December 27 - January 2, 2010
Friday, Jan. 1
No word on details of the deal, specifically how much Fox was able to wrangle from the cable giant.
At last check, Time Warner Cable and Fox were still working on a new contract that would keep Channel 11 on the air.
Thursday, Dec. 31
Everyone keeps describing 2009 as "transformative," which is another way of saying that you can kiss off a lot of the oldies but goodies.
That still leaves the Dow up 19.6 percent for the year, including a mega-rally from its March low. So what now?
This account about what happened that Thanksgiving night in Florida is flying all over the Internet.
FCC might intervene in cable squabble, Woods loses another sponsor, and stocks post huge gain from March low.
Wednesday, Dec. 30
The willingness by Time Warner Cable to submit to binding arbitration could be the first step towards a face-saving cease fire.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
It looks like the Irvine-based chipmaker is ready to clear the decks in its legal scuffles over the backdating of stock options.
Pension fund signs off on a new ethics policy that seems so logical you have to wonder why it took a scandal to have it enacted.
We're paying a lot more than at the beginning of 2009, when an average gallon of regular in the L.A. area was a mere $1.84.
L.A.'s numbers were better than most of the cities on the Case-Shiller index, though there are still concerns about another wave of foreclosures.
Monday, Dec. 28
The prospect of no NFL games, no "American Idol," - in short, no nothing - could finally be getting to Time Warner.
It's good news for a local company that makes scanning equipment and bad news for everybody else.
The surprisingly strong retail sales and box office numbers probably overstate what really happened.
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