who protested coronavirus safety conditions
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State lawmakers grilled Newsom administration officials on the attrition at the Employment Development Department during a recent legislative hearing.
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Temporary hazard pay would raise the wages of at least 1,600 Irvine essential workers for 120 days.
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Grocers organization sues Oakland and Montebello, alleging that the cities’ new “hero pay” mandates are unfair and illegal.
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Californians would be able to get unemployment benefits by direct deposit under legislation introduced to hasten financial aid and cut fraud.
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Credit card issuers often take a use-it-or-lose-it approach. Here’s a low-effort way to avoid closure. Also: retirement saving after layoff.
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The healthiest level of credit card debt is none. Here are some ways to judge whether an appropriate amount of your monthly income goes to debt payments.
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To generate survivor benefits, required time on the job varies. But an exemption may apply. Also: How big an emergency fund do you need?
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A newly single reader is overwhelmed by finding financial pros. Also: Add spouses to accounts; paying down a mortgage; survivor benefits redux.
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A reader confesses to panicking and selling some stocks in March, missing the subsequent run-up. Now what?
