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Microsoft is signaling its massive investments in artificial intelligence is showing results.

The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant posted strong cloud computing growth and said its overall AI business is on track to ...Read more

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, but revealed a deepening division over the outlook for policy amid increased uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East.

Four officials voted against the...Read more

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, but revealed a deepening division over the outlook for policy amid increased uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East.

Four officials voted against the...Read more

Production services vendor Quixote said it will wind down most of its soundstage business in Los Angeles — including its main commercial studio in West Hollywood and its North Valley studio in Pacoima — as the industry...Read more

New residential construction in the U.S. rose in March to the highest level in more than a year as homebuilders boosted production despite ongoing affordability concerns.

Housing starts increased 10.8% to an annual pace ...Read more

For much of the past few years, U.S. Treasuries have failed to serve their traditional role as a sure-fire refuge from global market meltdowns.

During the last three big ones — caused by the post-pandemic inflation ...Read more

San Diego home prices haven’t risen much in the past year, but that growth is still more than most of the U.S.

The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 0.53% annually in February, said the S&P Cotality ...Read more

Game developers behind the popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering plan to unionize amid concerns over layoffs and a return-to-work mandate.

Employees with the Renton, Washington-based game studio Wizards of the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Benicia-based Valero Refining Company been fined $3.25 million after authorities said the company committed more than 100 air-quality violations spread out over “multiple incidents” and “several...Read more

Net revenues were flat and net income declined slightly for one of the Strip’s largest casino operators in the first quarter, as strong group and convention traffic helped offset softer leisure demand, top company ...Read more

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, a popular online game, has laid off 28 workers in San Diego as part of a broader cutback of more than 1,000 jobs in the U.S. that was announced in March.

The company cut about half of ...Read more

Q: My purse was stolen and now I worry that someone might be using my Social Security number. I called the Social Security office and was told to contact credit reporting agencies and possibly the police. And they gave me ...Read more

It’s easy to lose track of time playing “guess how much a C-section costs.” And women undergoing the procedure won’t have an answer until after the baby is delivered.

Turquoise Health, a San Diego health tech ...Read more

The AI startup Manus, once hailed as a breakthrough that would challenge Silicon Valley’s dominance, is turning into a cautionary tale for Chinese entrepreneurs after Beijing authorities ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to ...Read more

A year and a half into a promised turnaround, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol had some good news for investors on Tuesday. The Seattle-based coffee giant’s quarterly results beat estimates for profits and revenues.

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SAN FRANCISCO — At first glance, the coffee shop at the southwestern corner of this city’s Financial District stands out only because it is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week in a neighborhood known for going quiet...Read more

Faith leaders are increasingly asking AI for help in writing sermons and other areas of their work, but most agree that doing so raises questions. If divinity exists, for example, is machine intelligence capable of ...Read more

A few weeks ago, I sat down at my laptop and built a trading platform. It connects to three financial exchanges. It ingests news from RSS feeds, web searches, Reddit and Twitter. It uses a large language model to analyze ...Read more

In a major boon for San Diego County’s still rebounding cruise industry, Disney Cruise Line has inked a lucrative deal with the Port of San Diego that promises to deliver more than 1 million passengers over the next four...Read more

WASHINGTON — Ahead of a key U.S.-China meeting, several efforts are brewing on Capitol Hill to urge President Donald Trump to bar Chinese automakers from accessing the U.S. market.

One of those efforts, led by U.S. Rep....Read more