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. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Judgment day comes July 29, when the state won't have enough cash needed to meet its payment obligations. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
First time in 76 years (April 18, 1933 to be exact) that the price fell below a buck a share.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
GDP revised upward (a bit), Madoff victims want tax relief, GM bankruptcy filing expected Monday, and Blue Shield wins ruling. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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, $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
GM bankruptcy could be days away, Schwarzenegger releases hit list, another big jump in local gas prices, and "Idol" results may have been skewed. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
As expected, the state Supreme Court ruled that the ban on same-sex marriage is legal. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Consumer confidence shoots up, home price decline is easing, scamming in L.A. on the increase, and cruise ships returning to Mexico. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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