October 9 - October 15, 2011
Friday, Oct. 14
The inability to pay off student loans seems to be a primary gripe.
None of this is likely to threaten Murdoch's position as CEO.
Verizon, AT&T Wireless, Ralphs and Vons apparently have pulled their advertising from KFI's hate-mongering (and quite popular) morning show.
Boy, talk about dumbing down - all it takes is an idiotic slogan and you're in business.
Consumers still shopping, NY park cleanup postponed, Princess cruising back to Mexico, and McCourt's debt dilemma.
Thursday, Oct. 13
The governor has been promising them since.. well, practically since he took office.
Sounds like Mayor Bloomberg has had about enough.
That even assumes there is no recession.
Gap Inc. issued a press release this morning trumpeting all sorts of exciting news - an increase in sales outside...
Or science or technology or mathematics.
Meanwhile, state and local foreclosures kept dropping.
Bank profit falls, BlackBerry service restored, NBA labor talks get federal mediator, and Blue Shield gives back money.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Slightly better than the 78 percent registered during the height of the financial crisis in 2008, but it's still pretty bad.
Did you know that the company receives over one million resumes a year?
All that screaming and shouting by the theater chains apparently had an effect.
It's possible that retailers are just being careful with their orders.
You're asking a society that's dominated by short-term thinking to look beyond the next election cycle.
Republicans kill jobs bill, L.A. faces more layoffs, NFL owners cool to L.A. team, and accusations flying in Dodger bankruptcy.
Tuesday, Oct. 11
It's been a while since Bratislava has seen so much action.
Still wondering how the fledgling movement will be played out.
By maintaining lean inventories and selectively promoting items that offer the best margins.
Laker and Clipper games represent nearly a third of Staples Center's annual bookings.
"I think he lost his moral compass," said a federal judge.
The focus is on shorter pieces that often have nothing to do with business.
NBA season being cut, Roski adjusts stadium plan, 99 Cents Only Stores sold to investor group, and movie chains not happy with Universal.
Monday, Oct. 10
Apple notified the Palo Alto police a few days before his death.
Not that it's likely to happen when News Corp. holds its annual meeting.
Investors have been trading on up-and-down headlines out of Europe.
Those cuts would be brutal, directed at K-12 schools, higher education, public safety and social services.
Check out this unintentionally hilarious commercial that introduces a new service from Times Warner Cable.
When all you hear is terrible news, a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy kicks in.
Good news from Europe, Netflix abandons spinoff plan, Brown signs a slew of bills, and Hotel Bel-Air reopens Friday.
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