April 27 - May 3, 2008
Friday, May. 2
Superstar economist Robert Shiller (aka Dr. Doom) took a crack at that one during a lengthy interview with Portfolio's Lloyd...
And I really mean betting. All week long we've been hearing predictions of how many jobs would be gained or...
Here's another case of why it's hazardous to predict the course of labor negotiations. Just when it appeared - at...
The blogosphere strikes again. There is indeed a Malibu estate up for sale, but it's not Renaissance Malibu, the posh...
That's not an editorial comment - just the latest credit rating from Standard & Poor's. The agency slashed the Calabasas-based...
Bottoming out?: The economy lost 20,000 jobs in April, which doesn't sound very good until you realize that analysts had...
Thursday, May. 1
Why does today's firing of Gregory Probert as president of Herbalife not smell right? All right, the guy admitted to...
The Pellicano case is now in the hands of the jury - and Allison Hope Weiner, who has been covering...
I suspect you're getting tired of this topic, but there's an intriguing business story behind the semi-naughty pics in the...
It's one of those depends-on-who-you-ask situations. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union claims that its membership has taken the day...
Business protests raids on workers: The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce comes out today against the federal government's crackdown...
Wednesday, Apr. 30
In his closing argument, Anthony Pellicano wanted to emphasize that his detective agency was not a "criminal enterprise," as prosecutors...
American Lawyer is out with its annual list of the nation's most profitable firms, and L.A.-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver...
As expected, the central bank lowered the key interest rate by one-quarter percentage point, to 2 percent. But this could...
Are Latin American immigrants transferring back less money to their families? A study by the Inter-American Development Bank finds that...
NBC has turned down pitches to have Huffington plug her new book and many in the blogosphere smell conspiracy. You...
Economy still ticking: The gross domestic product, which provides an overall scorecard on how the nation’s economy is doing, managed...
Tuesday, Apr. 29
It's the lending giant’s absurd mortgage program that federal investigators have been honing in on, according to the WSJ. Under...
That was prosecutor Daniel Saunders' description of Anthony Pellicano during closing arguments today. He said the government had proven its...
I've spent the last few minutes trying to navigate EveryScape.com's new virtual search of Bev Hills (it's being launched in...
The onetime junk bond king - he'll forever wear that label - hosts his annual global conference this week in...
Big oil profits: Keep this in mind the next time you fill your tank: Royal Dutch Shell and BP both...
Monday, Apr. 28
Construction on phase one of the $1-billion mega-project has been put off until February 2009, with completion now set for...
Several readers offering their thoughts on an earlier post about the paper's circulation decline wonder how it compares with other...
The government's weekly survey shows only a four-cent a gallon increase in the average price of regular in the L.A....
A short post on the Web site says that the paper "and its affiliated publications" will lay off between 80...
The first-quarter gross domestic product is due out Wednesday, the first chance we get to see how the overall economy...
A 5.1 percent circulation drop for the 12-month period ended March 31 is pretty bad, but pull back 10 years...
Oil nears $120: A strike at a refinery in Scotland and more violence in Nigeria are the reasons cited. The...
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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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