Tim Cook

Apple CEO oversees a record profit year and new stock price highs as iPhone 17 sales propel the company past Samsung to take the largest share of the world’s smartphone market for the first time since 2011.

Stephen Cloobeck

Beverly Hills Democrat and former timeshare company CEO sinks $13 million of his own money into a campaign for governor. Stuck below 1% in polls, he drops out and endorses Rep. Eric Swalwell.

Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton

The leading GOP candidates for governor face an uphill race in a blue state. But so many Democrats have jumped in that the blue vote could be badly fractured, sending both to the top-two November ballot.