October 1 - October 7, 2006
Friday, Oct. 6
Hollywood producer John Davis (that's right - son of Marvin) isn't hurting from a nasty court battle with his sister,...
A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Tower Records to Woodland Hills-based Great American Group, which plans to liquidate...
Next week's Business Journal (subscription required) has the September median price of an existing L.A. County home at $550,000, unchanged...
U.S. employment: Just 51,000 jobs were added in September, the fewest in almost a year, while the national unemployment rate...
Thursday, Oct. 5
The now ex-publisher of the LAT tells the WSJ's Sarah Ellison that he and Scott Smith, president of Tribune's publishing...
Tribune stock was down $0.04, or 0.12 percent, just before the close, which is not exactly a huge response to...
Actually, he's an attorney by training (Harvard law). Clerked for Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart and in the early years...
Sumner Redstone has become the new Barry Diller when it comes to candid public comments. The Viacom chairman's interview with...
L.A. drop modest: The Moody's Economy.com study on a projected decline in home prices has gotten lots of play, but...
Wednesday, Oct. 4
As commercial real estate deals go, it's a pretty big one: 800,000 square feet in Woodland Hills with tenants that...
TV ratings are a little like political poll numbers - there's almost always something for everybody. Beyond all the spin...
It's a monster initial public offering, all right. Santa Monica-based Douglas Emmett Inc. is defying the trend of real estate...
That's what several news organizations are reporting on their Web sites (BW WSJ NYT) Attorney General Bill Lockyer also is...
It's not too early for the toy industry to size up the likely top sellers this holiday season. A hot...
Los Angeles International Airport might not be so late in accommodating those huge Airbus A380 jets. With the European consortium...
Disney still behind: Front-page coverage of the Dow setting an all-time record on Tuesday, but as you've been reading on...
Tuesday, Oct. 3
Answer me this: Why does passenger traffic at LAX continue to slip? The August decline was 2.5 percent (international was...
Time to exhale. The Dow finally closed at an all-time high. For the day, the index gained 56.99 points, or...
In its list of 50 top U.S. restaurants, Gourmet places the Wolgang Puck institution in fourth position, behind Thomas Keller's...
He's Elliott Broidy, dubbed by the Jewish Journal as "the mystery man of the Israeli economy" and just as mysterious...
Animation swoon: Just as some had predicted last spring, the glut of animated movies is taking its toll. The NYT...
Monday, Oct. 2
Well, it's in Bel-Air, which explains a lot. BW's Chris Palmeri blogs that the 12-acre parcel could be the highest-priced...
The fall TV season is off to a good start, with prices for 30-second spot ads nearing all-time highs, reports...
Good luck trying to move apparel and textiles being shipped in from the Philippines. Deborah Belgum at California Apparel News...
You know you've got problems when both the Economist and the NY Post are on your case. The new edition...
Once again, the Dow couldn’t finish above its all-time high – perhaps an indication that the recent rally is showing...
Pretexting illegal: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that makes it unlawful to get at phone records through fraud or...
Sunday, Oct. 1
Vitesse profile: The LAT's Scott Reckard tries to poke around Vitesse Semiconductor, the Camarillo-based company that's suspected of manipulating stock...
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The funeral for Mark Lacter will be held Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles 90045. Reception to follow.
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