'Like finding lost Rembrandts'

Peter Mullin cracks open the door of a 1935 Voisin Type C25 Aerodyne at the back of the auto museum bearing his name. He points...

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Dow rises 35 points but stops short of record again

The Dow Jones industrial average is within striking distance of a new record.Still.In what has become a near-daily ritual, the...

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Student loan delinquency rate is increasing

More people borrowing for education are failing to pay off their loans.Almost a third of student-loan borrowers in repayment...

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Island Air is Ellison's latest buy

How do you follow the purchase of an island in Hawaii?If you're Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison, you buy an airline so...

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Bernanke urges Congress to avoid spending cuts

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke urged Congress to avert the new spending cuts set to begin Friday, saying...

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California braces for impending cuts from federal sequestration

California's defense industry is bracing for a $3.2-billion hit with the federal budget cuts that are expected to take effect...

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Jason Bateman gives Ernest Borgnine's estate a new identity

Markus Canter and Cristie St. James, who share the title luxury properties director at Prudential in Beverly Hills, like Jason Bateman's real estate sense. The actor got privacy, potential and a knoll location for $3 million. ...

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Jason Bateman gives Ernest Borgnine's estate a new identity

Markus Canter and Cristie St. James, who share the title luxury properties director at Prudential in Beverly Hills, like Jason Bateman's real estate sense. The actor got privacy, potential and a knoll location for $3 million. ...

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Port upgrades urged to keep pace with Panama Canal expansion

Port and city officials have called for expediting planned upgrades at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to stave off...

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Banks step up efforts to forgive mortgage debt in California

Banks are stepping up efforts to forgive mortgage debt for troubled California homeowners, although more than half of the aid...

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White House adopts new strategy to safeguard intellectual property

WASHINGTON — Amid growing evidence that China and other countries are stealing U.S. trade secrets and technology through cyber...

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Regal Entertainment stock up after deal to buy Hollywood Theaters

Shares of Regal Entertainment gained modestly Tuesday after the nation's largest theater chain announced it had reached a deal...

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Chinese car companies likely Fisker Automotive investment partners

Fisker Automotive Inc. has what it is calling “detailed proposals” from several investment partners that could save the maker...

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A secret agent reveals her secrets of success

The prospect of a business book written by a former CIA officer fills one with dread at the inevitable 007 anecdotes and labored...

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Breakdown of U.S. housing prices shows gains almost everywhere

The latest numbers from the field are in, and the news is good. Housing prices were up almost everywhere across the country...

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Google draws fire over data sharing on app store

SAN FRANCISCO — When someone buys Sebastian Holst's Mobile Yogi app in the Google Play store, Holst automatically gets something...

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Anthem Blue Cross rolls back rate increase

In response to pressure from California regulators, Anthem Blue Cross agreed to a slightly lower rate increase for about 630,000...

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California housing recovery may gain momentum, experts say

New foreclosures in California fell sharply in January as state rules for banks took effect, signaling that repossessions may...

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry tries to woo California businesses

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is on a hunting trip in California. And the prey is Golden State businesses — and jobs.Perry kicked off...

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Phone rate hikes have landline customers ready to cut the cord

Joseph Aguon believes in preparing for the worst. So even though he makes most of his calls using a cellphone, he maintains a landline at his home in the Fairfax neighborhood — just in case an earthquake or storm knocked out wireless service.But Aguon, 61, is finally ready to cut the cord, not because he's less mindful of potential disasters, but...

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