July 25 - July 31, 2010
Friday, Jul. 30
This tirade is getting quite a bit of play this afternoon. I shudder to think what would happen if really got angry.
HMS Host has had most of the business since 1965, but its main competition, SSP America, was selected by the airport staff.
We're becoming a nation of schizophrenic consumers, folks who walk away from their mortgage, and then take a fancy vacation.
If anything should happen to the government retirement program, an awful lot of folks are going to be stuck.
Former Northrop CEO Ronald Sugar will stay on as a consultant and make that much per month.
The billionaire entrepreneur is launching a film and television development company called Virgin Produced.
Growth slows in second quarter, American Apparel's auditing firm quits, Miramax deal is finally done, and flying from L.A. to Istanbul.
Thursday, Jul. 29
More and more experts are saying that the Gulf Coast mess isn't turning out to be nearly the disaster that everybody had thought.
The June passenger count was up almost 4 percent from a year earlier, but the domestic side only saw a 1.4 percent increase.
Wall Street investors are showing little hesitation about buying into a state with such serious deficit woes.
You can tell a lot about people by the logos on their handbags, cars, and shoes, according to a study...
Cook Political Report sees a 32 to 42 seat net gain for Republicans in the House and a 5 to 7 seat net gain for Republicans in the Senate.
Citigroup survey shows women are more optimistic about business conditions improving than men.
This one had to do with federal allegations that the banking giant failed to disclose its holdings of subprime mortgage investments.
Seems to boil down to the construction, which took a licking during the recession.
Cutting back on doctor visits, state furloughs are baaack, no overtime for farm workers, and new Kindle sells for $139.
Wednesday, Jul. 28
More refinancing these days involves borrowers paying down their mortgage principal.
if this hadn't been such a strikingly visual story, coverage would not have been one tenth of what it's turned out to be.
Gross is right - the founder of Newport Beach-based bond giant PIMCO devotes the first half of his newsletter to the automatic flush in public toilets.
They're making too much, everyone else is making too little (or nothing at all).
Shares are up almost 10 percent following a report that the L.A.-based restaurant chain was in advanced talks with a private equity firm.
New vehicle registrations in L.A. County were up 43.1 percent in June, a somewhat surprising sign of increased spending.
Bolton's rulings are sure to be appealed, and could well end up in the ultra-conservative Supreme Court.
Federal intervention saved economy, state pols nowhere close on budget, ABC to announce new programming chief, and Farmers cuts auto insurance rates.
Tuesday, Jul. 27
California Controller John Chiang's office will spend six weeks looking at the city's finances, including federal and state funds.
The Yale economics professor puts the odds of another recession coming on the heels of the recent downturn at more than 50 percent.
Numbers were down in every hour block from 3 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to Nielsen.
David Brooks is accused of fraud, insider trading, and using corporate funds to support his lavish lifestyle. And what a lifestyle...
Retailers have been paying two to three times last year's freight rates - that is, when they can find space.
Big L.A. union is up and arms over a smaller city union working out a labor deal that addresses adjusts employee healthcare benefits.
A look at the ongoing battle between Mattel and MGA Entertainment over Bratz dolls, and the class-action suit filed against 99 Cents Only Stores.
L.A. home prices edge higher, more long-term jobless in CA, new questions about Miramax deal, and wind project breaks ground.
Monday, Jul. 26
Add downtown developer Barry Shy to the ranks of little guys who try to act tough.
Almost the 2,000 Web users who were asked that question, 0 percent answered in the affirmative.
Never mind the naysayers, there are plenty of opportunities, as well as challenges.
Van Nuys-based MGA Entertainment will begin distributing a somewhat tamer line of the dolls starting next month.
Three recent shootings around the corner of 7th and Main are a reminder that the area remains subject to crime.
He said that lowering the threshold from two-thirds would ensure "one party will make all the decisions."
There's considerable disagreement on how widespread the recovery will be. L.A. and SF are not likely to start improving until late in the year.
BP CEO headed out, Madoff victims face lawsuits, L.A. to name new planning director, and Tribune CEO doesn't like paywall.
Sunday, Jul. 25
A deal was cut over the weekend by the studios and Teamsters Local 399, which represents drivers.
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