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3-D gives 'Alice in Wonderland' an extra jolt at the box office

The format is proving red-hot in 2010. In a sign that "Avatar" may be the progenitor of a new wave of successful 3-D tent-pole movies,...

Disney pulls TV signal off New York cable system

Potentially leaving millions of New York City-area homes unable to watch Sunday's Oscar telecast, Walt Disney Co. pulled its WABC-TV...

Interest in buying state offices in California building

Efforts to sell 24 state office buildings have drawn lots of interest from potential buyers as well as the ire of some former public...

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Oscar cheat sheet

Oscar cheat sheet

The nominees and what our experts are saying about them.

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Flo hand-held TV not ready for prime time

Flo hand-held TV not ready for prime time

Could this be the year for hand-held television?

Time to prepare your will

Time to prepare your will

If you're rich, the best estate planning advice would be to die quickly. If you're not, the best advice is to either review or rewrite your estate...

Braving a dismal apartment market

Braving a dismal apartment market

It's a cold winter for apartment investors in Los Angeles County: Rents are down, prices have fallen and vacancies are way up.

Strong-willed top chef

Strong-willed top chef

The gig: The celebrity chef, who is considered a pioneer of California cuisine, manages a vast culinary empire that includes upscale and casual...

Saving money on your home

There are dozens of ways to make your housing investment pay off faster and at a greater return. In some cases, a small extra outlay may be required,...

Layoff may be temporary but mortgage isn't

Layoff may be temporary but mortgage isn't

Dear Liz: My son recently learned that he likely will lose his job April 1. He is a fireman and there is a chance the layoff might be...

If you want a wider seat, pay for it

If you want a wider seat, pay for it

Re: “Letters to the editor: Planes should fit fat...

Apartment investing tips

Apartment investing tips

Though potentially profitable, apartment investing is full of hazard.

A haunting beauty in Montecito

A haunting beauty in Montecito

A gracious old Montecito home, familiar to viewers who regularly watched the opening credits of the late '60s television comedy series "The Ghost &...

Listing details

1906 treasure Location: 60 Olive Mill Road, Montecito 93108

China: No direct contact with Google on dispute

A Chinese official says China has had no direct contact with Google over the company's threat in January to shut down its China-based search service.

Home of the Week update

Home of the Week update

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For muni bonds, some financial advisors look outside California

For muni bonds, some financial advisors look outside California

California and its local governments have long counted on a large captive audience for their debt: Many of the buyers are high-income individual...

A lot is riding on SpaceX rocket

A new rocket 18 stories tall and waiting to be launched from a pad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., could determine the fate of a private aerospace venture in...

Flight attendants union wants combat training

Flight attendants union wants combat training

The federal government has made clear its strategy for cracking down on potential terrorist attacks in airplanes: more sophisticated scanners and...

Employment outlook brightens in U.S., state

Employment outlook brightens in U.S., state

Encouraging reports on both national and state employment released Friday indicate that the long-awaited economic recovery may be gaining a bit of...

Poketo wallets make art pay off

Poketo wallets make art pay off

Angie Myung's and Ted Vadakan's dreams of having careers in the arts hit them right in the wallet. In a good way.

On Catalina, a tussle over Edison plant

On Catalina, a tussle over Edison plant

Southern California Edison wants to sell its antiquated water and gas utility on the eastern edge of this quaint harbor community.

Lawmakers want Toyota to disclose results of electronics tests

Lawmakers want Toyota to disclose results of electronics tests

With Toyota Motor Corp. executives continuing to say that electronics problems are not causing sudden acceleration in their company's vehicles, two...

GM to reinstate 661 dealerships

GM to reinstate 661 dealerships

In a move that could provide economic relief for hundreds of communities nationwide, General Motors Co. said it would reinstate nearly 700 dealerships...

Stocks rise after better-than-expected jobs report

Stocks rise after better-than-expected jobs report

Stocks jumped Friday after the government's employment report showed fewer jobs were cut in February than expected.

Florida chill puts tomato prices up the vine

Florida chill puts tomato prices up the vine

Because of frigid temperatures in Florida, you might have to enjoy a BLT without the T.

iPad due out April 3; Apple stock hits record high

iPad due out April 3; Apple stock hits record high

Will the much-anticipated iPad be Apple Inc.'s next must-have product?

Uptick in consumer borrowing a surprise

Uptick in consumer borrowing a surprise

BUSINESS BRIEFING -- Consumer borrowing broke a record stretch of declines with a small increase in January.

Google buys DocVerse, maker of group editing tool

Google buys DocVerse, maker of group editing tool

Google Inc. gobbled up yet another start-up Friday with the acquisition of DocVerse, which makes a group editing tool for Microsoft Office. The 3-...

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 smart phones won't be reverse compatible

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 smart phones won't be reverse compatible

Microsoft Corp. said this week that its new line of smart phones slated for launch in 2010 won't run programs from older Windows-based devices.

Blippy.com gives the world a peek inside your wallet -- and that's the point

Blippy.com gives the world a peek inside your wallet -- and that's the point

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, poking fun at people who bare minute details of their lives online, rattled off some of the more "riveting"...

High-tech industry is powering up again

High-tech industry is powering up again

It looked as if the economy had dealt a powerful blow to L.J. Mottel, a 35-year-old father of two, when his employer, the Fontainebleau hotel and...

Long lines at theme parks are for jobs

Long lines at theme parks are for jobs

Theme parks are being flooded with applications from job seekers, as unemployed mortgage agents, sales clerks and construction workers who can't...

The high cost of quake insurance will rock your bank account

The high cost of quake insurance will rock your bank account

Yves Didier has been a strong believer in earthquake insurance since the 1994 Northridge quake, when his apartment building was severely damaged and...