March 21 - March 27, 2010
Friday, Mar. 26
Why was Oliver Stone's sequel to "Wall Street" pushed back from April 23 to September 24?
City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana was arrested early Friday for allegedly driving under the influence.
New Obama program might do some good, but there are still too many people who should never have become homeowners.
He's aged like 57 years since leaving the Fed and seeing his low-interest rate policy nearly destroy the nation's financial system.
The county gained 24,300 payroll positions in February, even as the state overall showed a loss of 20,400 jobs.
The chairman of Korean Air, which is bankrolling the project, was sounding less than enthused about the progress.
Jobless benefits blocked, more Toyota deaths claimed, DWP's pricey power, and latest plan to stem foreclosures.
The state's unemployment rate held steady at 12.5 percent in February, but the separate payroll survey showed a loss of 20,400 jobs.
Thursday, Mar. 25
Guess where per capita income was highest in 2009? Would you believe the District of Columbia, at $66,000?
It offered between $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion, MGM said it was too low, and that was that.
The betting among forecasters is that the job rolls for March will show an increase, perhaps a large one.
Senate passes the much-debated reconciliation bill on a 56-43 vote, with three Democrats opposing the measure.
Social Security in trouble, 130,000 Californians to lose jobless benefits, CA poll shows support for health care, and "At the Movies" gets axed.
Wednesday, Mar. 24
You just know that bank officials are holding their noses about the notion of giving up on principal.
The county population was at 9.85 million, up from up from 9.78 million in 2008.and 9.54 million in 2000.
Hedge fund manager Jim Chanos wonders what's taken so long. "I have to think that fraud was involved," he tells NY Observer.
New survey finds some optimism among CA small business owners - but very little hiring.
After Warren Buffett was turned down at Harvard, he wound up at Columbia's graduate school of business, where he learned about investing.
Whitman's spending spree, cruise rebound for Carnival, CEOs still getting free club memberships, and the SEC's porn problem.
Not much change in the Anderson Forecast's national outlook: Slow-growth and high unemployment well into next year.
Tuesday, Mar. 23
So much for Republican claims that "Americans" oppose the legislation, as if we are all grouped into one neat package.
Dollar stores and Web sites are becoming the preferred outlets for more price-conscious consumers.
The Dow gained another 102 points and is now at a 17-month high of 10,888. It's risen 10 of the last 12 sessions.
He's having a tough time getting the council to sign off on his plan to raise power rates at a time of double-digit unemployment.
The economic downturn has brought increases in the kinds of money and family-related cases that generate hostility.
China reacts to Google redirect, deal struck on trimming state deficit, Larry Ellison eyes Warriors, and Palin's new reality show.
Monday, Mar. 22
That's to say, how bad off compared with other metro areas? The basic answer is bad, but far from the worst.
No count on the bidders, but Lions Gate, Access Industries and Time Warner are all believed to be in the competition.
Bonuses are obviously outrageous, but the far bigger issue is process. The Wall Street guys just don't care.
Mixed bag for health care stocks today - hospital companies and drug makers did well and managed care companies did not.
That's what a few crazy-makers are saying about the health care bill.
As usual, the signals are mixed. William Sonoma expects to close more stores, but its earnings jumped in the fourth quarter.
Dow is approaching 10,800, winners and losers in health care bill, Schwarzenegger's low numbers, and Larry David on TV Guide Network.
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