January 31 - February 6, 2010
Friday, Feb. 5
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The Dow had been down as much as 170 points, but made a late-day charge.
More on the relationship between James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow, the top contenders for best director and best picture Oscars.
HBO is developing series that centers on a powerful female online showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style.
David Kiely, the investment manager who was seen opening semi-nude pictures of Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr, gets to keep his job.
Generally, it's pretty good, despite the economy losing 20,000 jobs in January.
Toyota chief is sorry, why job news could be good, council president tap dances, and Katzenberg buys $35-million home.
A very mixed bag - and very reflective of the transitional period that the economy still faces.
Thursday, Feb. 4
Villaraigosa announces immediate layoffs of 1,000 city employees to help to balance the city's budget.
The carmakers had suspended sales of eight models because of concerns over sudden acceleration.
Jennifer Aniston is fed up with show biz types, according to her friends, and now wants to be set up with a wealthy businessman.
At the close, the Dow falls under 10,000 - and down 270 points, or 2.6 percent, for the day. *Final...
More than 18,000 homes statewide sold for $1 million or more last year, down almost 24 percent from 2008.
That's when L.A. is likely to see a real recovery in the commercial real estate market, according to a new report.
Same type of plane, same fuel, same distance - so why does it take so much longer these days?
There's the usual concern about the economy, along with new worries about the European financial system.
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Prius brake update, L.A. Council delays cuts, NBCU execs being scrutinized, and teens turned off to blogging.
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Well, what have we here? More than $30 million being used by City Council members for, ahem, special projects
Citing the drop in cargo activity, Moody's downgraded $1.7 billion of Alameda Corridor bonds and placed the debt on its watch list.
Bottom seven includes Bank of America, Chase and Citibank. Customers grouse that the banks are too interested in earnings.
Hundreds of people are griping about the cuts being proposed by L.A.'s chief budget official.
The state jobs crisis is far more serious than December's 12.4 percent unemployment rate would have you believe.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is known for speaking his mind, but he might have gone one step too far this morning.
Improving job reports, L.A. council caving, still more trouble for Toyota, and big cuts at CBS News.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
Almost one million L.A. County residents - or nearly one in 10 - received food assistance in 2009.
Intelligence honchos testifying on Capitol Hill say that Al-Qaeda will try to strike in the U.S. within the next three to six months.
Boy, it's gotten so that a guy can't even surf the net for nudie shots anymore.
They were down 16 percent in January, not a big surprise given the recall and sales suspension.
The good news is you got nominated for Best Picture. The bad news is that if you might not get credit.
The Council will consider a plan to eliminate at least 1,000 positions, but the measure could not muster majority support from the budget committee.
How to fix Toyota pedals, L.A. budget cuts advance, Sony layoffs, and Super Bowl sells out.
Monday, Feb. 1
The L.A. billionaire wants to buy up as much as 37 percent of the bookstore chain. But he's getting pushback.
The White House budget calls for scrapping the Boeing-made cargo plane, though we've heard that tune before.
That would be developer Sonny Astani's downtown condo tower, which got snagged up last fall by the failure of its first construction lender.
A total of 70 homes worth $45 million were sold in advance of the formal opening of two communities.
Toyota lays out plan, Tesla going public, Miramax up for sale, and SAG and AFTRA talk partnership.
Sunday, Jan. 31
How are voters supposed to make intelligent decisions about who to elect if they don't know how the place works?
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