May 6 - May 12, 2007
Friday, May. 11
The burger chain has been a basket case for years, what with poor marketing, bad service and sluggish sales. That's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
After yesterday's 9 percent beating, the Thousand Oaks-based drug firm is down nearly 3 percent, to $55.64. Never mind that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It hasn't been formally announced - a few out-of-touch wire services still say the series is merely "in trouble" -... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Catalina fire: This is likely to be a pretty significant economic event because of the area's strong tourism base. Three... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, May. 10
Ari Emanuel, founder of the Endeavor Agency and agent for Larry David, Michael Moore, Sacha Baron Cohen, etc., etc. (and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Another one - this time from a panel of advisers to the FDA, which voted 15-2 in favor of prescribing... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
At Time magazine's big NY shindig the other night celebrating the world's 100 "most influential" people, film mogul Harvey Weinstein... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The managing director of the Peninsula in Bev Hills makes it his business to learn a lot about his guests.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's the general consensus of private economists surveyed by the WSJ. First quarter's very sluggish 1.3 percent growth - weakest... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Weak April retail sales: Some economists had been afraid of this - perhaps a harbinger to a consumer spending slowdown... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, May. 9
CEO Dennis FitzSimons, who has become Sam Zell's go-to guy in making the case for the company going private, took... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Nikki Finke reports this afternoon that the cable channel's CEO is being told to quit or be fired. It seems... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
"This is the final stretch, brothers and sisters," is the message from Greg Conger, president of the United Food and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's what former WSJ reporter Dean Starkman wants to know after hearing that Managing Editor Paul Steiger sat on the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Not that Nancy Silverton needs yet more positive press, but NYT restaurant critic Frank Bruni spends some time at her... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Grocery talks collapse: Lots of the usual hot air from both sides, so it's hard to know where the long-winded... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, May. 8
This post is actually about this afternoon's earnings results from the Mouse House. But before we get to that, here's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Inaction is more like it. This morning's NYT story about how several top Journal editors were aware of Rupert Murdoch's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Los Angeles magazine has posted my May piece on the ousted chairman and CEO of KB Home. Karatz, of course,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Goodness knows how they made a connection, but when HBO head Chris Albrecht was arrested early Sunday morning for roughing... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Market opens lower: This could be the day when stocks take a breather after five straight up sessions. The Dow... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, May. 7
Shares of Santa Monica-based Activision took a 5 percent tumble today, despite the company holding video-game rights to "Spider-Man 3."... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Ho-hum, another all-time high - the fifth straight record close for the Dow and the 24th gain in 27 sessions.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
I realize this is getting repetitious but, ahem, we've never spent this much at the pump - and it's likely... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, it's at least looking that way. Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group has agreed to a revised $94.6 million buyout... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Michelle Leder from footnoted.org comes across a nifty back and forth between the SEC and Hot Topic about how the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
All right, so working on highways, bridges, mass transit systems and water and wastewater facilities is not likely to impress... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Spidey rules: To little surprise, "Spider-Man 3" set an all-time box office record in its opening weekend, with $148 million... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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