May 20 - May 26, 2007
Friday, May. 25
The Business Journal is out with its annual list of L.A.'s richest. It's all the usual suspects, although the interesting...
It's not a big surprise after this week's blowup with Elizabeth Hasselbeck. "We had hoped Rosie would be with us...
The word from Nikki Finke is that the network's enteretainment head, Kevin Reilly, is out. The desired replacement appears to...
When is a kickback an illegal kickback? That is the question behind a lawsuit filed by federal regulators against L.A.-based...
RVCA, the edgy, artists-driven, very un-OC apparel company that happens to be based in Costa Mesa, is opening its very...
Remember Julie Roehm? She's the Wal-Mart marketing executive who was fired for, among other things, supposedly having an affair with...
Holiday gas prices: Everyone is in an uproar over what it takes to fill their tanks these days, so guess...
Thursday, May. 24
Was it because the two finalists didn't capture the attention of viewers or could this be the beginning or audience...
Editor Jim O'Shea said that the vast majority involves voluntary departures and that "we will replace a significant number of...
He's posted two additional emails to LAT staff this afteroon, and as with last night's missive about being kicked off...
The former Disney CEO no doubt envisioned a much simpler life as an investor, producer and occasional talk show host....
He's Matthew J. Hart, currently president and COO, and he'll replace longtime CEO Stephen Bollenbach early next year. Bollenbach's departure...
Gasoline finger-pointing: Where to begin? NY Sen. Charles Schumer says it's probably time to break up the oil companies, which...
Wednesday, May. 23
And the long-time LAT columnist is not too happy about it. He sent off an email this afternoon in which...
The buyer is Cabi West, the local subsidiary of major Mexican real estate developer GISCA, and it covers a 33-property...
It'll cost you - $1.3 million for a 30-second spot for tonight's finale, according to Ad Age, the same as...
So why did it take Amgen almost two weeks to disclose that it had received a subpoena from the NY...
U.S. airlines will be able to operate 23 daily roundtrip flights between the United States and China by 2012, up...
Could there be any possible explanation for why road crews had to do landscape work this morning on the median...
Market mystery: Here's why people go nuts trying to figure out what to do with their stocks. This morning's WSJ...
Tuesday, May. 22
Believe it or not, that's what media planners and advertisers are saying, based on the good buzz of several new...
If you hold gaming stocks, this is the day to come to pappa. Kirk Kerkorian's interest in the MGM-owned Bellagio...
With global climate change becoming such a big deal - just the future of the world is all - is...
Talk about your wacky marketing ideas. BusinessWeek has just struck a deal to have some of its magazine columns appear...
Summer vacation logjam: We knew it was going to be bad, but L.A. airport officials are warning of the busiest...
Monday, May. 21
The rest of the country is catching up to what Californians have been facing for some time: crazy high pump...
We're talking homes in the $1 million-plus range, which these days is not that big a deal. L.A. area home...
The S&P 500 couldn't quite make its all-time closing high today, but it was close enough for MarketBeat's David Gaffen...
It's time once again to be reminded that the very rich - we're talking net worth of more than $10...
This week's Downtown News has an extraordinary update on the status of more than 170 downtown projects, from Chinatown to...
Sunday, May. 20
Immigration bill fading fast: At least in its current form. The same employers who worked on the compromise legislation that...
Even watchdog organizations can find themselves in the middle of some nasty goings-on. Jonathan Weil and Lynn Tuner, two respected...
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