Stock Market Stages Historic Rally; Up More Than 1,000 Points
High-tech stocks soared Wednesday, powering the largest single point gain in Dow history with the market finishing the trading day up more than 1,000 points.
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High-tech stocks soared Wednesday, powering the largest single point gain in Dow history with the market finishing the trading day up more than 1,000 points.
KPIX 5's Don Ford went on the hunt in the East Bay for retail and dining establishments that stayed open on this bright, clear Christmas Day.
The sell-off of the Silicon Valley giants Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet (Google) continued Monday as the Dow plunged 653 points to finish the holiday-shorten trading day well below 22,000 points.
By the time the final bell rang Monday, the Dow's fall was the largest Christmas Eve tumble in market history.
Oil tankers may one day be carrying tar sands, the heaviest and dirtiest oil on the planet, through Bay Area waters. A spill could send the tar sands sinking to the bottom of the bay, creating health problems for many.
Union Square in San Francisco was bustling Sunday afternoon as people enjoyed the holiday decorations while completing their last minute shopping.
On Sunday, San Francisco's oldest department store, Gump's -- a holiday destination for generations -- opened its doors for the last time and shoppers came for bargains and memories.
A Bay Area Christmas dinner favorite - Dungeness crab - may not make it to the table this year. Dangerous waves battering the coastline are to blame.
The Public Utilities Commission granted Zoox the first permit to ferry riders in autonomous vehicles but Zoox can't charge for the service and a backup driver must be in the car.
California regulators said Friday they are considering drastic measures for Pacific Gas & Electric Co., including breaking up the utility over its role in recent gas explosions and wildfires.
The mobile payment company Square is moving to uptown Oakland. It's one of the city's largest real estate deals ever but people have mixed feelings about the tech company's arrival.
Cannabis distributors may have to destroy millions of dollars worth of marijuana due to a recall over falsified test results at a Northern California lab.
Trader Joe's is recalling energy bars over concerns they were contaminated with peanuts.
San Francisco's oldest department store, Gump's, is closing its doors after 157 years in business.
Uber is getting back into the world of autonomous cars, just nine months after one of the company's vehicles killed a woman in Arizona.
