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SoCal home sales rise in January	2/15/2012 12:44 PM
A research firm reports home sales rose slightly in Southern California last month as falling prices continued to attract bargain-hunters.
Gas prices soar to highest level since Oct. 22	2/15/2012 8:34 AM
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose today for eighth consecutive day and 20th time in 21 days, increasing 1.2 cents to $3.888, its highest amount since Oct. 22. » Find cheapest gas in Torrance area » Find cheapest gas prices in Long Beach area » Find cheapest gas prices in the Valley
Forecast: County unemployment rate will drop in 2012	2/15/2012 8:27 AM
Los Angeles County will see unemployment drop to an average of 11.5 percent this year from last year's mark of 12.2 percent as the economy continues its recovery, according to a forecast to be released on Wednesday. DATABASE: City, county jobless figures
California, 4 other states may object to Honda class-action settlement	2/14/2012 7:09 PM
A judge on Tuesday granted California and four other states more time to consider objecting to a class-action settlement between Honda Motor Co. and car owners over inflated fuel-efficiency claims about the automaker's hybrid vehicles.
Rental-car sales help boost Toyota's January numbers	2/14/2012 6:52 PM
Toyota's strong start to 2012 got a boost from a market it has long avoided: rental-car companies. The Japanese automaker sold 47 percent more cars and trucks to U.S. rental companies and other fleets in January, compared with a year earlier.
Boeing gets largest commercial airline order ever - $22.4B	2/14/2012 6:36 PM
Boeing has locked in its biggest order ever with a little-known airline halfway around the world.
AT&T cuts speeds for high-intensity users	2/14/2012 9:45 AM
Under a new policy, AT&T has started cutting their data speeds for top users as part of an attempt to manage data usage on its network, slowing downloads by roughly 99 percent. That means a Web page that would normally take a second to load instead took almost two minutes.
Wolverton: Streaming media players offer new options for the digital living room	2/13/2012 12:31 PM
If you’re looking to bring Internet content into your living room without buying a brand new television, you now have a wide range of low-cost options.
Barbie's wardrobe celebrated at Fashion Week bash	2/11/2012 3:28 PM
NEW YORK - Barbie threw open the sparkly, pink doors of her dream closet to rock a party she hosted for her fellow fashionistas.
Toyota takes a hit	2/10/2012 11:28 PM
DETROIT - Federal safety regulators are investigating reports of fires in the driver's side doors of 2007 Toyota Camry sedans and RAV4 crossover SUVs.

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