February 7 - February 13, 2010
Friday, Feb. 12
Now that they're being held responsible for the bottom lines of the companies they oversee, they're being paid a lot more.
Just in time for Valentine's Day - and complete with free wooden flowers. Just consider it deflationary romance.
Deal with NBC's 10 O&O stations puts to rest speculation that the ABC stations might go after her as an Oprah replacement.
Getting a piece of Buffett, profits for health insurers, best place to find work in CA, and Disney pushes window.
Thursday, Feb. 11
Come April 15, small business owners have to shell out a sales tax covering Internet and phone purchases from out of state. If only they knew.
Villaraigosa says he plans a second wave of job cuts for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
There's a big difference between getting city approval to begin construction and actually beginning construction.
In the 1990-91 recession, out-of-work folks found work in new industries or started their own businesses. But maybe not this time.
Wellpoint says it's stuck with too many sick people. But the company "cares deeply about our California customers and community."
"There were serious disagreements and something had to give," one source told Boomtown's Kara Swisher.
CA foreclosures fall, L.A. bankruptcies rise, Toyotas get fixed, and bumper grape crop doesn't mean lower prices.
They're revamping the original plan to raze the hotel and build two 50-story high-rises.
Wednesday, Feb. 10
After less than a year, Owen Van Natta is out as CEO of the struggling social network site.
But nothing has really changed - the state's cash position will still fall below safe levels this spring.
But are the numbers declining because fewer people are entering the country or because more are leaving?
Wall Street traders unable to get home tonight will be eating, drinking and goodness knows what else.
Not a great day to be flying, even if you aren't going back east.
He's the ex-bond fund manager at L.A.-based TCW Group who was ousted and then formed his own money management firm.
Why are applications at UCLA up 6 percent from last year while Cornell reports a 52 percent increase?
Honda recall expanded, improving HMO scores in CA, L.A. apartment rents get cut, and Hooters is on the block.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
CityWatch has gotten hold of the 1,000 jobs presumably on the chopping block. Actually, it's kind of interesting.
It's all about angry voters who want things to get better, but aren't interested in those devilish details.
The average length of unemployment during the recession has been 31 weeks, the longest on record.
The Dow pulled back quite a bit from its earlier high, but still managed to finish about 150 points on the upside.
United Way study notes a higher poverty rate and a greater percentage of working poor than the rest of the nation.
San Clemente home hit the market at $4.2 million, and then, four days later, it was reduced to $2.9 million.
Fitch Ratings says it's monitoring L.A.'s budget situation for a possible downgrade in the city's rating.
Toyota details its brake recall, upbeat forecast at the ports, L.A. Council looks to restructure, and that pillow is going to cost you.
Monday, Feb. 8
NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has settled with two L.A. private equity firms in connection with an ongoing corruption probe.
Stations have been inundating the L.A. air with news, mainly because it's cheaper than running top-tier syndicated fare.
Dow loses 103 points, finishing below 10,000 for the first time since Nov. 4.
Some of the individual declines for general interest magazines are breathtaking.
.Huge increases for individual policyholders have caught the attention of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
What was it with the ads that had men trying to affirm that they're really, truly MEN?
Crackdown on health plans, risks in L.A. budget plan, Santa Anita avoids sale, and pushback on Broad.
Sunday, Feb. 7
"If it stinks, put a lid on it." That Japanese proverb captures the car company's ineptness leading up to the current crisis.
This should be an up year for stocks, at least based on the goofy-but-often-accurate Super Bowl indicator.
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