February 1 - February 7, 2009
Friday, Feb. 6
The list of Bernie Madoff's 13,567 investment victims confirms that Southern California was not an especially large base of operations.
With unemployment at 7.6 percent, there’s little for Congress to do now other than vote for the plan and hope for the best.
Thursday, Feb. 5
A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of 16 investors is just the latest allegation of investment-related misdeeds.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Looking to capitalize on its famous alums, the school board wants to license products under the BHHS brand.
A ticket glitch over the weekend has Bruce Springsteen blasting Ticketmaster and warning about a possible merger with Live Nation.
Philippe Chow, who left his post as chef of NY's Mr. Chow a couple of years back, wants to expand to Bev Hills.
The merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, both locally based companies, could be announced as early as this week.
Tuesday, Feb. 3
For a while we were neck-and-neck with Louisiana, but California can now lay claim to the worst credit rating of all 50 states.
The Mouse House earned 41 cents a share in its first quarter, down from 63 cents a year earlier.
The number of million-dollar homes sold in California last year plunged 42.5 percent, the lowest sales count since 2003.
New survey shows home price tumble, Hollywood talks delayed, warehouse space opening up, and Macy's cuts will hit customers.
Monday, Feb. 2
Ryland Group and Oaktree Capital join forces in a new firm that will acquire and develop distressed residential real estate projects.
Mattel takes an earnings hit, Westside home prices start falling, January is strong box office month, and bottleneck over jobless claims.
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