May 24 - May 30, 2009

Friday, May. 29
The 3,000-square-foot Malibu home looks a little like the store, with clean lines and clear glass and white, glossy surfaces.
Judgment day comes July 29, when the state won't have enough cash needed to meet its payment obligations.
First time in 76 years (April 18, 1933 to be exact) that the price fell below a buck a share....
GDP revised upward (a bit), Madoff victims want tax relief, GM bankruptcy filing expected Monday, and Blue Shield wins ruling.
Thursday, May. 28
DaVita, which has been based in El Segundo and operates kidney dialysis clinics in 43 states, will be moving its corporate headquarters to Denver.
Council to vote on replacing Hollywood Park, Time Warner OKs AOL spinoff, Valley home prices inch up, and Toys 'R' Us buys F.A.O. Schwarz.
Wednesday, May. 27
Dennis Buchholtz is a retired trade worker from Warren, Mich. He purchased GM bonds in 2005, and with the automaker on the verge of filing for Chapter 11, he's in trouble.
The state is no longer the nation's worst housing market. April pricing data shows that Nevada is the worse off, with annualized losses of 25 percent,
Even Kara Swisher, impresario of the All Things Digital Web network, has a mother who doesn't know what to make of the hot social networking site.
GM bankruptcy could be days away, Schwarzenegger releases hit list, another big jump in local gas prices, and "Idol" results may have been skewed.
Tuesday, May. 26
Lots of Web chatter this morning about Clark Hoyt's comments in his NYT public editor column concerning the financial affairs of economics reporter Edmund Andrews.
As expected, the state Supreme Court ruled that the ban on same-sex marriage is legal.
Consumer confidence shoots up, home price decline is easing, scamming in L.A. on the increase, and cruise ships returning to Mexico.
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