From: Los Angeles Times on Mon, May 23 2011 10:08 PM

Consumer columnist David Lazarus says Bank of America was too slow to alert customers to a widespread scam.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, May 19 2011 2:59 PM

A bakery which makes biscuits and cakes just for dogs opens on the outskirts of Beijing just 35 years after a ban on people owning pets was lifted.

From: Los Angeles Times on Wed, May 18 2011 12:04 AM

Technology reporter Shan Li explains how new location-based dating apps such as Grindr and Skout work.

From: Los Angeles Times on Tue, May 10 2011 2:23 PM

Microsoft Corp plans to buy the Internet phone service Skype for $8.5 billion, a rich price as it seeks to regain ground on growing rivals such as Google.

From: Los Angeles Times on Fri, May 06 2011 10:33 PM

Road Stoves was a food truck commisary of traditional "roach coaches" said truck customizer Josh Hiller. With the arrival of the Kogi BBQ truck, which makes Mexican/Korean fusion food, a gourmet food truck movement was ushered into Los Angeles. And that movement has changed the way Road Stoves d...

From: Los Angeles Times on Fri, May 06 2011 3:57 PM

U.S. employers added the most jobs in nearly a year in April, a sign of economic strength, but unemployment rose as well to 9.0 percent.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, May 05 2011 11:34 PM

Can $215,000 buy perfection? The 2011 Bentley Continental is powered by a 2-liter, twin turbocharged 12-cyclinder engine that produces 567 horsepower and 516 pound feet of torque to  move this 2 1/2 - ton beast from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.4 seconds.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, May 05 2011 3:57 PM

Summary of business headlines: General Motors posts stronger-than-expected results; U.S. jobless claims rise unexpectedly; Easter helps drive April store sales.

From: Los Angeles Times on Mon, May 02 2011 3:49 PM

Oil prices tumble and Asian stocks extend gains in limited trade Monday, as Osama bin Laden’s death lowers risk premium in markets.

From: Los Angeles Times on Wed, Apr 27 2011 11:41 PM

Lincoln, California was the fastest-growing city in California in the past decade, Census figures show. Much of that growth comes from the plush 6,800-home Sun City development for retirees. But retailers haven’t followed the population boom, and the city is broke.

From: Los Angeles Times on Wed, Apr 27 2011 11:41 PM

The 2011 BMW X3 xDrive35i is the unabashed sports car of the luxury compact SUV segment.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Apr 21 2011 12:09 PM

Summary of business headlines: After-hour earnings from Apple, American Express and Yum Brands keep Wall Street bulls happy; Gold hits $1,500, oil tops $111; Wall Street rallies sharply as Intel gives confidence a shot in the arm.    

From: Los Angeles Times on Fri, Apr 15 2011 8:48 PM

The 2011 Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL is the first hydrogen electric vehicle the German manufacturer has made available to individuals. The two-year lease costs $849 per month and is available in one U.S. market: L.A. Insurance, maintenance and fuel are all included in the lease price.

From: Los Angeles Times on Fri, Apr 01 2011 4:52 PM

Japan’s influential retail currency traders, known as Mrs Watanabe, speak on their top picks, and how they trade the yen during the crisis.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Mar 31 2011 11:21 PM

Instead of cutting public transportation as gas prices rise, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should be expanding alternatives to driving, consumer columnist David Lazarus says.

From: Los Angeles Times on Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:47 AM

New rides are coming to Southern California theme parks, tourism reporter Hugo Martin says. And that means new merchandise that might help prop up the bottom lines of amusement park operators.

From: Los Angeles Times on Fri, Mar 25 2011 2:36 PM

Business sentiment in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, fell in March for the first time in almost a year, but didn't slip as much as was expected.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Mar 24 2011 8:38 PM

Buiness reporter Hugo Martin says Los Angeles will feel the impact if Japanese scale back trips to Los Angeles in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami. Last year 305,000 Japanese visitors traveled to Los Angeles, spending $279 million, according to tourism officials.

From: Los Angeles Times on Thu, Mar 24 2011 8:38 PM

Consumer columnist David Lazarus looks into a $65,000 bill for outpatient surgery. Prices are almost always inflated before being routinely discounted. Amid such financial flimflammery, it’s virtually impossible for a patient to be a well-informed consumer of healthcare, Lazarus says.

From: Los Angeles Times on Wed, Mar 23 2011 10:53 PM

Japan’s Nikkei 225 soars over 4 percent, as nuclear crisis shows signs of stabilising; Tepco gains 16 percent after power cables are attached to troubled reactors.