August 15 - August 21, 2010
Friday, Aug. 20
Bad new for skinflints: Your frugality might make sense in the long run, but not for dinner on a Saturday night.
I'll be on "Off-Ramp" this weekend talking about the ins and outs of the bed business with John Rabe.
A second big Iowa producer is recalling what could turn out to be millions of eggs because of concerns about...
Proposed settlement falls apart and the media giant might consider suing the bank that it had been aligned with.
The county lost a whopping 37,400 payroll jobs from June to July, but it's not quite as bad as it looks.
It's part of the content that's being produced by Santa Monica-based Demand Media, which is in the process of going public.
Furlough day for state workers, more 401(k) hardship withdrawals, Salmonella sick count hits 2,000, and big bucks in Vernon.
California was stuck at 12.3 percent in July, unchanged from the previous month. That's the third-highest unemployment rate in the nation
Thursday, Aug. 19
Fewer than half of the 18- to 29-year-olds surveyed say that a landline is a necessity of life. Oldsters feel differently.
Uh-oh, another one of those he said, she said things. This time, it's the child support case involving the billionaire OC developer.
The Dow was off about 144 points in a lackluster session that seemed focused on the unexpected bump in jobless claims.
A 30-year fixed was averaging 4.42 percent for the week ended Aug. 19. That's the lowest level since at least 1971.
A lot depends on who you are and where you live. Today's WSJ has a story headlined "Mexico Under Siege"...
The owner of a pet grooming store on Ventura Boulevard is subject to fines or even jail time for having signs in his window.
Lots of head-scratching among egg producers about the implementation of Proposition 2.
Intel buys McAfee, jump in jobless claims, Calpers staff treated to private jets, and Bren trial opens.
Wednesday, Aug. 18
This is turning into a classic he said, she said dual - and good luck sorting it out.
The California Supreme Court overturns a lower court ruling that had temporarily stopped mandatory unpaid leave for state workers.
I hesitate to bring up KNX's "investigative" reports on the LAX police because it means having to acknowledge what has been a shockingly amateurish series.
This time it's the hip-hop-centric Fat Beats on Melrose, which will be shutting down on Sept. 18.
The long-awaited announcement is another watershed for a company that some had given up for dead a little over a year ago.
This has to be one of the strangest ideas for improving traffic flow that you'll ever run across: An extra-wide,...
Stores cutting work hours, Bell loaned money to high-paid officials, pension reform loses support, and state runs out of movie/TV tax credits.
Tuesday, Aug. 17
MGA Entertainment, maker of the Bratz dolls, fires first in the latest phase of this never-ending battle with Mattel.
There will still be an Internet, but apps, rather than browsers, will be ruling the roost.
Several dozen people in L.A. County have gotten sick with Salmonella Enteriditis after eating tainted eggs.
The L.A. billionaire is buying Costa Mesa-based Paul Frank Industries, a licensing and retail operation best known for the Julius the monkey icon.
The L.A.-based apparel manufacturer and retailer has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Attorney regarding its switch of auditors.
My weekly business chat with KPCC's Kari Moran (Steve Julian is away) looks at the battle between restaurant owners and...
This is what many economists had been dreading - the end of federal homebuyer tax credits made mincemeat of the housing market in July.
Best fast-food burger goes to the Virginia-based chain, which edged out the previous year's winner In-N-Out Burger.
Sluggish sales for Wal-Mart and Home Depot, big trouble for American Apparel, cost of California housing bust, and Sam Zell wants to be repaid.
Monday, Aug. 16
Benny and Nissan Pirian had been charged with 172 counts of violating criminal and labor laws for their treatment of workers.
The folks who put together the Rasmussen Report do not want to acknowledge that the unemployment situation is beginning to at least stabilize.
Concerns about salmonella contamination.They've been sold under the Ralphs and Albertsons brands, along with several others.
Elizabeth Warren, who is considered a top candidate to head the government's Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, gets her own song.
If retirees are forced to scrimp, it means that they won't be able to spend - and that's bad for the economy.
Hulu prepares to go public, still far apart on state budget deal, Bren's child support case goes to trial, and easing out of business class.
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