October 8 - October 14, 2006
Friday, Oct. 13
BW's Oct. 23 cover story has the magazine's list of top MBA programs in the country. UCLA's Anderson School winds... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
He's planning a 50-story office tower overlooking the Harbor Freeway, according to the Downtown News, which will be posting the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Shares of locally based homebuilders Ryland and KB are getting creamed today, probably in response to another homebuilder, Centex Corp.,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
When it comes to fashion shows, there's New York, Paris, Milan... and Culver City? Yep, it's that time of year... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Could this week's $1.6 billion sale to Google signal newfound interest among advertisers and investors in the lesser-known sites? Well,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's another day of light posting on the business beat. NBC struggling: Maybe Sunday night football and a couple of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Oct. 12
Another day of light posting (probably tomorrow too) due to deadlines elsewhere. LAT investigates itself: The Times appears to have... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer will never be accused of knee-jerk, shoot-from-the-hip declarations. Consider his comments to BW about YouTube, Facebook... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Looks like he sold a huge chunk of Qwest Communications - $540 million worth, give or take a few million... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Not rich enough: The Malibu-based publisher of the Robb Report and other glossy pubs for the super-rich has taken itself... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Oct. 10
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster suspects that two more studios are looking to cut download deals with Apple Computer. Apparently,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Total passenger traffic at all six Socal airports was down 3 percent in August, but occupancy levels at L.A. County... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Just buy a big supermarket chain. Thanks to its acquisition of Albertsons earlier this year, Supervalu Inc. reported second-quarter earnings... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
YouTube coverage: WSJ, which has been ahead of the story, plays Google's $1.65 billion purchase inside, but LAT and NYT... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Oct. 9
Bet you never thought that 10 percent of your energy bill goes for so-called standby power - stuff like computers,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
He's still representing former H-P chairwoman Patricia Dunn, who appeared on "60 Minutes" last night and took aim mostly at... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Let the games begin. Google made it official this afternoon, agreeing to acquire the video-sharing site for $1.65 billion. The... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's what an L.A. Superior Court judge determined this morning. Fox Interactive says that Judge Carolyn Kuhl "fully dismissed" a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A number of readers tell me their e-mails have been bouncing back. It's been an occasional problem, but I think... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Costliest ever: Remember all that talk out of Hollywood about cost-cutting? So how does that jive with Universal's upcoming comedy... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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