The owner of Magic Mountain in Valencia has the typical problems: Too much debt ($2.4 billion) and little interest among the creditors to refinance.

Two main areas of concern: that the number of active users is inflated, and that Google wants to significantly downscale its massive ad deal.

Sluggish cargo numbers for May is a reflection of how retailers view the climate for consumer spending going out the next few months.

If you want to know why we're better off now than during the Great Depression, this film is a good reminder.

Goodbye to analog TV , plunge in videogame biz, airlines cutting more workers and flights, and new resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.

The Auto Club's weekly survey finds that the average gallon of regular in the L.A. area is now $2.938 per gallon, up 11.3 cents from last week and 52 cents from last month.

It took a while, but DreamWorks has gotten verbal commitments for $325 million in financing, enough to cover at least three years of film production.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request by MGA Entertainment to halt the transfer of the popular doll to rival Mattel.

The latest WSJ survey of economists shows that the group, on average, is looking for U.S. unemployment to remain above 9 percent through the end of 2010.

Arnold takes aim at unions, lots of green jobs in CA, Honda's 50th anniversary in the U.S., and strip clubs are paring down.

Many on Wall Street have been expecting a pullback for several weeks, what with concerns over high unemployment and escalating oil prices.

Good and bad signs from the housing market, Home Depot raises forecast, SAG deal ratified, and Dana Point resort nears foreclosure.

The high court refuses to hear a challenge to the Chrysler bankruptcy settlement. That clears the way for the sale to a group led by Fiat.

L.A. County runs a pretty tight financial ship, but the state budget crisis has caused S&P to cut the rating on $1.1 billion in short-term notes that the county plans to sell,

It's either that or two even worse options: drastic pay reductions across the board or massive layoffs, including 200 cops.

The former Countrywide CEO, who only made a few hundred million bucks in his final years at the company, will not have to shell out one penny to defend SEC charges.

Banks to repay TARP money, Chrysler dealership switches to used cars, questions about development votes for Weiss district, and protest over gay event at Disney parks.

The one-sentence order from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that delays the sale of assets to Fiat could be a matter of the Supremes needing more time to review briefs.

You're looking at roughly 15 cents a gallon, according to the government's weekly survey. That puts the average gallon of regular in the L.A. area at $2.891.

L.A. home prices inch up, vehicle fraud on the increase, Fox Interactive abandons Playa Vista, and paperless tickets for Miley Cyrus concerts.