Amazon under scrutiny by California, Washington

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that California is examining the retail giant's business practices, focusing partly on how Amazon treats independent sellers on its platform.

Black-owned Bay Area brewery among few in the nation

One Bay Area brewer, the only African American owned brewery in Northern California and one of a handful nationwide, is among the survivors. In fact, in all of America, there are only about 60 African American owned breweries.

Nasdaq crosses 10,000 for first time

The tech-heavy Nasdaq reversed an early loss of 0.62 percent, on its way to briefly eclipsing the 10,000 level for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell as many as 421 points, or 1.53 percent, before paring its losses while the S&P 500 dropped 1.22 percent.