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Los Angeles Times - Business

'You're a liar.' Why the world's biggest building boom has run into a wall in California

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How does one know whether a financial planner is a fiduciary?

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Judge denies move to dismiss State Farm collusion lawsuit

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Why the infuriatingly catchy Kars4Kids jingle got yanked off the air in California

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Waymo recalls thousands of its driverless cars after some failed to avoid flooded roads

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Why this Hollywood director thinks AI can save L.A. film jobs

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How Hollywood's production crisis became a key issue in the L.A. mayor's race

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Spotify doubles down on video podcasts at its Hollywood studios

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2026 TV upfronts recap: Hi-tech ad buying, creator fever and 'Baywatch'

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Gamers, developers protest Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund's bid to acquire Electronic Arts

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Netflix adds three more NFL games including Thanksgiving eve

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Demi Moore says Hollywood has to 'find ways' to work with AI, not fight it

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AI protections and a merged pension plan: SAG-AFTRA leaders tout gains for members

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Hiltzik: Those $1,000 Trump accounts don't match the hype

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Josh D'Amaro and the one app to rule them all

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Why NBC is making a big push for pilots this year

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Can the new tax credits bring animation back to California?

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'This is a complete decimation.' Why family businesses that built Hollywood are closing

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How once-illegal backyard restaurants are coming out of the shadows to redraw L.A.'s culinary map

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ICE raids still cast shadow of fear over L.A.'s Latino shopping centers

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Their homes burned in the Eaton fire. Why Edison has kept information about the fire under wraps

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The truth about business in California — the Golden State hasn't lost its luster

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This private club catered to Hollywood elites. Then it came crashing down

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How top Paramount executive's ties with Vegas gambler unraveled

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'It was just a free-for-all': What happened to Kanye West's Donda Academy?

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Retail sales growth slowed in April as higher gas costs left less room for nonessentials

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Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers

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Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

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Top U.S. executives travel to China aboard Air Force One with Trump

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California drone maker to spend billions of dollars as it expands manufacturing in the state

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SpaceX settles lawsuit with state Coastal Commission over Vandenberg flights

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L.A. port traffic rises in April despite trade disruption, higher fuel costs

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California gained jobs in March as unemployment rate drops to 5.3%

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Foreign investment in California rose last year despite trade disruption

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California farmers were already struggling. Then came the Iran war

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Technology and the Internet

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Amazon's market value charges toward $3 trillion on AI momentum

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Anduril doubles valuation amid soaring interest in defense tech companies

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Google unveils new Android AI features ahead of Apple's Siri revamp

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Home sales flat in April as lackluster spring homebuying season lurches forward

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L.A.'s golden streetlights have turned harsh white. Homeowners aren't happy

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In Bel-Air, a $400-million mega-mansion aims for the national price record

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Controversial hotel and housing complex approved in West Hollywood

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More is more is more in this L.A. 'barn' exploding with thrifted finds and maximalist flair

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What a gas tax suspension could mean for drivers

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Tesla recalls some Cybertrucks for wheel issue and 200,000 other cars for camera failure

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General Motors to pay $12.5 million to settle claims that it illegally sold California driver data

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Altadena's latest roadblock to rebuilding: Sewage

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Solar firm plans $750 million in power grids in four African nations

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Footage shows Central Valley dairy workers kicking young calves, pulling them with pliers

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One Beverly Hills developer raises $4.3 billion to finish the massive luxury project

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Regulators may seek to suspend State Farm's license, citing widespread mishandling of L.A. wildfire claims

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Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly?

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Influencers want to adopt the 'analog lifestyle' for 2026. Here's how to join them

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1.5 million bags of shredded cheese have been recalled. Check your fridge for these brands

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Can't find an apartment in L.A.? That's because fewer are being built

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What can you afford to buy? Use our calculator

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Do I have to pay off the overdue loan my spouse co-signed?

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Should I get Medicare supplemental insurance?

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Does my spouse get half of everything in a divorce?

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Beware the blurred line between fee-only and commission-based advice

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North America's largest commuter rail system, Long Island Rail Road, shuts down as workers strike

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As its oil runs out, communist Cuba is turning to capitalists

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Stocks drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market

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New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war that's both 'awesome' and awkward

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Takeaways from Fed chair Jerome Powell's legacy

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Starbucks to lay off 300 corporate workers and close regional offices

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Who is the new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh?

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Cisco leads Wall Street to more records and the Dow back to 50,000

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Filings for jobless benefits rise as the war in Iran drags on, clouding economic forecast

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Tech carries Wall Street to records, even as most stocks fall after discouraging inflation data

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Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve

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Why Amazon is betting big on AI inside your search bar

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The Great SoCal House Hunt

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