December 31 - January 6, 2007
Friday, Jan. 5
Two of the biggest events on the tech calendar each year are the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Yeah, I know it's a bit of a stretch, but now that it's become the nation's third-largest automaker, Toyota seems... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's the December median price in L.A. County, according to HomeData Corp., which assembles monthly numbers for the Business Journal.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
For the television category anyway. The WSJ's Brooks Barnes looks at the past 10 years of TV winners (best drama,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
We're talking 23.3 percent of its value, or $9.17. The L.A.-based company lowered its 2007 sales growth expectations to between... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Strong jobs report: Actually, too strong to suit Wall Street. U.S. payrolls increased by 167,000 jobs last month - much... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Many of the outages appear to be on the Westside (my house included). The wires are quoting a DWP spokeswoman... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Jan. 4
That means gas prices should follow suit over the next week or so. Oil finished today at $55.59 a barrel,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Just when speculation about former Tribune CEO John Madigan was getting juicy, along comes word that he has left private-equity... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Shares are up 3.5 percent, most likely due to a favorable appeals court ruling. The Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant sued... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A deal could be announced by CBS CEO Les Moonves as early as next Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So what's behind Tribune Co.'s second-largest shareholder hiring buyout firm Blackstone Group as an advisor? A spokesman for the Robert... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Lukewarm sales: December was only a so-so month for many retailers - and pretty darn awful for a few. Locally,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Jan. 3
The stock fell 4.3 percent, to $46.26, probably in response to today's sharp drop in oil prices. In trading on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Robert Newman, head of motion pictures at the Bev Hills talent shop, is leaving to join Endeavor as a partner.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
No need to wait - just pick up a copy of the redesigned WSJ and click onto WSJ.com. Sure, the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It will be headlined by the opening (finally!) of a 50,000-square-foot Ralphs on the ground floor of the Market Lofts... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It seems like such a no-brainer. With the studios developing new ways to download movies and TV shows onto PCs,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Back in business: The financial markets reopen after the long, long weekend, and they're hopping. Wall Street appears optimistic about... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Jan. 2
This had been in the works for more than two years, but the holdup was getting a carriage agreement with... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's still not safe out there for homebuilders, not by a long shot. Lennar's announcement today that it will bail... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Going out over the next five years, Los Angeles County ranks second nationwide, behind Washington D.C., according to a Grubb... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's the Los Angeles-based video Web site specializing in live, unfiltered broadcasts - and unlike YouTube or MySpace, it has... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
New Yorker film critic David Denby examines whether the theater-going experience has a place in Hollywood's future - in spite... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
'07 forecasts: The economy appears to be in decent shape, according to the flood of annual projections. The WSJ's survey... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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