June 20 - June 26, 2010
Friday, Jun. 25
But the mayor's top lawyer says Villaraigosa obeyed all rules when receiving free tickets.
OSHA specifies that the cases be completed within 90 days, but in California it takes more than 400 days on average.
I'm always amazed at the crazy stories that hiring managers tell about the applicants who come through their doors.
The co-founder of two Internet companies offers up 15 telltale indicators that things are not going well.
Guess how much money was involved in the jobless benefits bill that the Republicans killed?
The instant analysis stuff doesn't work very well for such a complex piece of legislation - and one that's still hazy in a number of areas.
New help for consumers and new restrictions on banks. But there's a lot of business as usual.
Add everything up and you're talking $120,000, give or take. Notice a pattern here?
Head scratching on financial reform, no help for long-term jobless, movie futures trading could be dead, and Villaraigosa releases ticket records.
Thursday, Jun. 24
"It brings the couture world back to denim," says the L.A.-based designer. Fine, but will anybody buy them?
Burkle holds a 6 percent stake, a credit deal has been amended, and more stories on how sexist the place is.
The government's tax credit program expired April 30, and it was obvious that there would be a dropoff in sales. The question has been how big a dropoff?
A group that includes NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Disney CEO Robert Iger, want to see an easier path to legal status for undocumented immigrants.
Eliot Spitzer writes that the Wall Street and BP calamities share a common thread.
It's bested Goldman Sachs and Toyota as the most detested company in a new poll.
Nation on the skids, CA legislation pushes alternative energy, MGM and Lions Gate are talking merger, and dudes lining up to buy a new iPhone.
Wednesday, Jun. 23
The case could be resolved soon, but that will depend on a report concerning the circumstances behind the 2007 buyout.
The average American aged 15 or older was working 17 fewer minutes a day in 2009 than in 2007. Guess how they're spending the time.
Central bank tempers its view of the U.S. economy, indicating that rates could remain at a record low until next year.
An ad from a 1964 Radio Shack catalog is a little reminder of the advances in electronics - as well as the changes in society.
AP is reporting that Gen. David Petraeus will replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top Afghan commander....
With the Census winding down, many of those temporary positions are already disappearing.
An estimated 17 percent of of Latino homeowners and 11 percent of African-American homeowners have lost their home or are at imminent risk.
Calpers loses big on BP, November ballot initiative would delay greenhouse gas law, good reviews for iPhone 4, and Griffith Park tops in location shoots.
Tuesday, Jun. 22
Hollywood types are closely monitoring the results because it's a potentially huge revenue source.
They're expecting a much better summer season than a year ago, led by visitors from Asia and the Middle East.
It's hard to imagine there are chief executives more inept than BP's Tony Hayward when it comes to securing good press. But just in case...
Making any inquiry more difficult is the apparent lack of documentation on who paid for the tickets and their financial value.
The Academy Award winner was doing research in preparation for his role in "Margin Call,"
The governor, Assembly Democrats and Senate Democrats all have different ideas on how to handle the $19.1 billion deficit.
Obama gets middling grades, lead bidder emerges for MGM, CPK cuts quarterly forecast, and OC pharmaceutical company founded by Milan Panic is acquired.
Monday, Jun. 21
Wonder if they trucked in these Alabama beachgoers......
Looks like war is at hand as Barnes & Noble and Amazon try to compete with the iPad (wonder what happened leading up to Father's Day?).
ave cut then cut the price of its basic Kindle model to
Today is the deadline for comments on cable giant Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal.
Here's a look at BP's annual review of world energy that shows the U.S. once more leading the way in oil consumption.
State workers are piling up overtime, Michael Jackson's financial mess looking better, Royal Caribbean giving up on L.A., and Sam Nazarian takes over Hollywood hotel.
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