September 10 - September 16, 2006
Saturday, Sep. 16
In case you're focused on today's college games, Time Warner Cable, as promised, cut off the NFL Network from its... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Sep. 15
For more than a week now, Hewlett-Packard's Patricia Dunn has been pilloried on all fronts for her handling of the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It seems a little premature since investigators don't even know who processed the spinach suspected of carrying the E. coli... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The August jobless rate in L.A. County was a seasonally adjusted 4.8 percent, up from 4.5 percent in July but... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Satellite swap: Remember when Rupert Murdoch seemed almost obsessed with buying a U.S. satellite service that would serve as a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Sep. 14
The numbers are especially big at the Port of Los Angeles, which saw a 21.4 percent increase in August traffic... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Let's not underestimate Steve Jobs and Apple - certainly Business Week tech guys Cliff Edwards and Steve Wildstrom don't. But... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Pasadena-based dating service (I know they want to be called a "relationship service") was among several online sites mentioned... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The lead bidder in the court-supervised bankruptcy sale is a Woodland Hills-based liquidating firm called Great American Group. That could... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
August revenue for the parent company of the Los Angeles Times fell 1.6 percent from a year earlier. Ad revenue... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Bold move: It's one thing for a bunch of civic leaders to sign off on a meaningless letter of protest... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Sep. 13
The 41-acre Carson site that had been the automaker's former North American headquarters is being sold to Kearny Real Estate... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
You don't need a degree in economics to figure out that when home sales fall, apartment rentals are likely to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Some talk is starting to percolate in the music/media world about litigation against YouTube and MySpace over the posting of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Or so says a spokesman for the oil company this morning, according to Reuters. About 1,000 barrels of a refined... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Shares of the L.A.-based aerospace company are down a little this morning - no doubt influenced by a less-than-glowing Corporate... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
H-P indictments: Everyone is all over the remarks made by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer that investigators have "sufficient evidence... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Sep. 12
Rupert Murdoch is getting raves today with News Corp.'s purchase of a controlling stake in Jamba, a company that develops... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
There's nothing like a steep drop in oil prices and a strong showing by McDonald's to get Wall Street excited.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The L.A.-based company will build a high-speed wireless data network designed to allow New York cops and firefighters to better... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
As expected, Steve Jobs this morning introduced a book-sized device that can be attached to a television and receive programs... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So much for retiring in December. Angelo Mozilo said this morning that he has been working with the board of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Venturing too far: Nifty LAT story about how a little-known Century City venture capital firm called International Technology University has... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Patricia Dunn will resign from her post at Hewlett-Packard - but not until next year. H-P CEO Mark Hurd takes... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Sep. 11
So much for all the grief the local hotels went through after 9/11, when nobody wanted to travel. The July... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's the threat anyway. The airline is ticked off over a scene in the network's "Path to 9/11" docudrama that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Energy Department's weekly survey is just out and the average price of a gallon of a self-serve regular in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Hewlett-Packard board won't resume their deliberations on what to do with Chairwoman Patricia Dunn until 6 p.m. The WSJ,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
You're a union organizer trying to improve the conditions of janitors working at NBC Studios and Universal Citywalk. You hold... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
MGA Entertainment, based in Van Nuys and known mainly for being the maker of Bratz dolls, is buying the Little... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Very slow morning, what with all the 9/11 coverage. Speaking of which: Money angles: It's pretty tough to get away... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Sep. 10
9/11 economy: Remember all those predictions that in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks the nation's economy would become more... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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