January 8 - January 14, 2012
Friday, Jan. 13
That would effectively shut down all marijuana dispensaries in L.A.
Besides single notch downgrades of France, Austria, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia, S&P has announced two notch downgrades for Italy, Portugal,...
Other downgrades could be imminent for Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
The deal that has been talked about for months finally gets done. Sale price is $412.5 million.
That was his simple and succinct tweet Thursday night, adding that, "[we] learned lots of valuable expensive lessons." In case...
An amazing scene, on all sorts of levels.
B of A may pull back, consumer sentiment on the rise, American is being eyed by two airlines, and council considers marijuana ban.
Thursday, Jan. 12
The hedge fund billionaire's L.A. state of mind.
Not just insensitive, but politically nonsensical.
The current system is a mess, but at least it's better than before deregulation.
Yet another reminder of how the experts can get it wrong, big time.
State lawmakers have come to rely on one-time windfalls.
More money heading to Mexico, report questions Brown's budget numbers, Fox seeking stake in Dodgers, and Apple stores coming to Target.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Here's a good example of why the state should not be so reliant on tax revenues from the very wealthy.
Government officials have been bothered by the flashy, sexy formats of game shows.
Despite heavy lobbying by developers, council members decided it wasn't a good idea.
Who said things weren't turning around?
Rich guys have money on their hands and it's actually a pretty good business.
Redevelopment would be costly to continue, Fox and Dodgers settle differences, Raiders eying L.A., and OJ prices might be going up.
Tuesday, Jan. 10
The bigger question, of course, is by how much.
She drew 1.6 million viewers for the second program in her series, "Oprah's Next Chapter." That's a 45 percent jump...
December turned out to be a lousy month on the tax collection front.
Property has been sold to Ross Stores Inc., which is already at the location.
Other stuff that we buy is actually cheaper than it was last year.
Program to compensate victims of Deepwater Horizon accident squeezes out lawyers.
Deciphering what actually happened could be an important clue in understanding the U.S. economy.
Actually it was Gingrich accusing Romney of "pious baloney." Still nutty.
Consumer credit back up, gas prices keep climbing, Tiffany sales weaken, and big payday for Jobs' successor.
Monday, Jan. 9
It's not all that surprising to have differing revenue estimates.
You have to look at several factors to understand what's happening.
The airline, now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, had only been offering flights to Dallas - and that route wasn't profitable.
I'm not sure there's a place these days for massively expensive and lengthy public works projects.
The Franchise Tax Board is requiring that property taxes be split between deductible and non-deductible portions.
Several owners objected to this idea because it upends the current NFL business model.
Wall Street gets pay cut, Lions Gate, Summit inch towards deal, windfall for L.A. County retirees, and L.A. bankruptcies take tumble.
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