March 14 - March 20, 2010
Friday, Mar. 19
You might recall his being sent off for secretly paying clients to pursue shareholder lawsuits.
Governor and legislature are at odds over a bill that would provide tax relief to homeowners forced to sell at a loss.
Intrade had the chances of passage up to 80 percent earlier this morning, but now it's back down to 78 percent.
The Lionsgate board had already turned down his offer to buy up to 30 percent of the company.
Boost in March car sales, Time Warner mulls MGM bid, lax federal oversight of Southwest, and JetBlue adds more LAX flights.
Thursday, Mar. 18
If all this turns out to be a he said/he said case, the prosecution might be in trouble.
The basic allegation is that sales reps for the online review site offer to hide negative reviews if a business buys an ad.
All told, 25 of 36 brands improved their overall quality, a circumstance that auto repair shops are noticing all too well.
LAX slips to 7th position in 2009, down from 6th in 2008, 5th in 2007 and 3rd in 2001.
The restaurant's landlord has been given the go-ahead for eviction proceedings.
You gotta love him. The Oracle of Omaha goes Axl in this music video that's part of Geico's annual employees video.
Karatz gets creamed, DWP meets on rate hikes, Virgin America adds more flights, and Porsche and Lincoln tops in quality.
Wednesday, Mar. 17
Both John Malone's Liberty Media and Relativity Media are out, and Time Warner is expected to bid low.
WSJ's Phil Izzo offers up this diddy for St. Patty's Day: "We assume that you know what you're doing, In...
The Dow gained another 47 points, but the more interesting news was that it hit its highest level in 17 months.
For all the fury about deficits, Americans still want government to provide lots of stuff - even if they're not willing to pay for it.
Inevitably, they bring up an uncomfortable point about how hard it is to cut billions of dollars on the run.
New study finds that among the viewers watching last week's Academy Awards, 13 percent were also on the Web.
Problems doing business in China, Blockbuster considers Chapter 11, print ad spending improves, and Conan inching closer to Fox.
Tuesday, Mar. 16
LAX to JFK is normally not a big deal, but for anyone on board a Virgin America flight last Saturday it became a Twilight Zone experience.
The ratings will be off the charts, of course, but ad revenues are another story.
Still early, but lawmakers have a right to be worried about how their vote will affect reelection chances this fall.
February median price in L.A. County was $315,000, down $10,000 from the previous month and $24,000 from December.
It's an ideal venue for him - limited media credentials, super-polite fans, and a course that he knows well.
No change expected for interest rates, CA short on health insurance, iPad pre-orders reach 152,000, and questions about firing of Lehman whistleblower.
Monday, Mar. 15
One of the Korean-American community's more prominent banks says it might not pass regulatory muster.
Intrade gives it a 70 percent chance of passage. But it's bouncing around quite a bit....
To anyone who longs for the old days of polyester and "pretty 'lil things"...
The number of delinquency filings is way up, but the risk of default is at its lowest point in five years.
More than 200 of them, along with the mayor and other city officials, will be pushing an agenda today through Wednesday.
In case you missed it last night, his deconstruction of the subprime mess is well worth watching.
The airline has been a kind of renegade in offering free meals to coach customers, but that ends this fall.
Dodd pulls back on reform, small biz owners singing the blues, questions about Prius incident, and guys are overconfident on finance.
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