June 6 - June 12, 2010
Saturday, Jun. 12
A double-dip recession still seems unlikely, but the mid-year forecasts I've been perusing are not very encouraging.
Friday, Jun. 11
Thursday night's game delivered an 11.6 overnight rating, the highest of the series so far and a 6 percent boost from last year's Game 4.
It's tough to expect any improvement in the health of Americans when these monstrosities remain on fast-food menus.
The latest proposal by the L.A.-based fashion chain is to take a 40,000-square-foot slice out of the huge Sears store at South Coast Plaza.
May imports increased 12.5 percent from a year earlier, another sign that consumers have started to buy again.
May retail sales tumble, Greuel not naming names, NY might issue IOUs, and taxpayers could be getting their GM money back.
Thursday, Jun. 10
U.S. companies are holding more cash in the bank than at any point since 1963. This is not great news.
Upper-income Americans spent an average of $145 a day in May, which is the highest monthly average since November 2008.
Ironically, the loss of two seasons of postseason play might be the least of the financial costs.
The U.S. and Canada saw a 15 percent increase last year in the number of seven-figure households.
Mixed bag on CA foreclosures, mortgage rates near all-time low, reviving California Adventure, and Boeing labor deal is approved.
Wednesday, Jun. 9
I've seen the recession odds at anywhere from 15 percent to 30 percent, more or less where they've been for some time.
Looks pretty even at this point, though a lot could depend on this summer's budget squabbling in Sacramento.
C'mon, it's vacation time - why not splurge a little? As in the Ty Warner Penthouse at NY's Four Seasons Hotel.
The L.A. location is run under a licensing agreement with Anschutz Entertainment Group and thus won't be among the restaurants being shuttered by Disney.
Everybody knows about Jack Nicholson (and now Antonio Villaraigosa), but here's a sampler of other folks lucky enough - and rich enough - to sit right next to the action.
Charitable giving slips again, no nurses strike on Thursday, more Californians lose jobless benefits, and WSJ may start L.A. edition.
Tuesday, Jun. 8
Fascinating progression of the human race over the last two centuries, based on life expectancy and income.
Would you believe $1,245.60 an ounce? Four years ago, when the financial world seemed so carefree, it was $543....
Nicholas Carr says the Web has changed our cognitive circuitries - and not in a good way.
State officials are preparing a court order this morning to prevent a one-day walkout on Thursday by 12,000 nurses.
The emotional response to a disaster can sometimes block out everything else. That appears to be happening in this case.
L.A. job prospects not great, Waters says Comcast tried buying her support, local gas prices move higher, and more questions about BP's future.
Monday, Jun. 7
Nothing like providing as much information to as many people as possible, even while waiting in traffic.
The Princess talks about living at the Waldorf when she was a kid (was?) and how she crashed bar mitzvahs.
L.A.-area sporting event revenues fell 18 percent in 2009 compared with two years earlier, as attendance declined and ticket prices fell.
California's $19 billion deficit might get larger because Washington money that the governor had been counting on is looking shaky.
The banking company will pay $108 million to settle charges that the loan servicing business collected excessive fees from homeowners.
That's what the swindler supposedly said after one of his fellow inmates kept badgering him about all people he scammed.
Tentative deal in C-17 strike, small rise in May home sales, 430 L.A. pot shops must close today, and latest iPhone to debut.
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