February 6 - February 12, 2011
Friday, Feb. 11
Jerry Brown should have been in that old deodorant commercial - you know, the one with the tagline, "Never let 'm see you sweat."
They're accused of misleading investors about the Pasadena-based lender's poor financial condition.
The plan to lease out nine parking garages is on the brink of collapse because there's no interest.
Wall Street has been mostly detached from the Egyptian protests and that continued to be the case today.
This is likely to be ugly: Initial plans are to close about 200 of the chain's 674 stores, with an option to shut down another 50.
Generally, lending to small businesses continued to decline during the period, but there were signs of improvement.
No word on the amount of money involved, but ABC has been reporting that the former Egyptian president has as much as $70 billion.
The recovery has been led, in large part, at the higher-end, so these numbers aren't that surprising.
Brown seeks support from business, Mattel wants mistrial in Bratz case, ad prices rebound for Oscars, and Blockbuster on the block.
Egyptian VP just delivered the news. Crowds in Cairo going crazy. They're chanting "Egypt is free! Egypt is free!" As...
Thursday, Feb. 10
Schwarzenegger tweets: "My friends at CAA have been asking me for 7 years when they can take offers seriously. Gave...
For there to be a special election on the budget plan, the legislature has to clear the measure by a two-thirds majority, and so far the numbers aren't even close.
The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a merchant shouldn't be allowed to ask.
That's what the Egyptian Ambassador to the United States is telling CNN.
Plans are being considered for a residential tower that had been tied to a later phase of the project.
Might be worth reading at the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce's annual gala tonight.
The perennial question gets a new airing in light of last week's Harris Poll showing that 27 percent of Americans have no personal savings.
Jobless claims way down, Twitter's crazy-high valuations, Verizon iPhones go on sale, and state furloughs taking a toll.
Several new organizations say that the Egyptian president has agreed to transfer power, either to the vice president or the military.
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Over the years, several lawsuits were filed against Lee and Marvel - and dismissed. This might finally be the end of the line -- then again, maybe not.
Music-themed videogames aren't selling like they used to. The move could mean several hundred layoffs.
He wanted to know where the restroom was - something about throwing up.
So much for all that pre-launch publicity. Viewing habits are very hard to change.
State officials had been relying on the sale of 24 state government buildings as a way of helping close the giant budget deficit.
The head of AEG doesn't understand why anyone would be suspicious of the finances behind his plans for a downtown football stadium.
New iPad in production, downtown stadium plans due this week, AOL's market value takes hit, and Harry and David nears bankruptcy.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
It's more like $20 million to $30 million, according to analyst Laura Martin, who now says that the higher figure attributed to her was a misquote.
This morning's chat looks at the AOL-Huffington Post deal and whether News Corp.'s purchase of MySpace provides a cautionary tale.
ESPN says talks with the Denver Nuggets are in the preliminary stage, but a Lakers source tells the LAT that trading the center is not an option.
Investigators say that mechanical defects addressed in previous recalls are behind the unintended acceleration and other safety issues.
The Daily Beast found that 81 percent of the 500 comments it reviewed on the Huffington Post were opposed to the acquisition by AOL.
Companies are no longer instituting mass layoffs, but they're not ready for mass hirings either.
Stadium panel has ties to AEG, report says enterprise zones don't work, gas prices up for 10th straight week, and California's "miserable" cities.
Monday, Feb. 7
Programs focused on low-income households and infrastructure helped employment picture; money for education and law enforcement didn't.
Secretary of State Debra Bowen is considering a run, as is City Councilwoman Janice Hahn.
In a nutshell, too many departments making too many separate - and often contradictory - decisions on the way a business must operate.
Everyone will be waiting for Huffington to fall on her face because that's the way it works these days.
Jane Harman leaves Congress, not-so-hot financials for Huff-Post, huge ratings for Super Bowl, and Roski remains committed to stadium.
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