From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Jul 14 2011 7:51 PM

Columnist David Lazarus asks: Why must same-sex couples who register a domestic partnership in California pay a fee that straight couples don’t have to?

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Jul 14 2011 4:34 PM

Summary of business headlines: JP Morgan posts better-than-expected Q2 results; Foreclosures stuck in processing limbo; Retail sales rise, producer prices fall, jobless claims drop.

From: Los Angeles Times on Tue, Jul 12 2011 6:12 PM

This video, provided by SpaceX, demonstrates launch plans for the 27-engine, 22-story Falcon Heavy rocket.

From: Los Angeles Times on Tue, Jul 05 2011 9:05 PM

Nassco, the last major shipbuilding and ship-repair yard on the West Coast, has survived by making sure that every new vessel has been built better, faster, less expensively and with fewer injuries than the one that came before. Jim Gill of Nassco explains how shipbuilding has changed but still ...

From: Los Angeles Times on Fri, Jul 01 2011 10:42 PM

Summary of business headlines: Wall Street surges on unexpected jump in manufacturing activity; Auto sales up but still disappointing; Zynga files for $1b IPO; Hewlett-Packard debuts TouchPad; Former IMF head out on bail.

From: Los Angeles Times on Fri, Jun 24 2011 11:58 AM

Oil’s deep sell-off paused on Friday as the impact of a surprise announcement of an emergency stocks release faded.

From: Los Angeles Times on Mon, Jun 20 2011 4:25 PM

Summary of business headlines: Supreme Court rules in Wal-Mart’s favor in sex-bias suit; Jobs will be slow to return -U.S. Mayors; Green Lantern's dim box office light.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Jun 16 2011 8:53 PM

Consumer columnist David Lazarus goes to a diabetes seminar that promises a lot but doesn’t deliver.

From: Los Angeles Times on Tue, Jun 14 2011 10:09 PM

Eric Golden of Playa Vista-based Equipois Inc. demonstrates an exoskeletal arm that will help surgeons, dentists and others who use their hands work longer.

From: Los Angeles Times on Mon, Jun 13 2011 6:10 PM

The commercial salmon fishing season in California reopened in May after being essentially closed for three years. But fishermen still worry that there aren’t enough fish in the sea to support their livelihood. The Los Angeles Times heads out to sea with a seasoned fisherman to check out the cond...

From: Los Angeles Times on Mon, Jun 13 2011 1:00 PM

Taylor Guitars was co-founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor, then 19, and Kurt Listug, then 21, when they bought the workshop/storefront in San Diego where they had both been building guitars. Now, it’s an $80-million company in El Cajon.

From: Los Angeles Times on Mon, Jun 13 2011 1:00 PM

Taylor Guitars was co-founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor, then 19, and Kurt Listug, then 21, when they bought the workshop/storefront in San Diego where they had both been building guitars. Now, it’s an $80-million company in El Cajon.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Jun 09 2011 9:59 PM

Citigroup is the latest company to disclose a security breach. Consumer columnist David Lazarus says companies should face stiff fines if they don’t disclose breaches promptly and fully.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Jun 09 2011 2:27 AM

Chris Erskine seeks out family-friendly video games at E3 in Los Angeles.

From: Los Angeles Times on Wed, Jun 08 2011 3:00 PM

OPEC fails to agree on a production boost in a what Saudi Arabia’s oil minister described as "one of the worst meetings we have ever had."

From: Los Angeles Times on Tue, Jun 07 2011 7:22 PM

Economic issues dominate a joint news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

From: Los Angeles Times on Tue, Jun 07 2011 1:08 PM

The International Monetary Fund’s Deputy chief John Lipsky has told a news conference in London stability in the euro zone is vital.

From: Los Angeles Times on Mon, Jun 06 2011 8:28 PM

Business columnist David Lazarus looks into why Anthem Blue Cross is discontinuing automatic card payments.

From: Los Angeles Times on Fri, May 27 2011 3:00 PM

Pending home sales plunge; High gas prices hit consumers; Job gains prompt sentiment boost; Greece gets verbal support.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, May 26 2011 8:28 PM

Buying American is a good idea, but most consumers are unlikely to spend the extra dollars, business columnist David Lazarus says.