October 16 - October 22, 2011
Friday, Oct. 21
As expected, CEO Rupert Murdoch survived a shareholder challenge.
Senate Republicans did their utmost to delay the process.
Big day - the Dow was up 267 points.
The good news is that September's jobless rate fell a touch.
Fox's $425 million bid for the 2018 and 2022 competitions beat out ESPN's $400 million.
most recent updates below I'll be monitoring the tweets and postings from several news organizations that are covering the company's...
California will cap emissions, fireworks likely at News Corp. meeting, Wal-Mart cuts back on health coverage, and Bryson confirmed as Commerce Secretary.
September's unemployment rate was 11.9 percent, down from 12.1 percent a month earlier.
Thursday, Oct. 20
Players and owners remain far apart.
It's only a matter of time before Murdoch steps down and is replaced by a non-family member.
Reasons come down to minimum balance requirements or bank fees.
He chose other approaches at first, hoping that an operation would be needed.
City had the misfortune of plunking down $20 million just days before the bank's collapse.
Fresno has the nation's second-highest poverty rate, at 26.8 percent.
He's raised $3.9 million, while Rick Perry has picked up $1.2 million.
Rioting in Greece, California subpoenas B of A, NBA talks continue, and local firms get preference in bidding.
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Car executive let go over allegations that he used company funds to pay for personal expenditures.
Nearly three years and counting.
Inbound shipments were down 8.9 percent in September compared with a year earlier - and a bit worse than at...
This is what happens when you create a flat tax, strip out the deductions for working families, and leave investment income untouched.
Let's hope so. The notion of severing agreements with major lenders, being pushed by Councilman Richard Alarcon, is misguided and...
A $40,000 income is in the 47th percentile; and $60,000 is in the 61st percentile.
Higher prices for L.A., Social Security recipients get boost, NBA talks keep going, and unkind words for Jamie McCourt.
Tuesday, Oct. 18
A 54 percent jump in earnings - what's the problem?
Regulation has become pretty much a free-for-all.
Well, at least he won't be playing exhibition games for the basketball team Virtus Bologna. Owner Claudio Sabatini, who kept...
Councilman Ed Reyes changed his mind after talking to colleagues.
Not paying off your mortgage frees up money to spend on other stuff. But it can't last forever.
The success of the NYT this past year is clearly motivating papers to make the move.
The process can be so unwieldy that it's almost impossible to get a solid read on what's going on.
Could it have been the hundreds of millions of dollars in fees?
Banks making more loans, NBA talks resume, lead concerns at Disneyland, and airlines grab Long Beach spots.
Monday, Oct. 17
This is what happens with a really dumb idea - given time it looks even dumber.
The number might be even higher
That's not in California; it's nationwide.
It's said to be the next iPhone - presumably the iPhone 5.
Only 5,000 wristbands are being given out for admission.
New iPhone off to a fast start, McCourts reach divorce settlement, L.A. office rents keep falling, and California frittering away $9.1 billion.
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