Topic: Irvine (California)

Taco Bell meat? Beef, says firm. Filling, says suit.

Taco Bell meat has too little beef to be called beef, a lawsuit charges. 'Absolutely wrong,' the fast-food chain says of the suit.

Holiday costs: Airfares and car prices are up, but not flat-screen TVs

The cost of a new car or airfare is expensive this holiday season. But consumers can get a good deal on flat-screen TVs.

Home prices up, but can it last?

Home prices edged higher at the height of the summer home-buying season, but analysts see a dropoff in the fall.

Recession officially over: Somebody tell the unemployed.

Unemployment lasts longer than ever before, home values keep declining, foreclosures abound and people are growing poorer. This is the rebound?

Foreclosures: Lenders' tactics affect homeowners, home buyers

Foreclosures are being managed by banks like a pipeline, says RealtyTrac, which has implications for homeowners and home buyers.

Foreclosures dip in Louisiana, but many in US still in trouble

Foreclosures fell last month in Louisiana, but the vast majority of homeowners in trouble still either lost their residences or received an auction notice.

Foreclosures ease in cities hit hardest by housing crisis

Foreclosures declined in all top 10 metros, according to a new report.

Dow index falls as big banks make money but not new loans

Two commercial big banks – Citigroup and Bank of America – reported earnings Friday. Yet their stock prices fell, in part because of a slow business climate in which loan portfolios are shrinking.

Michael Phelps says June in Paris not kind to his swimming

Michael Phelps said his performance in this past weekend's Paris Open will give him the impetus to train harder in the pool.

Outlook for home foreclosures brightens a bit

Home foreclosures in April decreased 2 percent from a year ago, the first 12-month decline in at least five years.

Foreclosures hit a record in 2009. This year could be worse.

Delays in the foreclosure process and high unemployment mean foreclosures could hit a new record in 2010.

Foreclosures fall, but banks bracing for next big wave

While November sees 8 percent fall in foreclosures, loan-modification programs mask the size of the problem.

Foreclosure surprise: 10 fastest-growing problem cities are newcomers

A look at the Top 10 fast-growing foreclosure cities.

Home sales surge in September; median price dips to $174,900

Lower prices and the federal tax credit for buyers fuel a 9.4 percent rise in home sales.

Fisker Automotive lands $529 million White House loan

Home prices are up. No, down. No, flat. Where's the truth?

Latest Case-Shiller index shows monthly gains, though prices are down 15.4 percent from last June. But such barometers are not a one-stop guide to the housing market.

US foreclosure crisis spreads to new states

GM's eBay plan: What about the dealers?

eBay has been selling used cars for years, but laws currently prohibit direct sales from manufacturers.

‘Shadow market’ may undercut real estate rebound

Only 30 percent of foreclosed homes are currently on the market nationwide. Could the backlog of hundreds of thousands of empty or rented homes swamp recovery?