Economy
Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down without a government bailout
Amid rising jet fuel costs and halted government negotiations, the budget carrier Spirit Airlines could face imminent liquidation.
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Consumers sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
A group of Paramount+ and cable subscribers have filed a lawsuit to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal and unwind the Paramount-Skydance merger.
Economy
This Rivian spinoff is reinventing e-bikes in California with screens, software and swappable seats
The e-bike startup, called Also, was incubated within Rivian before launching publicly last year with a $3,500 flagship product.
Economy
Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly?
Driverless cars haven't always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they've gotten away with it. That's about to change in California.
Economy
Your guide to the California insurance commissioner’s race: Who will replace Ricardo Lara?
Who will replace Ricardo Lara in the California insurance commissioner's race? More than a half-dozen candidates, four Democrats and five Republicans, are competing in the election.
Economy
Legal battle to halt Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger expands with five new states
With the addition of the five new states, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's battle to block the merger is now bipartisan.
Economy
Will AI lead to more accurate opinion polls?
It's cheaper and faster to collect people's opinions using AI, but will it make polls more accurate?
Economy
California billionaire tax proposal attracts 1.5 million signatures. Here’s what happens next
The battle over a proposal to tax billionaires to fund healthcare and other essential services is expected to intensify after supporters said they've gathered enough signatures to qualify for the…
Economy
Hiltzik: Resurrecting a discredited theory on COVID’s origin, DOJ indicts an ex-Fauci aide over old emails
David Morens tried to keep a scientific discussion under wraps. Trump's latest anti-science attack explains why
Economy
Foreign investment in California rose last year despite trade disruption
The number of foreign-owned business rose 4% last year in California despite the Trump administration's trade wars, with Japan taking the top spot in a report released this week.
Economy
Can countries grow richer by exporting people, not goods?
That depends where those people end up
Economy
India’s weak currency reflects deeper problems than the Iran war
It highlights a persistent inability to draw in foreign investors