October 31 - November 6, 2010
Friday, Nov. 5
Western Commercial Bank in Woodland Hills has struggled with heavy losses and dwindling capital,
A boutique gym operator, I might add.
At last check, Kamala Harris was up 12,000 votes over Steve Cooley, but that's only a 0.2 percent lead.
They're among the celebs appearing in a Judd-Apatow-directed public service announcement for the American Jewish World Service.
As you expect, economists were generally pleased with the additional 151,000 payroll jobs last month.
Allowing a generation to grow up without an NFL team! How dare they!
Brown cracks open budget, Krugman pooh-poohs jobs report, more bits about downtown stadium, and PG&E's $1-billion bill.
This is a good report, and certainly an improvement over the last few months, but it also reflects how long the recovery is likely to take.
Thursday, Nov. 4
And it's not because California has fewer needy residents.
When one of the engines on a Qantas A380 blew up soon after takeoff, one of the passengers said "my whole body went to jelly."
It's 98 degrees in Westwood. This is insane....
In case you forgot, that was the month Lehman Brothers went into bankruptcy and really launched the long, long period of economic suffering.
That's the hope among residents who are cheering plans by the retail chain to take up 100,000 square feet of the 7+Fig shopping mall.
Would it be any worse than drive-thru windows? Sometimes it's worth giving a little to get a lot more.
What typically takes 60 minutes can be reduced to 64 seconds, thanks to the government's Global Entry program.
Qantas grounds A380 fleet, food prices heading up, Steve Wynn believes the worst is over in Vegas, and how Brown must corral Democrats.
Wednesday, Nov. 3
Here's another sign that consumer confidence might not be quite as bad as some of the surveys would have you believe.
The retail giant's 7+Fig location will have 100,000 square feet, which is smaller than a typical Target but roughly twice the size of the downtown Ralphs.
Cut Social Security and Medicare? I wouldn't bet on it, not with the first of the baby boomers just hitting retirement age.
...than the entire budget for the National Endowment for the Arts - $163 million vs. $161.4 million....
As of 10:34 a.m., Kamala Harris held a 22,299-vote lead over Steve Cooley - 46.0 percent to 45.7 percent....
Saying that the pace of recovery remains slow, the central bank will buy $600 billion worth of long-term Treasurys by the end of next June.
Of the 25 congressional districts hardest hit by the recession, 16 are represented by Democrats - and 14 of them won.
Private sector adding jobs, market waits for Fed announcement, clothing makers to raise prices, and "Tonight Show" stays in Burbank.
It'll be one of those prepackaged bankruptcies that has the support of creditors and should be cleared relatively soon.
This should go down as one of the dumbest responses ever given in a political debate.
The state inches away from its dysfunctional ways with the passage of Proposition 25.
Tuesday, Nov. 2
It's pretty much everything they had been fearing for weeks.
The agreement with landlord JMB Realty will streamline the company's real estate holdings in advance of an expected bankruptcy filing.
My business chat looks at the prospects of tighter security for air cargo shipments and what that means for the Los Angeles Customs District.
The Wrap's editor says she has yet to read the new Hollywood Reporter magazine because she can't find it on any newsstand.
With his new talk show premiering until next week, O'Brien has posted a 4-minute teaser - actually a mini-episode that he dubs "Show Zero."
It's all right if you don't really know - even if much of the financial press assumes that you do.
It's a tricky political move because the lower the return, the more money the state will be on the hook for.
Smallish turnout expected, GM to cut U.S. ownership stake, Bell's shakedown of local businesses, and the McRib sandwich is back!
Monday, Nov. 1
The online company that provides legal documents had been threatening to move out of L.A. because of a tax dispute.
Once peddled as "driving excitement," the GM brand lost its edge and high-powered image.
Meet Western Commercial Bank of Woodland Hills, with high default rates, low asset levels, and warnings from federal regulators.
Some opponents say that the Fed action, expected to be announced Wednesday, could do more harm than good.
Another small but hopeful sign of an improving economy: Online advertised vacancies in California increased by 32,100 in October, to 488,000.
Election forecaster lays out a devastating (and in my view quite realistic) scenario for Democrats tomorrow night.
Washington gridlock won't help economy, B of A's fallout from Countrywide purchase, Randy Michaels considers comeback, and big bucks for county big wigs.
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