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About 340,000 California students completed a financial aid application, up about 11% over last year.
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Digital deals are leaving some people behind at the grocery store, especially seniors. A new San Diego law is intended to tackle the digital divide. -
San Diego will open its new Development Services headquarters in Mission Valley this week, allowing residents to acquire permits, plan reviews and other services, it was announced Wednesday. -
Last quarter, tariffs cost the auto industry billions of dollars. So far, that has come out of profits instead of being passed along to buyers. But that could change. -
The U.S. economy grew this spring after a slowdown earlier this year. A report from the Commerce Department shows the nation's GDP grew at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of the year. -
Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed's independence. Experts say he's not the first president to target the central bank, but he's the most public and aggressive. -
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, but a rate cut is possible in September. President Trump has been urging the central bank to lower borrowing costs. -
Compounding pharmacies are crimping sales of Novo Nordisk's obesity drug Wegovy by making what are essentially copies of the name-brand medicine. The company says it trying to stop them. -
The Trump administration has effectively eliminated two rules designed to promote cleaner cars. Now, as the EPA suggests not considering carbon dioxide to be pollution, the last rule is poised to fall. -
What happens when you take high interest rates, unpredictable tariffs, a shortage of homes, a 50-year-old property tax law and mix them together? A housing market stuck in molasses. -
Prices have risen a bit, but companies have been finding ways to delay price increases — for now.
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