The verdict has helped bolster the recovery of both Uber and Lyft stocks in the pre-market today. The Californian Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s decision that sought to classify drive...
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Uber And Lyft Can Treat Drivers As Independent Contractors, California Court Rule
Topline Companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California-based drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled on Monday, mostly upholding a ballot measure called Pr...
15 Million Under Flood Watch As Yet Another ‘Atmospheric River’ Approaches
Topline More than 15 million residents in northern and central California have been placed under drought watches as yet another band of intense rain approaches the state, which has been alleviated of ...
The U.S. Must Go All In On Financing Natural Gas
Cheniere Energy President and CEO Jack Fusco, right, is applauded as he rings the opening bell of … [+] the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Copyright 20...
Oscars ‘Free’ Gifts Draw $46k Tax Bill From IRS + $16k From California
Hollywood, CA/ USA – July 26, 2018: Oscar golden award in a souvenir store on Hollywood Boulevard. … [+] Success and victory concept getty Some say that an Oscars statuette is the most val...
Silicon Valley Bank customers line up outside California location amid frantic rush to withdraw money
Customers were seen lined up outside a Silicon Valley Bank location in Menlo Park, California, on Friday after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) seized the banks assets. In the largest ...
Crypto-friendly bank Silicon Valley Bank shut down by California regulator
On March 10, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ordered Silicon Valley Bank, a major financial institution for venture-backed companies, to be closed—making it the...
SVB Shut Down By California Regulator After Bank Stocks Crash Amid Turmoil
Topline Silicon Valley Bank Financial was closed by a California regulator on Friday amid the ailing firm’s attempts to seek a buyer and raise capital—intensifying turmoil that prompted concerns of po...
Silicon Valley Bank shut down by California regulator
Silicon Valley Bank, a major financial institution for venture-backed companies, was shut down by California’s financial watchdog on March 10 — marking the first Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-...
Silicon Valley Bank closed by California regulator
Markets • March 10, 2023, 11:56AM EST Silicon Valley Bank was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was appointed as the...
Another ‘Atmospheric River’ Is Headed Toward California—Here’s What To Expect
Topline An ‘atmospheric river’—a storm known for heavy rainfall and strong winds—will make landfall across northern and central California Thursday and linger in the area through the weekend, once aga...
16 Million Californians Under Flood Watch As Yet Another ‘Atmospheric River’ Looms
Topline More than 16 million residents in California are under flood watches, as forecasters warn yet another heavy band of rain called an “atmospheric river” could cause widespread flooding in northe...
We are in our 50s, living in California, and have $2 million in retirement savings. We want someone to tell us whether we can feasibly retire — what’s our best bet there?
Getty Images Question: We are a single income couple in Southern California, ages 56 and 54. We are looking for a fee-only financial adviser to assess our financial situation and provide a one-time co...
Courts Firefighters’ Union Ahead Of California Fundraising Trip
Topline President Joe Biden courted a firefighters’ union and early 2020 endorser on Monday and plans to fundraise in California next week—the latest signs the president is setting the stage for a re-...
Tesla’s Investor Day Is Long On Time, Short On Useful New Details
Drew Baglino, Tesla’s senior vice president, and CEO Elon Musk speak with investors on March 1, 2023, in Austin. Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the world’s biggest maker of electric...
Another ‘Extreme’ Snow Storm To Pummel California Before Moving East—Here’s What To Expect
Topline The latest coast-to-coast winter storm could dump up to 7 feet of snow on California’s Sierra Nevada mountains this week before sweeping across the country and causing dangerous travel conditi...
California Plaintiffs Hit Back at John Deaton
Alex Dovbnya California plaintiffs have responded to John Deaton’s motion to allow seven non-parties to submit an amicus curiae brief in the ongoing Ripple lawsuit, arguing that Deaton’s p...
‘We love our forest life’: I’m 62 and work full-time. I own a $600,000 California home perched on the edge of wilderness. Has the time finally come to downsize?
Dear MarketWatch, I’m 62, and working full time making $60,000 a year. I have $31,000 in liquid assets and another $10,000 in a Roth IRA. I owe about $200,000 on my home in Northern California, which ...
Adam Schiff And Katie Porter Ahead In Campaign To Replace Dianne Feinstein
Topline The majority of California Democrats and Independents in a new poll released Thursday favor representatives Adam Schiff and Katie Porter in the high-profile Senate race to succeed long-time Se...
10 Ways to Say Yay to Chardonnay
No longer maligned, Chardonnay is making a comeback. Not that it ever left for some of us. It’s easy to say yay to Chardonnay getty One of the first toys I bought for my Golden Retriever puppy w...
Real estate slump hits home as Wells Fargo axes hundreds of mortgage bankers days after taking some to a California resort
Picture a conference in Palm Desert, Calif., where the weather is warm and the activities are as much recreational as educational. Wells Fargo bankers were recently treated to such a company-sponsored...
Tesla Engineering Headquarters Will Open In California, Musk Announces
Topline Billionaire Elon Musk will locate Tesla’s engineering headquarters to Silicon Valley, he announced in a joint press conference Wednesday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), two years after ...
Wells Fargo lays off mortgage bankers days after rewarding some with California retreat
Palm Spring Deserts, California Lonely Planet Wells Fargo laid off hundreds of mortgage bankers this week as part of a sweeping round of cuts triggered by the bank’s recent strategic shift, CNBC...
Disney Reveals How It Plans To Put A New Spin On Its Spider-Man Ride
Concept art for the new Spider-Man ride at Disneyland Paris Disneyland Paris Disney has revealed that it plans to give more muscle to its Spider-Man theme park attraction by developing new interactive...
California regulator launches complaint-based crypto scam tracker
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has launched a new crypto scam tracker to help traders and investors spot possible industry threats. zDFPI launched the tracker on Feb....
CFTC alleges California Company and CEO of Misproportioning Digital Assets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently filed charges against a California-based firm and its CEO for fraud and misappropriation of digital assets. The CFTC’s complaint al...
California DFPI Launched Crypto Fraud Tracker for Consumer Safety
Recently, California DFPI launched a new crypto fraud tracker for Californians. The tracker will work for enhancing the fund security of consumers. The growing crypto frauds in the country made the Ca...
California Regulator Launches Crypto Scam Tracker
California regulators have launched a tool to help people hesitant to invest in crypto projects over fears of falling victim to scams. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ...
Is That Just “California Dreamin” Or The Future?
The conceptual difference between a “Linear” and “Circular” economy getty Rachel Wagoner has been the director of CalRecycle for two years, but she has worked for two decades i...
Gretchen Whitmer’s Middle Class Tax Hike Doesn’t Get As Much Coverage As Blue State Wealth Tax Bills, But Is More Likely To Become Law
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the … [+] House and Senate, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Phot...
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 89, Will Not Seek Reelection
Topline Longtime Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection in 2024, ending a storied career in politics spanning more than 50 years and setting up what...
Bad Economic Policies Are One Reason People Are Leaving Blue States
Oct 26, 2019 Mountain View / CA / USA – Semi truck towing an U-Haul cargo trailer, on a freeway in … [+] San Francisco bay area; U-Haul is an American moving equipment and storage rental c...