Jesus Sanchez

Wall Street stocks rose broadly today as a "Santa Claus" rally pushed the Dow Jones Industrial average to a new high for the year. The Dow, buoyed by some positive corporate earnings reports, jumped 97.83 points to close at 10,759.43. That exceeded...

A powerful Pacific storm was moving slowly toward Southern California today, threatening the region with heavy downpours and wind gusts of up to 70 mph in some areas. Only scattered showers were expected this afternoon across much of the Los Angeles...

The owners of the Washington Post today said they had agreed to buy Slate.com, the pioneering online magazine that has struggled to translate its widely praised coverage and commentary into a financial success. The Washington Post Co. said Jacob Weisberg...

Walt Disney chief executive officer Michael Eisner, one of Hollywood's most powerful and controversial titans, today said he will leave the fabled entertainment company he has lead for nearly two decades when his employment contract expires in September...

Wall Street investors reacted cautiously today to a mixed bag of economic news and turbulent trading in energy markets, where crude oil futures fell below $50 a barrel before rebounding. The Dow Jones industrial average ended at 10,054.39, up 26.92....

An anti-smog rule designed to reduce diesel engine emissions in Southern California was struck down today by the U.S. Supreme Court after the high court determined that the regulation violated national clean air statutes. The Supreme Court justices...

Telemarketers today lost their last legal bid to overturn the government's "Do Not Call" registry after the U.S. Supreme Court turned down an industry request to review the case. The justices also let stand a government rule forbidding Visa and...

Shares of Gillette Co. soared today after the company announced that it would be acquired by Procter & Gamble Co. in a $57- billion stock swap deal that would create the world's largest consumer products company. The merger would expand Cincinnati-...

Nationwide existing home sales cooled slightly in October but remained at historically high levels as low mortgage rates helped fuel demand for home purchases, a real estate group said today. In a separate report, the pace of existing home sales in...

The nation's major retail chains today reported mostly disappointing sales results for November despite price-slashing promotions during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The weaker than expected results afflicted a wide variety of retailers — from...

Julia Child, whose books and television shows demystified French cuisine and ignited a gourmet cooking craze, died in her sleep at her home near Santa Barbara Thursday night. She was 91. "America has lost a true national treasure," said spokesman...

Donald Trump today announced that his hotel and casino company had checked itself in to Bankruptcy Court. Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts filed its long-awaited Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan in New Jersey on Sunday as part of a negotiated deal with...