Why Chinese AI company DeepSeek is spooking investors on U.S. tech

Major U.S. tech stocks, including Nvidia, Oracle and Broadcom, plummeted Monday after Chinese artificial intelligence startup…

Supreme Court upholds law that could force TikTok to shut down in U.S.

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that calls for the shutdown of the…

Hiltzik: The ‘skin in the game’ myth of health insurance

For more than 50 years, as the economics of American healthcare and health insurance have evolved,…

Starbucks strike grows to include workers at hundreds of shops

A rolling strike of Starbucks baristas has grown since kicking off Friday to include about 300…

TikTok asks Supreme Court for temporary injunction against U.S. ban

TikTok has filed for an emergency reprieve with the U.S. Supreme Court to buy more time…

A day without Mexicans in Mammoth? Locals mull how to get a message to Trump

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.  —  If all the service workers born in Mexico stayed home from their…

Trump is threatening to raise tariffs again. Here’s how China plans to fight back

TAIPEI, Taiwan —  President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports when he…

What Trump’s proposed tariff hikes mean for California

WASHINGTON —  When President-elect Trump announced he would impose sweeping tariffs on key trading partners on his…

California farmers were big Trump backers. They may be on collision course over immigrant deportation

SAN JACINTO, Calif.  —  A paradox has settled across California’s velvet green fields and orchards. California…

With ‘Squid Game 2,’ Netflix doubles down on international appeal

Is Netflix a universal language? The entertainment giant is counting on it as the company seeks…