Category: Business

Walt Disney Co., Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday sued a Chinese artificial intelligence firm called MiniMax for…

To hear Tesla’s management talk, you might think that the record-breaking $1-trillion pay package its board just approved for Elon…

California is staggeringly wealthy; home to major agricultural businesses and influential global tech companies, it boasts an economy larger than…

Business and leisure travel are showing signs of a pick-up after a weak start to the year. Scott Kirby, chief…

Paramount on Friday sharply denounced a proposed boycott of Israeli film institutions by a group that calls itself Film Workers…

SACRAMENTO — In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the…

The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up the other…

Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on Friday elected “The Lord of the Rings” actor Sean Astin…

There’s a scene in the movie “Oppenheimer” in which Ernest Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron and head of his…

“Sound of Freedom” distributor Angel Studios made its stock market debut Thursday as the company looks to expand its streaming…

Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumped more than 25% Thursday morning after a report that the Larry Ellison-backed Paramount was preparing…

A report recently released by real estate company Redfin makes a startling claim: San Francisco’s housing costs have returned to…

Along a rocky wharf at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday, seven blue steel structures bobbed in the gentle…

SEOUL — The immigration raid that snatched up hundreds of South Koreans last week sent a disconcerting message to companies in South…

Weeks after a Rancho Santa Margarita family sued over ChatGPT’s role in their teenager’s death, OpenAI has announced that parental…

The closely watched Murdoch succession drama has ended with a $3.3-billion settlement that gives Lachlan Murdoch control of the family’s…

SpaceX is buying $17 billion in wireless spectrum from beleaguered satellite TV provider EchoStar as it seeks to boost the…

SEOUL — South Korea says the Trump administration has agreed to release the hundreds of Koreans caught last week in the largest…

Chatbot builder Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to authors in a landmark copyright settlement that could redefine how artificial…

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — The Chargers played host to the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday in the first of the NFL’s record…

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter Friday to California’s home insurer of last resort, asking it to process smoke damage…

NeueHouse, an upscale members-only co-working club, abruptly closed its three locations in Venice, Hollywood and New York City on Friday,…

President Trump is scheduled to dine with tech executives from Apple, Meta, Google and OpenAI on Thursday night at a…

Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence…

Job cuts so far this year have already surpassed the total for 2024, as government cost-cutting, economic uncertainty and AI…

Two major digital platforms — YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV — have agreed to carry C-SPAN two months…

A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the U.S. government’s proposal that Google should sell its Chrome web browser to restore…

A financially troubled skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has gone into receivership as office landlords there struggle to keep their…

SEOUL  — The first summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and President Trump was a picture of easy chumminess.…

An unlikely corner of one of L.A.’s once-famous/now-dead malls is open for business again this week as residents move into…

Stitch, Superman and a flock of creepy children drew audiences to movie theaters this summer, but it wasn’t enough to…

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers on Friday announced a landmark deal with Uber and Lyft to allow hundreds of…

Thousands of workers and union organizers from across California will gather for picnics and marches this weekend to honor the…

The Trump administration has moved to lay off more than 500 employees who work for the federally funded network Voice…

Policyholders critical of State Farm General’s response to January’s firestorms won a court victory this week when a judge ruled…

Want to get Generation Alpha into movie theaters? Look to video games. Kids still like to go to the movies,…

SEOUL  — In many parts of the world, convenience stores are the shops of last resort: cigarettes, sodas and laundry detergent.…

For nearly nine decades, an import tax exception allowed low-value packages to enter the U.S. without duties attached. The rule…

As the price of buying an electric vehicle is set to soar with tariffs and the end of government incentives,…

Millions of YouTube TV customers were spared an interruption of Fox News, Fox sports and local coverage after the two…

OpenAI, the maker of popular chatbot ChatGPT, outlined how artificial intelligence is creating jobs and making Californians more productive as…

Kroger, the grocery giant that owns Ralphs and Food 4 Less, is laying off nearly 1,000 corporate employees as it…

Like the White Queen in Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass,” I am capable of believing as many as six…

Elon Musk on Monday ramped up his legal feud with OpenAI as his companies filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI…

Netflix House will soon open its doors. The streaming video giant on Monday announced when it will open its first…

Most people not deeply involved in the artificial intelligence frenzy may not have noticed, but perceptions of AI’s relentless march…

Apple TV+, home of series including “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” is raising its subscription price by $3 to $12.99…

As Bed Bath & Beyond emerges from a bankruptcy that forced the closure of all its stores, the company’s executive…

A crowd of local union members and organizers formed in front of the classical-style arches of the Los Angeles Memorial…

The Consulate General of India is carving out new space in Los Angeles with a lease for a full floor…

Roberto Delgado and his wife were praying the rosary on the night of Jan. 7 when they heard two loud…

President Trump this week threw his full support behind a massive project to turn a sacred Apache site outside Phoenix…

Back in 1935, the drafters of Social Security told Congress of their plans to build up a government pension reserve…

Guess? Inc., the Los Angeles-based fashion brand that specializes in denim, is going private in a $1.4-billion deal with Authentic…

Early last year, vandals breached fencing, climbed dozens of flights of stairs and painted bold, colorful graffiti on the exterior…

The city of Los Angeles, an epicenter of sport championship events, is adding yet another tournament to its host list:…

The ultra-luxurious Santa Monica Proper hotel — where rooms range from around $600 to $2,600 a night — has been…

HelloFresh agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit brought by Santa Clara County. The lawsuit, filed…

Tech scion David Ellison and his leadership team at Paramount sent a message to Hollywood: A new era is underway.…

One thing that can be said about Donald Trump’s transactional approach to policy-making is that, as destructive as it might…

“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan and Paramount are going big in Texas, joining forces to open a 450,000-square-foot production campus in…

Playboy Enterprises announced on Wednesday that it will relocate its headquarters from Los Angeles to Miami Beach, becoming the latest…

The Sierra Club, one of the nation’s oldest and most prominent nonprofit environmental groups, was thrown into upheaval this week…

“Roblox” faced a wave of new lawsuits this week that allege the popular gaming platform hasn’t done enough to safeguard…

After the devastating January firestorms left thousands of homeowners to grapple with their insurers over complicated claims for smoke damage…

The California Coastal Commission has unanimously voted against SpaceX’s plan for a dramatic expansion of rocket launches from Vandenberg Space…

More than 160 workers at video game company Blizzard Entertainment have voted to unionize. The workers, who produce in-house cinematics,…

Habit Burger & Grill has doubled down on its provocative marketing strategy, updating its billboard trolling of burger giant In-N-Out…

As steep tariffs threaten to drive up car prices and an incentive for buying electric vehicles nears its expiration date,…

Several hundred workers, organizers and immigrant advocates gathered in palm-tree-dotted MacArthur Park on Tuesday to denounce the Trump administration and…

On first glance, the data that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited to justify canceling some…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will continue their stint at Netflix after their production company signed a multi-year, first-look deal…

Actress Gina Carano, Lucasfilm and its parent company Walt Disney Co. have settled the federal lawsuit filed in which Carano…

The Los Angeles we know has long been an irresistible subject for novelists and moviemakers — so much so that…

On a sunny day in San Francisco, along the city’s waterfront, families dived into the wacky world of artificial intelligence…

KNIGHTS LANDING — Though it was not yet noon, the temperature was already inching toward triple digits, and it felt even hotter…

Walmart has agreed to pay $5.6 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the retail giant charged California customers prices…

The Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm have settled a lawsuit brought by “The Mandalorian” actor Gina Carano, who alleged she…

The Russian oligarch billionaire lifestyle can be yours for the potentially low, low price of tens of millions of dollars,…

Grocery store chain Stater Bros. and the union representing 12,000 workers across Southern California have reached an agreement on a…

Apple, which was singled out by the Trump administration earlier this year over its production practices, took a further step…

Claire’s, the shopping mall chain that sells flashy accessories to teens and tweens, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on…

James Arthur McDonald Jr., an investor and financial analyst who frequently appeared on CNBC, was sentenced to five years in…

Paramount Skydance has named its 10-member board of directors, which includes tech scion David Ellison, Oracle Chief Executive Safra A.…

One of California’s largest legal cannabis companies announced Monday that it would radically revamp its labor practices in the wake…

Amazon on Monday said it is cutting 110 roles from its audio division Wondery as part of a restructuring effort.…

MEXICO CITY — The presidents of Mexico and the United States said Thursday that punishing new tariffs on Mexican exports would be…

The abandoned power line suspected of igniting the Eaton fire could have been removed years ago under a rule proposed…

A jar of pickled mango, a popular Indian condiment, costs $2.99 at Pioneer Cash & Carry in Artesia. But that…

Blue Bottle coffee shops in the Bay Area have unionized, becoming the latest locations to be swept up in the…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is doubling down on its trade war against much of the world despite increasingly harrowing economic numbers…

Earlier this year, Intel’s new chief executive Lip-Bu Tan made frank remarks about how the Silicon Valley chipmaker keeps coming…

Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing draft legislation that would add an additional $18 billion to a state fund for wildfire…

United Talent Agency and MediaLink founder Michael Kassan agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other, after battling over problems…

SEOUL — President Trump announced on Wednesday that the U.S. had struck a trade deal with South Korea, which will now face…

As the crackdown on undocumented workers in California approaches a third month, researchers say the effects on the state’s economy…

Venture capital investments in the Greater Los Angeles region more than doubled to $5.8 billion in the second quarter, compared…

A former labor relations employee at Netflix is suing the company, claiming she was wrongfully terminated after raising concerns over…

The wildfire that ravaged Los Angeles in January caused $51.7 billion in damage to residential properties within the city, according…

Two summers ago, the Santa Monica-based company behind the popular video game “Call of Duty” sent a letter to a…

Southern California Edison’s plans to compensate Eaton fire victims for damage were met with skepticism Thursday from lawyers representing Altadena…

It was clobberin’ time this weekend, as Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” nabbed the top spot at the box…

A Southern California union representing 12,000 grocery store employees voted Friday to authorize a strike against the supermarket chain Stater…

Intel, once the most valuable U.S. chipmaker, faces an uphill battle as it tries to stay relevant in the artificial…

Elon Musk may be bringing his robotaxis to the Bay Area soon to compete head-to-head with the other leaders in…

The theatrical box office market is down. It’s harder than ever to get people out of their homes and into…

David Ellison stepped within reach of his hard-fought prize, Paramount Global, after winning regulators’ blessing for his Skydance Media’s $8-billion…

Over the years, Elon Musk has been known for making extravagant promises about the capabilities of Tesla cars, and for…

Seeking to avoid lengthy litigation, Southern California Edison said Wednesday it will offer to compensate Eaton fire victims directly for…

Sports and music fans, flocking to a once-questionable corner of downtown, were the springboard for an L.A.-born multibillion-dollar empire of…

“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone scored two blockbuster deals that will pay their production company more than…

The owner of the Los Angeles Times said Monday he would “take the paper public” in the next year. In…

For more than 75 years, In-N-Out Burger has been a pillar of California fast-food culture, its Double-Doubles and palm tree…

Tickets to see Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, “The Odyssey,” are now on sale for Imax 70mm screenings — a year…

Television executive James Stark Bennett II, known for developing talk show “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,” has died at…

NBCUniversal’s Peacock is rolling out a $3-a-month price hike for most streaming customers. Beginning July 23, Peacock Premium will cost…

Thanks to popular shows like “Squid Game,” plus price hikes and growing advertising revenues, Netflix on Thursday reported strong growth…

California’s workplace safety agency doesn’t have enough people to protect the state’s workers, said a recent state audit. A review…

After receiving more than 1,000 complaints from Jan. 7 fire victims about how insurers are handling their claims, state regulators…

Tess Mata’s parents were once enthusiastic about social media. The 10-year-old from Uvalde, Texas, wanted to be TikTok famous. She…

Nextdoor, the once-hot social network for neighborhoods, wants to claw its way back to the top and prove that people…

Stephen Miller, the front man for Donald Trump’s deportation campaign against immigrants, took to the airwaves the other day to…

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he would like Tesla to invest in his artificial intelligence company xAI. While Musk is…

When deadly flash floods hit central Texas last week, people on social media site X turned to artificial intelligence chatbot…

James Gunn’s “Superman” soared to the top of the box office this weekend, giving Warner Bros.’s DC Studios much-needed momentum…

A major terminal operator at the Port of Long Beach broke ground on a $365-million expansion project Friday, even as…

Toni Gray’s phone is blowing up these days. The head of production at Dhar Mann Studios, which makes shows for…

Six months after the Palisades fire roared down Pacific Coast Highway, the Country Kitchen in Malibu is open for business,…

Shohei Ohtani has the bestselling jersey in baseball. Again. He is joined in the top four by Dodgers teammates Freddie…

When consumers are asked to identify their most frustrating interaction with businesses, the obstacles to canceling an automatically-renewing service invariably…

Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of social media site X, said Wednesday that she’s stepping down from her role after…

SEOUL — As the Trump administration has been churning out trade threats this week, South Korea, a crucial trading partner and military…

Dressed in a matching polka dot tank top and ruffled skirt with blue chunky heeled boots and a mini purse,…

Who says you can’t go Home Box Office again? Warner Bros. Discovery renamed its streaming service HBO Max on Wednesday,…

When more than a dozen business leaders gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, many were talking about the closure…

What’s the most downtrodden and persecuted minority in America? If you said it’s transgender youths, immigrant workers or women trying…

Tesla shares fell close to 7% Monday after Elon Musk announced plans to form his own political party, sparking concerns…

Critics blasted Paramount Global’s decision to pay $16 million to settle President Trump’s lawsuit over “60 Minutes” edits, calling the…

Nine months ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to more than double the annual amount of funds allocated to California’s film…

In 1992, with the U.S. economy rebounding from a recession, several of the country’s largest airlines sued each other over…

Tech companies that are cutting jobs and leaning more on artificial intelligence are also disrupting themselves. Amazon’s Chief Executive Andy…

After a series of setbacks, Kroger’s recent decision to close 60 locations nationwide is the latest sign of distress for…

By early spring, Paramount Global was in crisis. President Trump wouldn’t budge from his demand for an eye-popping sum of…

An unnamed woman this week sued prominent British soccer agent Jonathan Barnett, accusing him of raping her and keeping her…

Just as you may have thought that it was finally safe to think about American politics without thinking about Florida’s…

There was more bad news for the tech sector Wednesday as Microsoft announced reductions to staff, preparing for thousands of…

As Elon Musk scrambles to restore Tesla’s reputation and deliver on promises of autonomous driving technology, vehicle sales for the…

Paramount Global has agreed to pay $16 million to end President Trump’s lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview…

West Hollywood-based Tinder is now requiring facial recognition scans for all users in California as part of its efforts to…

Apple Music on Monday said it’s opening a three-story studio in Culver City this summer that will have a 4,000-square-foot…

Netflix is already home to popular dramas like “Squid Game,” movies and live boxing matches. The next frontier for the…

After Britt Baker graduated from Harvard Business School in 2016, her friends back in California begged for a souvenir: the…

The Brad Pitt-led racing film “F1 The Movie” sped to the top of the box office this weekend, another in…

Hims & Hers, the high-flying telehealth company that rapidly ascended from a buzzy startup selling Viagra to a multibillion-dollar business…

Earlier this month, Trader Joe’s celebrated the grand opening of a new store located on the ground floor of an…

After weathering a pandemic, dual strikes and massive wildfires, Hollywood is finally getting a lifeline. California legislators voted Friday to…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing Fox News for defamation, alleging that the news outlet intentionally manipulated a video to…

As federal immigration raids continue to upend life in Los Angeles, Asian American leaders are rallying their communities to raise…

Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen has invested in Hollywood with the $69-million purchase of retail property near the legendary TCL Chinese…

The team behind Comedy Central’s “South Park” raised allegations that Skydance Media and its associates overstepped their authority by meddling…

In a landmark decision, a Los Angeles judge ruled that California’s home insurer of last resort is violating state law…

In-N-Out Burger has filed a lawsuit against a YouTube personality for allegedly impersonating a company employee, filming customers without their…

One of the oldest movie studios in Los Angeles is up for sale, perhaps to the newest generation of content…

Aliens may have embraced Elio, but earthbound audiences did not, marking the lowest opening weekend ever for a Pixar film…

The hair care manufacturer John Paul Mitchell Systems has become one of the latest companies to relocate its headquarters from…

For decades, Pixar could hardly miss with its original animated films. Whether the subject was toys, fish or a cantankerous…

The annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare trustees provide yearly opportunities for misunderstandings by politicians, the media, and…

The union representing workers at a UC Davis lab that tests and tracks bird flu infections in livestock has sued…

When ICE agents raided the construction site of a burned property in Altadena earlier this month, they made no arrests.…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday joined President Trump and congressional Republicans in siding with the oil and gas industry in…

These days, Alejandro Cabrera doesn’t do much work in his office. The manager of Touch and Glow Car Wash in…

As three key players vie for dominance, the race to put driverless taxis on roads across the country is heating…

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order giving TikTok a 90-day extension to work out a deal with the…

At Home, the home goods retailer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced the closure of 26 stores…

President Trump’s trade war and recent immigration raids are expected to deliver a one-two punch to California’s economy. A new…

Tired of navigating the online dating landscape alone? Now you can swipe right along with friends. Tinder launched a double-dating…

Waymo, the autonomous taxi company that’s offered rides in Los Angeles since November, is expanding its service area in the…

Six couples and one individual who lost their homes in the devastating Los Angeles County fires are suing State Farm,…

An eerie quiet hung over the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. Entire stretches of storefronts were shuttered.…

An attempted — and unsuccessful — copper theft in Van Nuys caused a widespread internet outage Sunday affecting swaths of…

Universal Pictures’ “How To Train Your Dragon” soared over the competition this weekend, as family-friendly films continued their dominance at…

Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans and other providers that states use to help fund their Medicaid…

Dear Liz: I have too many credit cards that I opened to get frequent flier points. I understand that closing…

Media giant Paramount Global is trying to avoid a streaming future without Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny. As Paramount struggles…

The union representing Southern California hospitality workers has accused a group of airlines and hotel businesses of using underhanded tactics…

About 45,000 grocery workers have authorized a strike at Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions stores in Southern California to protest…

While economists and the general public are preoccupied with the threat to U.S. economic growth stemming from Donald Trump’s tariff…

More than five decades of snack food production came to an end this week when Frito-Lay closed manufacturing operations at…

For years, Snap has envisioned a future where people wear glasses to view and interact with computer-generated images without having…

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce took the federal government to task over its handling of the controversial immigration…

California Gov. Newsom threw down the gauntlet to Donald Trump last week after Trump threatened to cut off all federal…

The autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo has suspended operations in downtown Los Angeles after several of its vehicles were set on…

Like all sponsors of science programs, NASA has had its ups and downs. What makes it unique is that its…

Benedict Corpuz has always been a “day one” type of person when it comes to fueling his video game habit.…

Dear Liz: My husband’s parents, who are 88 and 93, respectively, have decided to leave their house, worth $800,000, equally,…

Paramount Global chairwoman and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone is battling cancer as she tries to steer the media company through…

Job opportunities at the Port of Los Angeles are dwindling as President Trump’s steep tariffs take a hit on global…