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Los Angeles Lakers fans couldn’t be more thrilled by the team’s latest move, and it wasn’t on the court. Laker legend Magic Johnson has been named the President of Basketball Operations as longtime general manager Mitch Kupchak was fired. Johnson has already made a splash in his...

Steph Curry is not having his best season. One of the faces of the NBA, the superstar is averaging 20 percent fewer points per game than last season, and he is having the worst shooting season of his career. Curry has played 198 games the last two seasons, including the playoffs. The ongoing...

Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) was very bullish on its future prospects in the basketball market on its Q3 earnings call this week, and its expanse is far stretched. Considering the California basketball market for one, it's no surprise that Under Armour is a big brand in the Bay Area, with the brand'...

UCLA announced Tuesday its 15-year, $280 million contract with Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA), effectively creating the largest apparel contract in NCAA history. This was a big win for Under Armour, since the company previously had just one of the five largest contracts with NCAA football teams prior...

It's official. As reported by Benzinga on Monday, Toyota (NYSE: TM) has announced it is moving its North American headquarters from Torrence, California to Plano, Texas. The move makes Toyota just the latest major company to leave California for other states over the past several years – an...

There’s good news for high school seniors who will graduate in 2014. They will have an easier time getting into college than graduates in years past. According to the Los Angeles Times, the reason is simple – less competition. For the first time in several years, the number of applicants...

Are U.S. consumers transitioning to a rental culture? The idea of rent-to-own products like furniture, cars and electronics has been around for decades, if not longer – and was considered a trend born of economic necessity, especially as the recent recession deepened. If you can't afford to...

Lifelong learning is a value many hold dear. Learning continues no matter how old we get, and we now live in a time when most people have several careers before they retire. This means new learning is needed to make these career changes effectively. For those that are looking for investment...

Donald Katz, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Audible.com founder and chief executive officer, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box on Thursday morning to talk about his popular audio book company. Prior to founding Audible.com in 1995, Katz was a journalist and author. About 20 years ago, he was asked to write...