February 20 - February 26, 2011
Friday, Feb. 25
The goal is to filter out data from poor-quality "content farms" that manage to get at or near the top of search engine results.
After three straight down days, the Dow finished up 61 points, helped along by Boeing winning that big air tanker contract.
Good point about the debate over Wisconsin and public employee unions.
The L.A. developer will buy the Golden Key Hotel as part of his expansion of the Americana at Brand shopping complex.
Sit back and enjoy the Qaddafi fashion show.
The group of 33 plaintiffs decided that $600 million was not enough and they'll seek their own terms.
Developers were expecting their projects to sell out before completion, but the reality has been quite different.
Without a wholesale restructuring - that's pension reform, campaign reform, everything - an extra few years of tax revenue won't do that much good.
Growth revised downward, L.A. gas prices keep climbing, baseball commissioner vetoes Dodger loan from Fox, and MySpace attracts some interest.
Thursday, Feb. 24
Report: State and local governments cannot control mounting pension obligations without freezing benefits for current workers and then lowering them for future years worked.
NYT's Nate Silver joins many others in making "The King's Speech" the overwhelming favorite for Best Picture.
California's aerospace industry could be in for a nice payday: 4,500 jobs and $233 million.
ABC has broadcast the Oscar show every year since 1976. This is shaping up to be a strong year, revenue-wise.
His best shot at winning a special election in June is emphasizing the fact that these are not new taxes, but rather extensions of existing taxes.
U.S. officials say that current oil stockpiles were adequate to meet supply disruptions.
The Republicans are drumming up their "We're broke" mantra, and the Democrats are going along. But it's just not true,
Look for higher air fares, GM reports annual profit, more Toyota recalls, and American Apparel goes topless in latest ads.
Wednesday, Feb. 23
It's kind of a big deal for L.A. business folks, especially those working on the Westside.
Century City's super-luxury condo tower, appropriately called The Century, is quite a place.
Oil prices were trading at close to $100 a barrel in NY, which got everybody's attention, and H-P reported disappointing sales.
Occidental Petroleum's oil production will continue to be operated by Libyan employees and contractors.
The place had been slated for closure, but there was such a huge outcry that a deal was worked out with Providence Health & Services.
Politically, this man is desperate.
The most obvious consequence is less spending by consumers, who represent a huge part of the overall economy.
Mohamed Layas, head of the Libyan Investment Authority, apparently was approached about an investment opportunity.
How about building a health care system on the successful model of Social Security?
Oil prices keep rising, Barnes & Noble may take over some Borders stores, transit hearings in L.A., and Long Beach could cut 500 jobs.
Tuesday, Feb. 22
The updated tablet is expected to be thinner than its predecessor and feature an improved display.
Hard to know how much of the increase is due to the jump in oil prices or refineries not operating at capacity or a bunch of other factors.
She bought the home in late 2006 for $13.5 million, and has since gussied it up quite a bit.
Turns out that his track record is pretty amazing - so much so that you can't help but pay attention.
There's just a lot of troubling news out there, especially the situation in Libya and a less-than-wonderful earnings report from Wal-Mart.
This week's chat looks at the still-soft housing market and the potential danger of another big foreclosure year.
Pension packages were reduced last year with implementation of a two-tier system, but the savings are not nearly enough.
Oil prices taking off on Libya news, L.A. home prices edge lower, local union members heading to Wisconsin, and Oscar ballots due today.
Monday, Feb. 21
No final decision has been made, but the Maloof brothers apparently have met with representatives of the Honda Center.
Another one of those fast-moving stories, with the price of crude shooting up in overseas markets.
Prosecutors concluded that the actions of the former Countrywide CEO did not amount to criminal wrongdoing.
No trading because of President's Day. Banks, schools, and government offices are also closed....
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