Shares of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo fell 2 percent today, following a court ruling in Massachusetts. Also, United Airlines flight attendants angry about the pace of contract negotiations rallied at San Francisco International airport toda
A deal between Facebook and Goldman Sachs has prompted federal regulators to consider revising their financial disclosure rules for privately held companies. Also, a new report predicts the market for tablet computers will continue to explode t
The Goldman Sachs investment in Facebook is expected to reverberate throughout Silicon Valley. It all depends on what Facebook decides to do with $500 million.
New federal food-safety rules could generate business for some high tech companies, specifically, companies that make software to track outbreaks of food-borne illness.
A recent survey found giving by San Francisco residents jumped 56 percent during the holidays compared to the rest of the year -- the biggest increase of any major city.
California's population growth has slowed to a crawl, according to recently released numbers from the state Department of Finance. Also, Genentech announced promising news today.
Procter and Gamble, the world's biggest advertiser, is moving its ads from daytime soap operas to Twitter. Also, Republican governors in two states are saying "no" to $1.2 billion in federal high-speed rail funds -- and that's a good thing for
Economists with the closely-watched UCLA Anderson Forecast say the state's unemployment rate isn't likely to dip below 10 percent for another two years.
Palo Alto-based social networking giant Facebook is rolling out a major redesign of its user profile pages. Also, Apple employees in Cupertino may be getting some extra-fancy new digs.
The national unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to a seven-month high in November, and new hiring stalled. But at least some companies in the Bay Area are expanding -- and even hiring.
Researchers at UC Davis today released a study looking at gender diversity among the state's 400 largest public companies. They found that men still hold roughly nine out of every 10 of the highest-paid management and board positions.
Sales figures from Cyber Monday show that buyers pounced on online deals and promotions, and Groupon announced the acquisition of San Mateo-based advertising and commerce company Ludic Labs, and plans to bolster its Silicon Valley presence.