CALIFORNIA

The housing bust has Starbucks Corp singing the blues about California's formerly fast-growing Inland Empire east of Los Angeles.

Mexicans desperate for an end to drug gang murders, abductions and extortion saw a glimmer of hope on Tuesday as the United States vowed to tighten security on the increasingly violent border.

The Obama Administration is carving out renewable energy zones across the country and offshore, and is preparing to work with critics who object to wind turbines or solar farms near wilderness or tourist areas, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Tuesday.

Time is making Warren Buffett's investment in Goldman Sachs Group Inc look better.

Oracle Corp. announced that it has agreed to acquire Irvine-based Relsys International Inc., a developer of drug safety and risk management software for the health care industry, which will become part of its Health Sciences Global Business Unit.

Wall Street's attempt to recover further from 12-year lows faces its biggest test yet this week in the Treasury's long-delayed bank rescue plan.

Wall Street's attempt to recover further from 12-year lows faces its biggest test yet this week in the Treasury's long-delayed bank rescue plan.

Regulators worked on Saturday to assess troubles at the largest U.S. corporate credit union with the aim of keeping liquidity flowing through the nation's 7,800 credit unions.

U.S. states have spearheaded moves to curb global warming and are not ready to pass the leadership baton to President Barack Obama.

An AIG unit and Countrywide Financial Corp, now part of Bank of America Corp , have sued each other, alleging breach of contract, in a dispute over insurance losses for subprime mortgage loans now in default.

An AIG unit and Countrywide Financial Corp, now part of Bank of America Corp , have sued each other, alleging breach of contract, over a dispute about insurance losses for subprime mortgage loans now in default.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a request for additional information on Friday for the proposed merger between concert promotion giants Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.

An AIG unit and Countrywide Financial Corp, now part of Bank of America Corp , have sued each other, alleging breach of contract, over a dispute about insurance losses for subprime mortgage loans now in default.

Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc is preparing to take on web retailer Amazon.com Inc in the fledgling market for cloud computing services that can be accessed via the Internet.

On March 16, Ensign Group Inc. the parent company of the Ensign group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services and assisted living companies, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend.

A federal court has dismissed a Broadcom Corp complaint against rival Qualcomm Inc, the latest move in their long-standing battle over mobile phone technology patents, Qualcomm said on Monday.

On Thursday Apple announced that new iPhone software will be available for preview next week.

Apple will hold an event next Tuesday to preview new software for the iPhone OS 3.0, the company said on Thursday.

Apple will hold an event next Tuesday to preview new software for the iPhone, the company said.

Veteran fund manager Mark Mobius sees a potential 20 percent rise in emerging market stocks in 2009 and views extreme investor pessimism as a signal to gradually start buying equities.

EBay Inc, struggling to compete in a crowded and slowing e-commerce market, is remaking the company, starting by accelerating growth at its nascent PayPal payments system, its chief executive said on Wednesday.