Just two of the not-so-subtle ads to be shown during the Super Bowl.

Federal regulators concluded that Lee had participated in risky banking practices.

The Dow gained 154 points, to 12,859, its highest close since May 2008. The tech-heavy Nasdaq finished at its highest level since December 2000. What's striking about the last few weeks of trading is the lack of volatility - we're not seeing those huge swings of 200 or 300 points in a single session. Who knows why there's so much calm, but the effect can't help but be assuring, even among those who are not...

February is a long way from November.

The president's popularity and the S&P 500 are practically in lockstep.

The tax code is outrageous, whatever income bracket you're in.

Barbara Desoer, who has overseen much of the bank's home loan operations (which includes a huge Socal presence), will be retiring this month. In a memo, she said it was her decision. "I have given it my all," she said. From the WSJ: Ms. Desoer had her role at the bank reduced twice last year amid a reshuffling of the retail banking and mortgage leadership team. In September, the Charlotte, N.C., bank removed Ms. Desoer...

That's what Commissioner Roger Goodell said on NBC last night.

It doesn't just reflect more people who have given up looking for work.

Explaining the strong jobs report, watch out for gas prices, new convention hall design released, and Macy's goes after Martha.

The addition of 243,000 payroll jobs last month confirms that the recovery is taking hold.

The country will add 5.6 million health care and social assistance jobs.

Not much, at least on the basis of one entrepreneur.

Let's get it on.

Jobless claims fall, California's Facebook payday, supes oppose Universal's housing plan, and Honda loses small claims suit.

Facebook's COO made $31 million last year, but that's chicken feed compared with what else she might pick up as a result of the company's IPO. She holds 1.9 million shares of Facebook common stock, plus 39.3 million options and restricted stock units. Once everything gets fully vested, Sandberg can cash out for about $2 billion - and that doesn't even include what she made as a senior executive at Google. Ken Auletta, who profiled...

The site was so new that a WSJ headline had Facebook in quotes.

The social networking giant wants to raise $5 billion.

AEG is pushing hard to have the Oscar ceremony at the Nokia Theater.

Another not-so-wonderful anecdote about the late Apple CEO.

That would be super political action committees, those devilish organizations that are supposedly separate from the individual campaigns (but probably aren't). Last year, Californians gave $12 million to the super-PACS, which is more than any state except Texas. Jeff Katzenberg and former Univision CEO Jerry Perenchio each gave $2 million (Katzenberg to a super PAC supporting President Obama and Perenchio to Karl Rove's American Crossroads). From California Watch: Since they were enabled under a Supreme...

Plan, in its current form, will cost too much and take too long.

Disappointing payroll report, big month for Chrysler, doubts about Facebook offering, and First Lady bash raises $1 million.

A reasonable question, but one that the online retailer refuses to disclose.

Well, that's the good news.

The state needs to scrape together $3.3 billion by March.

Tomorrow is the day that more than 400 of them are scheduled to go out of business.

You figure they would have had plenty of practice by now.

Former global Marketing Officer at Procter & Gamble, will be at the next Live Talks Business Forum.

Drop in consumer confidence, Peter O'Malley still in the Dodger bidding, Greuel gets Hollywood money, and Kaiser nurses on strike.

That several million dollars have been raised tells you something about big-city politics.

He says the sale is too intertwined with the team's TV rights deal.

Blame the recession - specifically funding cuts and greater demand.

Yes and no. A total of 5.6 million people moved their accounts over the past 90 days, a nearly three-times increase from the same period a year earlier. But of that amount, only 11 percent cited the Occupy-related campaign called Bank Transfer Day. Javelin Strategy and Research says that the percentage is "certainly not the massive departure banks might have feared." But the amount of switching, whatever the explanation, is certainly higher than usual, and...

Some charts really do tell the story.

Asking price is too high for showbiz firms being sought.

Consumer spending turns sluggish, Pep Boys bought by L.A. firm, Kerkorian considers showbiz properties, and Brown dispute cost estimates for bullet train.