February 11 - February 17, 2007
Friday, Feb. 16
•Socal is expected to add 1.1 million jobs and 2.2 million residents over the next 10 years, according to the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The president and COO of Universal Studios is apparently the subject of a Times investigative report that focuses on his... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
C'mon, who needs reality TV when you can have real reality TV? Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler said that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Stamps.com keeps managing to defy the naysayers, most recently in a fourth-quarter profit that was above analysts estimates and seemed... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
What's up at the Beverly Hills Hotel? Check out p36 of Citybeat and you'll find a display ad for host/hostess,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's not fourth-quarter earnings that's getting Wall Street in a tizzy this morning. Actually, the L.A.-based restaurant chain reported a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Broadcom probe revealed: The WSJ and LAT provide some details on the federal investigation into backdating stock option grants at... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Feb. 15
L.A.'s famous jazzspot isn't confirming but Eater L.A. has gotten hold of a sale listing for an "upscale jazz club"... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Are corporate boards, especially those sitting on compensation committees, personally liable for issuing options just before the release of good... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Good luck. Here it is two months after the holidays and it's very tough to keep the thing in stock.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
NY magazine came across this pitch from a casting producer for Magical Elves Productions (home of "Project Runway," "Project Greenlight,"... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Airbus snubs LAX: The airport shelled out $9 million in order to accommodate the new A380 jetliner on what was... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Feb. 14
Got any Power 106 listeners out there in LA Biz Observed land? Well, the L.A. hip hop station (actually it's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
January's median price was a still-hefty $520,000, down 0.9 percent from December and up 6.1 percent from a year earlier.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
NY keeps nibbling away at L.A.'s movie-making supremacy (they still have a ways to go). Steiner Studios, Brooklyn's largest studio... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
NBC pulled the love-it-or-hate-it show off the network lineup a week ahead of schedule. The plan all along was to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's not an L.A. story, but I couldn't resist. The 60th birthday party of Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman of Blackstone... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
V-Day: Florists will be averaging $30,000 per shop today - part of the annual lovesfest in which 189 million roses... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Feb. 13
If you're paying attention to the veeeery early action on Intrade, one of the more popular prediction markets, Hillary Rodham... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
In its 10K filing on Tuesday, L.A.-based KB Home provides a little more detail on the internal investigation into former... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Good luck. The L.A.-based homebuilder reported a mish-mash of a fourth-quarter that had a $50 million net loss - better... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Leonardo DiCaprio seems to have a thing for business-themed movies. There was "The Aviator," of course, and his Oscar-nominated performance... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Enjoying your new cable service? Well, now you can buy shares of Time Warner Cable, which will begin trading next... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Most indicators are pointing to a good, if not great, economy over the next 12 months. Jack Kyser, chief economist... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The problem with region-wide transportation efforts is that everybody has to sign on. Otherwise, the plan falls apart. Such is... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
KB's red ink: The L.A.-based homebuilder lost $49.6 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a profit of $304.4 million... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Feb. 12
Tribune goes it alone: It's looking more likely that the Chicago-based parent of the LAT will turn down those few... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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