June 26 - July 2, 2011
Friday, Jul. 1
Something to look forward to - Kermit and cool weather....
That's a jump of 5.4 percent, the best weekly performance in two years.
GM had a softer month than expected, and Toyotas and Hondas were in continued short supply.
The vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway - and curmudgeon par excellence - goes ballistic.
Company will try to raise as much as $2 billion in the initial public offering and valuation could reach $20 billion. Really?
A typical hamburger/hot dog meal for four will cost $61.16.
L.A. billionaire Tom Gores is treating his newly purchased Detroit Pistons like any of his other investments.
State sales tax takes a dip, Krugman worries about debt ceiling, parking ticket favors revealed, and Selig to be deposed.
Thursday, Jun. 30
Please forgive this former Business Journal editor for a bit of bragging from yesteryear.
It's the fourth straight day of solid gains.
the AEG people are determined to bulldoze this thing through - despite lots of legitimate concerns about financing.
It's being crafted by bankers, congressional Republicans and former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, writes Phil Angelides.
Just a reminder that we have a separate account from the LAO mothership. Here's the link....
Some basics on the new law.
Everybody speaks of a single "California economy," but it's really many economies.
Fallout from "Amazon tax," McCourt's filing has league scrambling, CFOs cleaning up, and Californians pay more for car repairs.
Wednesday, Jun. 29
How does someone answer a finding that 4 in 10 Americans believe the economy is in permanent decline?
The media has tended to be overly glum in its coverage of the economy.
It's part of the budget package that the Democratic-led legislature finalized Tuesday night.
Over 23 percent of all the goods and services that have been made since the year 1 AD were produced from 2001 to 2010.
In preparation for the sale, many of MySpace's 500 employees were let go today.
That doughy- crusty-chewy piece of bread-making heaven - has been lost for years in most parts of America
This is actually a pretty good summation of what happened to the social networking site, originally based in the...
B of A cuts mortgage deal, McCourt seems to have upper hand, lifeguards get pension cut, and state Democrats go at it alone.
Tuesday, Jun. 28
Program has generated additional business to the state, but it's still a giveaway aimed at a single industry.
What still seems up in the air is which financial package will be chosen to keep the team operating.
This week's chat looks at a pickup in Socal car sales.
Forget about the current scumbag owner - just concentrate on the value of the Dodger brand.
The league accuses the Dodger owner of siphoning off more than $100 million in club revenue.
Purchase price is in the $20 million to $30 million range - only $550 million less than what Murdoch had purchased the business for.
When she's challenged after making some idiotic statement, she'll try tap dancing her way out of it.
Dodgers face bankruptcy judge, L.A. home prices edge higher, AEG tweaks stadium proposal, and vote expected on California budget.
Monday, Jun. 27
Baseball commissioner says that today's filing "does nothing but inflict further harm to this historic franchise."
That's a drop of around 40 cents a gallon since peaking out on May 2.
The revised plan would assume an additional $4 billion in 2011-12 revenues.
Guess where the Dodgers owner came up with the $150 million to keep operating? Yep, another loan.
The aerospace giant is cutting its CFO a check for $750,000 to cover relocation costs.
CA videogame law struck down, "Cars 2" has strong opening, LAX traffic up sharply, and football selling tonight.
Looks like a preemptive strike just days before the team was supposedly going to miss payroll.
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