June 2 - June 8, 2013

Friday, Jun. 7
A little bit, but barring unusual problems this summer Southern California Edison should be all right. Longer term might be a different story.
The economy wasn't exactly smoking in May, but the addition of 175,000 jobs - a bit higher than what many analysts had expected - was just enough to ward off concerns that growth was slowing down.
Thursday, Jun. 6
Sooner or later stocks will drop off significantly. Fed or no Fed, they don't go up forever. Of course, when and to what degree that happens is anyone's guess - even though everyone on Wall Street seems to have an opinion.
Pew study says the cell phone is the most quickly adopted consumer technology in the history of the world, though there are some groups being left out.
Media companies want to jack up program fees, subscribers want maximum selection at the lowest price, and there's all the competition: Netflix, Hulu, etc. For now, the cable guys are holding their own.
Wednesday, Jun. 5
You might recall that the mayor-elect came out against moving the northern runway 260 feet closer to Westchester. That won him support among nearby residents, but most everybody else is okay with moving the runway,
Socal will be the first market outside Seattle, where the online retailer has been doing groceries for almost six years.
They continue to be downbeat about the recovery, even as other economists turn a bit more positive about the nation's growth prospects.
Tuesday, Jun. 4
That's good news for Disney, which is starting to see more parity at its two OC theme parks. Disneyland remains the biggest draw, with attendance last year of 16 million.
Among the titles that aren't available: "The Godfather," "Citizen Kane," "The Shawshank Redemption," "Star Wars," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "The Sting," "Jaws," or "Singin' in the Rain."
We're talking about the Inland Empire and other areas that bore the brunt of the real estate collapse. As in more affluent communities, prices in Riverside and San Bernardino have skyrocketed, but for somewhat different reasons.
Monday, Jun. 3
Lawsuit is a long time coming - the city of Ontario alleges that L.A. officials have mismanaged LA/Ontario International Airport, which has seen a 40 percent drop in passengers since 2007.
Not that a Pacers victory in Game 7 wouldn't be a great sports story. It's just that a Spurs-Pacers match-up in the NBA Finals would likely produce one of the lowest-rated series in recent years.
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