November 26 - December 2, 2006
Saturday, Dec. 2
I'll be traveling next week, so posting will be light and sporadic (no morning headlines). Normal posting returns next weekend.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Part of Kirk Kerkorian's mystique is that he simply doesn't do interviews. But that doesn't mean his friends and business... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Dec. 1
You just knew that Disney animators would be getting the short end of the stick when the Mouse House purchased... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The criminal case against the Compton-based supermarket chain is not over. At least the questions aren’t. While Ralphs the company... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This time, it's Keith Turner, president of ad sales. Turner, who had been with the network for nearly 20 years,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Does Beverly Hills really need a kosher steakhouse that also specializes in sushi? We'll find out next week when New... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Shares are down 6.1 percent this morning, at $26.01, after the Calabasas-based restaurant chain reported lower third-quarter profit and a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It was the biggest month of the year for the financial markets - stocks, corporate bonds, private equity, mergers and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So much for that investment: Turns out that billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is pulling out of GM entirely. The WSJ reports... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Nov. 30
As usual, there's some good news for most of the networks. CBS continues to bring in the most viewers, ABC... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
In case you've been just getting bits and pieces on the ongoing flap about Wal-Mart's allegiance to gay workers -... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
C'mon admit it. You're starting to wonder what that holiday envelope with contain. Bonuses are a very big deal in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
What on earth would anyone do with a $1.4 million Bugatti Veyron, with a 1001-horsepower engine and a top speed... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Bev Hills billionaire is selling another 14 million GM shares for $28.75 each, or a little over $400 million.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Retail sluggishness: Yes, there was plenty of action at the malls last weekend, but apparently it wasn't enough to offset... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Or so reports the WSJ's Sarah Ellison. Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the 81-year-old ex-chairman of American International Group Inc., obviously has... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Catching up on today's news that Jim Cramer, that crazy guy who hosts "Mad Money," on CNBC, is giving up... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Boy, did they ever reject it - 99 percent of the voting Writers Guild employees working for CBS in L.A.,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Lots and lots of stuff, courtesy of a WSJ.com notebook that includes reports from the WSJ, Marketwatch, Dow Jones and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Beware of too many construction cranes, especially in a neighborhood that includes Skid Row. The Business Journal is reporting this... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Let's start with the assumption that none of us outsiders knows what's really going on with the Tribune auction and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Looks like many of the big retailers are not letting go of those sale prices from the Thanksgiving weekend. The... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Auto show opens: The 10-day extravaganza at the Los Angeles Convention Center is a month earlier this year (it was... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Nov. 28
FranklinAvenue follows up on the LAT's piece about KKGO-AM going country by pointing out that the Inland Empire's country station,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Remember when that wild and crazy Robert Iger suggested last year that it might make sense to release a film... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Hurry up and wait. Not surprisingly, the Chicago-based parent of the LAT is postponing a decision on how it plans... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, no, but fashion houses Oscar de la Renta, Monique Lhuillier and Chloe will be opening new boutiques on Melrose... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
No worry about Barry Diller being afraid of speaking up - even if it means calling corporate governance activists “birdbrains.”... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, it takes all kinds in the business world, which is too bad for IHOP Corp. The Glendale-based pancake chain... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Stock watch: It's a good day to keep an eye on the market. The big question is whether yesterday's 160-point... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Nov. 27
Whenever there's blood in the water, you can be certain that advertisers will be looking for a discount off the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Most everything went down today - in some cases by a lot. The Dow fell almost 160 points while the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Barbra Streisand's 20 concerts, her first live performances in six years, grossed $92.5 million and set house gross records in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
DreamWorks Animation looks like an obvious acquisition target, according to Merrill Lynch's Jessica Reif Cohen, who spoke to the Reuters... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Burkle's latest plans: The L.A.-based billionaire wants to start a "corporate governance fund" in which shareholders force managements to clean... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Nov. 26
Dull old sweaters were no match for flat screen TVs and other electronic items over the weekend. Blogging in the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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