Jack Flemming

Actor Bob Odenkirk’s former mid-century L.A. home sells for $2.55 million

December 30, 2021 at 7:42 p.m.

A onetime home of actor Bob Odenkirk has changed hands again in the hills of Los Feliz. The updated Midcentury Modern-style house sold for $2.55 million. Odenkirk, noted for his...

Naperville native, WNBA star Candace Parker, former NBA player Shelden Williams put California home up for $4.4 million

May 17, 2019 at 6:17 a.m.

There’s plenty of room to stretch out in this 7,058-square-foot Spanish estate, complete with a two-story entry, expansive lawn and basketball court. The owners, two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker of...

Billionaire Ken Griffin, Illinois' richest man, paid $58.75 million in November for the top four floors in the Near North condominium building at 9 W. Walton St., known as No. 9 Walton. This photo shows a rendering of the lobby.

Ernie Banks’ former LA-area home with harbor view listed at $2.75 million

December 30, 2021 at 7:24 p.m.

The breezy Marina del Rey home of late Chicago Cubs slugger Ernie Banks has hit the market for $2.75 million. The Hall of Fame first baseman was nicknamed "Mr. Sunshine"...

Technology turning cars into short-term commitments

August 18, 2019 at 9:20 p.m.

Buy a smartphone, use it for a couple of years, then ditch it for something new and improved. It's a life cycle that has become the norm for cellphones. Now,...

A customer uses a Wells Fargo ATM in New York in 2016.

Wells Fargo poised to sell more businesses as it streamlines following accounts scandal

June 3, 2018 at 11:23 a.m.

Wells Fargo & Co. may not be done shedding assets as it rethinks its business following its sham-accounts scandal. After announcing the sale of both its shareholder-services and commercial insurance...

In August 2016, department store giant Macy's said that it plans to close 100 stores, a dramatic step that is aimed at helping the chain get ahead of a potentially crippling problem: America, they say, has too many stores for the online shopping era. Following a disappointing 2016 holiday season, it said it is eliminating more than 10,000, as well.

How Best Buy rebounded to avoid becoming another retail casualty

June 3, 2018 at 11:38 a.m.

Five years ago Best Buy Co. looked like a retail dinosaur, another victim of e-commerce juggernaut Amazon.com and other online sellers. The big-box electronics chain was suffering dwindling sales and...

A package from Amazon Prime is loaded for delivery on a UPS truck.

Amazon isn’t the only retailer celebrating Amazon Prime Day

June 19, 2019 at 11:44 p.m.

Call it a glorified ad campaign. Call it a quasi-holiday. Call it whatever you want, but Amazon's third annual Prime Day is here. And this year, Amazon isn't the only...

Facebook reaches 2 billion users

May 23, 2019 at 7:13 p.m.

Facebook has hit 2 billion active monthly users, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. The social media giant has doubled its user base in less than five years — it...

A Sears shopping cart sits in a parking lot.

Sears closing 66 more stores across the country

June 4, 2018 at 7:13 p.m.

In its latest wave of cuts, Sears Holdings Corp. will close 66 Sears and Kmart stores across the country, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The closures...

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