Small Business

Feb 8, 2018

The doctor's in, but jury is out on new LA Times owner

The struggling Los Angeles Times found a local savior in a biotech billionaire willing to buy the storied newspaper from a corporation half a continent away, but the change of ownership brings questions and uncertainty


Feb 7, 2018

Water forecast is bleak for major reservoir in Southwest US

Forecasters say one of the most important reservoirs in the southwestern U.S. will likely collect less than half the normal amount of spring runoff this year because of a dry winter in much of the region


Feb 7, 2018

LA Times buyer is a basketball-loving biotech billionaire

The man buying the Los Angeles Times is a 65-year-old physician-entrepreneur described by Forbes Magazine as "America's richest doctor."


Feb 7, 2018

Tax cut, bonuses for workers? Many businesses not sure yet

Will tax changes mean a windfall for workers at small companies? Many aren't sure yet


Feb 7, 2018

Etsy.com stops letting Alaska Native artists sell ivory work

A policy intended to deter the illegal trade of ivory and items made with the parts of endangered or threatened animals led the online sales website Etsy to remove such artwork sold by Alaska Native artists


Feb 6, 2018

'Jumanji' reboot reigns again at the box office

On a typically sluggish Super Bowl weekend, Sony Pictures' "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" topped the North American box office for the fourth time in seven weeks


Feb 4, 2018

Warren Buffett on hand as Navy commissions newest warship

The Navy's newest warship, the USS Omaha, has been commissioned in San Diego


Jan 31, 2018

France's Macron promotes youth employment on Tunisia visit

French President Emmanuel Macron has opened a two-day visit to Tunisia by announcing a fund to boost youth employment in the North African nation, a budding democracy that is struggling economically while contending with Islamic extremists


Jan 31, 2018

No penalty: Small businesses let sports fans enjoy big games

Business owners may cut staffers a little slack this week as fans find it hard to resist chatting about the Super Bowl


Jan 31, 2018

US officials consider new tool to combat mine spills: Robots

The Environmental Protection Agency is considering new technology to explore the polluted mysteries inside old mines



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