May 13 - May 19, 2007
Friday, May. 18
Remember when he blew the whistle on a stolen Norman Rockwell painting from his own collection? Well, it's turning into... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's the first step in what promises to be contentious negotiations with movie and TV producers this fall. Topping the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
April's jobless rate was unchanged from the previous month and above the 4.8 percent rate in April 2006. California's rate... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Please, no jokes. So what if Ron Burkle likes to hang with models and starlettes, and Maxim specializes in, well,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
To anyone with even the remotest awareness of L.A.'s fashion business, this might seem like veeeeery old news, but the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Immigration deal: Lots of coverage about the Senate/White House compromise that would allow illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, May. 17
It's trading at almost $65 a barrel, up more than $2 on the day, because traders are betting that gasoline... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Does Google violate copyright protection when it displays small versions of images in its search results? Perfect 10 Inc., the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's what dealmakers said in a survey by Mergermarket, an M&A research service. More than half of the respondents expect... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
I'm losing track here. First there was Maria "Money Honey" Bartiromo spending way too much time with a senior Citicorp... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Amazon raises the stakes: Lots of coverage this morning on the huge online retailer planning to sell songs for use... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, May. 16
With everybody hot and bothered about the record price of gasoline, it's time once again to put a little perspecitve... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
C'mon, why not? If Reuters is being sold for $17 billion and Dow Jones is dangling for $5 billion, why... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Does David Geffen really need another $6 million? That's the chump change he's pocketing from the sale of a 12-room... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Soaring food prices: Yesterday's U.S. inflation numbers may have looked tame to Wall Street, but drill down to what's going... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, May. 15
Money magazine engages that topic in all kinds of ways and discovers that people, for the most part, say they... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The stock market was acting a little strange today, with the Dow jumping more than 100 points this morning and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Yesterday was supposed to be the deadline for taking the buyout, but the paper still has a week to decide... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The days when white-collar prison sentences were a walk in the park - sometimes literally - are long gone, according... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Actually, April sales were way down, reaching a 12-year low throughout Southern California, according to DataQuick, which released the numbers... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Another big market day?: Heck, why not? April inflation numbers turned out to be tamer than expected, which means that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, May. 14
The decision by Daimler-Benz to buy Chrysler is sure to rank up there as among the most disastrous business deals... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's not enough to notice - in L.A., the average gallon of self-serve regular was $3.438 for the week ended... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Chrysler giveaway: And we thought Bev Hills billionaire Kirk Kerkorian was low-balling in his $4.5 billion offer for the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, May. 13
He's Nick Jones, founder of the members-only Soho House, and the big news is that he's taking over the quasi-legendary... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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