Los Angeles Times

The Economist, among the most-read newspapers in the global financial world, broke with a few of its journalistic peers by taking a stance on the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. What Happened: The London, England-based newspaper magazine formally endorsed...

The Los Angeles Times is set to lay off 94 journalists who are part of the newspaper’s union, a move that adds to the recent wave of job cuts across the media industry. What Happened: The Los Angeles Times is planning to lay off a significant number of its unionized journalists, according to...

The FBI seized Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina’s cellphone on Wednesday night in order to investigate controversial stock trades linked to coronavirus, reports the Los Angeles Times, citing law enforcement officials. Burr Turns Over Phone To FBI  The Justice Department is...

Four Silicon Valley giants that depend upon the gig economy to run their business have teamed up together to launch a statewide campaign against California’s AB 5 law. What Happened A union of businesses — including Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER), Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT), DoorDash...

PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) shares were trading higher Friday after the company reported that improving weather conditions in some parts of the areas affected by the the utility's preemptive blackouts have allowed for an “all clear” to be issued for safety inspections, repair...

Mattel Inc (NASDAQ: MAT) shares are trading higher after the company rejected an unsolicited merger offer from rival toymaker MGA Entertainment, according to the Los Angeles Times. Isaac Larian, the founder and chief executive of MGA, confirmed Tuesday that last month he renewed his offer to merge...

CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves is reportedly in negotiations to leave the media giant after accusations of sexual misconduct. What Happened The CBS board is involved in settlement talks that would likely remove Moonves from the company, accordind to CNBC. The talks have...

Take-home DNA kits have quickly become the newest trend in genetic testing. Founded in 2006, 23andMe has helped millions of customers access and understand their personal DNA information. Then in 2015, the company launched 23andMe Therapeutics to create treatments and cures based on genetic...

Tronc Inc (NASDAQ: TRNC), the newspaper chain that owns the Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune, is buying the tabloid New York Daily News for the princely sum of $1, a sign of how far the fortunes of newspapers have fallen. The tabloid, which has battled Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (...

It was once tragically hip to abhor The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” It’s even hipper today to still hate it. It was 50 years ago on June 1 (to join the rest of the world in paraphrasing the record’s signature lyric) that the lads from...

The push for a mandated $15 an hour national wage may have gathered momentum this year as 20 states introduced a hike in their respective minimum wages. While a $15 an hour

The Consumer Staples Select Sect. SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLP) and other traditional consumer staples exchange-traded funds have recently been scuffling on concerns that the sector is pricey on valuation and in anticipation of the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike of 2016. The Fed proceeded...

Not all presidential endorsements are created equal. Last week, a KKK paper has endorsed Donald Trump. His campaign called the endorsement “repulsive.” With the election just a day away, newspaper editorial boards have been rolling out the endorsements right and left. Notable Hillary...

After a seven-month courtship that veered from strong affinity to acrimonious mud-slinging, Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) called off its merger talks with tronc Inc (NASDAQ: TRNC). Checkered M&A Move The initial move was made in April, and upon hitting rough weather, Gannett went public with an...