Payroll tax cut undermines Social Security's security

The accepted response to the economic deal reached in Congress last week, extending the Social Security payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance...

Spectrum Athletic Clubs selling 11 Texas locations to Gold's Gym

The upscale Spectrum Athletic Clubs is selling its Texas locations and returning its focus to Southern California, where it plans to add to its...

China's Huawei places $6 billion worth of orders in California

In a boost to the state's technology industry, a Chinese electronics maker said it was ordering $6 billion worth of microchips and other components...

DreamWorks Animation unveils plans to build studio in China

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.announced plans to build a studio in Shanghai in what the Glendale company billed as...

Chinese couples come to U.S. to have children through surrogacy

Americans have long gone to China to adopt babies. In a twist, Chinese couples are now coming here to become parents — through surrogacy.

Job interviewing, to the extreme

Danielle Bemoras showed up for her job interview with a social networking company prepared for some tough questions. Instead, she found herself in the...

Judge approves Washington Mutual bankruptcy settlement

The parent company of imploded Seattle savings and loan giant Washington Mutual Bank has finally gotten the go-ahead to exit bankruptcy proceedings...

Ryan Reynolds selling home he bought with Scarlett Johansson

Actor Ryan Reynolds has listed for sale the Los Feliz hills house he bought with his then-wife, actress Scarlett Johansson, in 2010.

Italian police seize $6 trillion in fake U.S. Treasury bonds

It was an offer that turned out to be pretty easy to refuse.

California finance director is someone the governor can count on

The gig: The director of the California Finance Department, Ana Matosantos helps the governor shape California's $87-billion general fund...

Chrysler pulls request for U.S. loan for hybrid, electric vehicles

Chrysler says it no longer will seek a U.S. Department of Energy loan to fund the development of gas-electric hybrids and electric vehicles.

Consumer prices up modestly as gas, food costs rise

Consumer prices rose in January for only the second time in four months. The price of gas, food, rent and clothing all increased.

Dow average closes within 50 points of 13,000

The Dow edged teasingly close to the 13,000 marker on Friday, a milestone it hasn't reached since before the financial crisis brought the U.S. economy...

Don't scam -- or be scammed! IRS lists 'dirty dozen' tax frauds

Identity theft, hiding income offshore and inflating expenses are among the frauds that commonly pop out during tax preparation season, the Internal...

MSNBC's Ed Schultz: A rare liberal success in broadcasting

Flip through the radio dial any given afternoon and you might hear an angry-sounding white man railing against the government, Congress and...

Regulator targets credit reporting firms and debt collectors

The government's newest regulator is ready to crack down on the nation's large credit reporting and debt collection companies, proposing tough new...

Profiting off aspiring child stars

Rachel Prieur and her brother Ryan were captivated by a radio commercial flooding the airwaves in Dallas. It offered children a shot at stardom