PG&E stock plummets 30 percent, closes trading at all-time low

The price of one share of PG&E stock ended trading Friday at $5.00 per share, down from Thursday's closing price of $7.20 per share, a decline of 30.56%, which is a new all-time low closing price for the stock.

Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's currency plans before Congress

House Financial Services Committee's immediate focus was Facebook's plans for the currency, to be called Libra. Zuckerberg took pains to reassure lawmakers that his company won't move forward with Libra without explicit approval from all U.S. financial regulators.

Under Armour founder Kevin Plank will step down from the CEO role

(AP) -- Under Armour founder Kevin Plank will step down as CEO in the new year to become the company's executive chairman and brand chief.

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd dead at age 62

During his career, Hurd ran both Oracle and computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard. Hurd joined Oracle as co-president in 2010 a month after leaving HP. He resigned from HP following accusations of sexual harassment by a female contract worker.

Social Security says millions of retiree checks to rise modestly amid push to expand benefits

(AP) -- Millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6% cost-of-living increase from Social Security in 2020, an uptick with potential political consequences in an election year when Democrats are pushing more generous inflation protection.

Dick's Sporting Goods destroys $5M of high-powered rifles rather than sell them

Dick's Sporting Goods destroyed $5 million dollars of semi-automatic sporting rifles rather than selling them as CEO Ed Stack tightened firearms policies amid a string of deadly school shootings.

United Airlines to hire 10,000 pilots over next decade to offset retiring captains

Calling all pilots – United Airlines hopes to hire 10,000 aviators by 2029, as nearly half of the airline's 12,500 pilots are estimated to retire within that period.

Theranos founder accused of bilking lawyers in civil case

The lawyers representing the founder of scandalized blood-testing startup Theranos against fraud charges in a civil lawsuit want to quit because they say they haven’t been paid.

French wine, Irish whiskey and cheese will be more expensive thanks to the latest US tariffs

If you love Irish whiskey or French wine, you may end up paying quite a bit more for the imported goods because the Trump administration slapped steep tariffs on $7.5 billion in European goods.

Bed Bath & Beyond increases projected store closures to 60

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said it is increasing its projected store closures to 60 in the fiscal year, according to reports on Wednesday. 

Tesla's 3rd Quarter car sales accelerate, but miss analysts' target

Tesla’s electric car sales accelerated again during the summer, but the company is still lagging behind the pace it needs to reach CEO Elon Musk’s goal for the entire year. The company delivered 97,000 vehicles from July through September, more than in any other three-month period in its history. The performance increased Tesla’s sales for the first nine months of the year to nearly 255,000...

Things to know about California's law on college athlete pay

California is the first state to pass a law allowing college athletes to hire agents and get paid for use of their name, image or likeness. Some things to know about the new legislation:

Landmark Kincaid's, Dosa's are among the latest Bay Area restaurants to close

At Oakland's Jack London Square Monday evening, patrons got a shock finding that the longtime landmark Kincaid's restaurant had abruptly shut its doors over the weekend. A sign on the door thanked people for their patronage and said it was permanently closed.

Engineer admits hacking Yahoo accounts searching for images

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A former Yahoo software engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking into the accounts of some 6,000 Yahoo users in search of sexual photos and videos. 

WeWork withdrawing its stock market IPO filing

WeWork's new leaders formally suspended a planned stock market debut Monday, as they seek to repair the battered image of a company that appeared to revolutionize the office-rental industry and was poised just weeks ago to go public with a value of nearly $50 billion.

Philip Morris, Altria end merger talks; Juul CEO steps down

Juul is shutting down broadcast, print and digital advertising and ending lobbying efforts on behalf of the e-cigarette in Washington as safety concerns intensify while the company on Wednesday announced its CEO was stepping down.

PG&E announces public safety power shutoff for the North Bay

After another day of scorching hot weather where the lights mostly stayed on in the North Bay, PG&E made the decision Tuesday evening to initiate a public safety power shutoff that will affect up to 48,200 customers in the North Bay and Sierra Foothills, officials confirmed.