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Family reopens K Sandwiches years after fire

SAN DIEGO – A hugely popular Vietnamese sandwich shop that burned down in 2015 reopened Friday. After two years of rebuilding, the family-owned K Sandwiches was back in business. Customers showed up...

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GoPro quits the drone business, slashes jobs

CARLSBAD, Calif. — GoPro is killing its drone business and slashing 20% of its staff after reporting weak demand for its products. The company, which had 1,254 employees as of September 30, is reducing...

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Disneyland announces discounted tickets for SoCal residents

ANAHEIM, Calif. – For a limited time, Southern California and Northern Baja California residents can purchase specially discounted tickets to Disneyland, the theme park announced Monday. As it does...

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Dow 26,000: The stock market is a runaway freight train

NEW YORK — Seven trading days. That’s how long it took the Dow to rocket from 25,000 to 26,000. The market’s latest milestone, reached on Tuesday just after the opening bell, easily sets the record for...

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The 1% grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017

More than $8 of every $10 of wealth created last year went to the richest 1%. That’s according to a new report from Oxfam International, which estimates that the bottom 50% of the world’s population...

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15 million people hide credit cards, bank accounts from partners: study

NEW YORK – It’s not a good look to be stupid about money. But it can be a deal-breaker to be dishonest about it, especially when it comes to partners in love. As it turns out, this is the person who is...

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Disney to give $1,000 bonuses to 125,000 employees

NEW YORK – Two more big companies are passing savings from the tax bill along to employees. Disney announced that it will give 125,000 employees a $1,000 cash bonus, thanks to the new tax law. Plus,...

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Toys ‘R’ Us plans to shutter 20% of its stores, including San Diego locations

SAN DIEGO – Toys “R” Us, the troubled retailer which declared bankruptcy in September, is looking to close three stores in San Diego County and as many as 179 other  outlets across the country,...

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Amazon, Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase want to fix health care

Watch Video NEW YORK – Can Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon fix health care? Amazon is partnering with Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, to get into...

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Dow storms back after historic loss

NEW YORK — The stock market is storming back after briefly sinking into a correction. The Dow declined 567 points at Tuesday’s open, then raced back to turn positive. The losses briefly sent the Dow...

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Biotech billionaire agrees to purchase San Diego Union-Tribune, L.A. Times

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Union-Tribune announced Wednesday biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has agreed to purchase their newspaper and Los Angeles Times parent company Tronc. “Chicago-based...

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Toys ‘R’ Us to hold going-out-of-business sales

SAN DIEGO – Over 150 Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores are about to hold going-out-of-business sales, according to Time Magazine. The chain announced in January it would be closing more than 180...

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Southwest offering flights from San Diego to NorCal for $29

SAN DIEGO – Southwest Airlines is offering one-way flights between San Diego and Northern California for as little as $29, but the sale ends Wednesday. The fares, primarily offered on weekday flights,...

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Disney increases ticket prices at California parks

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Disneyland resorts raised prices of some theme park tickets over the weekend. The price hike comes several months before the park plans to unveil a remodeled boardwalk-themed area of...

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Qualcomm says takeover deal has ‘unacceptably high level of risk’

SAN DIEGO — The Qualcomm board believes the price offered by Broadcom in its $121 billion takeover deal is too low, and it is concerned about whether the deal would survive antitrust scrutiny, Qualcomm...

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Uber’s new express carpooling service may rival the city bus

Watch Video LOS ANGELES — Uber Express Pool is like a minibus with cheaper rides. The company announced on Wednesday a shared ride service called Express Pool. Fares will cost as much as half the price...

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SeaWorld CEO steps down as company posts $200M loss for 2017

SAN DIEGO – SeaWorld announced Tuesday CEO Joel Manby left the company as park attendance and revenue continues to slip. The current Chief Parks Operations Officer John T. Reilly has become interim...

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Burger-flipping robot now cooking at Caliburger fast food restaurant

LOS ANGELES - Your next fast food burger might be cooked by a robot. A burger-flipping robot named Flippy is now cooking up hamburgers at a fast food restaurant called Caliburger in Pasadena,...

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Grocery Outlet Bargain Market opens in San Ysidro

SAN YSIDRO, Calif. – The grand opening of the first Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in San Ysidro happened Thursday and customers were greeted with of prizes. The new grocery store located at 444 E. San...

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Toys ‘R’ Us could go out of business next week

SAN DIEGO — Bankrupt retailer Toys “R” Us may shut all its US stores as soon as next week, according to several reports. That’s terrible news for the two biggest publicly traded toy companies....

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