June 3 - June 9, 2007
Saturday, Jun. 9
Inquiring minds would have a tough time figuring that one out if they read this morning's LAT and heard NPR's...
What's a union to do? Your members really don't want another strike and yet they also figure that six months...
Friday, Jun. 8
Bet you never thought you'd see a headline like that, eh? Not that we're suggesting anything, but it just so...
It's one thing to be a good stock picker, but annual returns of 1,200 percent? That's just too ridiculous to...
Sounds good, eh? Well, it helps if you're the CEO of a company that makes a lousy acquisition. A study...
This time it's a guy who doesn't appreciate being seen yelling at Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Borat) to "go away"...
Stocks higher: After three days of good-sized losses, the market appears to be regaining its composure, with the Dow up...
Thursday, Jun. 7
Those "Mac vs. PC" commercials (you know, the cool guy and the nerdy guy standing side by side) pretty much...
This time it's courtesy of Gerald Skoning, a senior partner in the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw. Writing in the...
Peter Dreier, the Occidental College politics and policy professor, is not happy with the LAT's decision to dump Rick Wartzman's...
OK all you bears out there. We get the point. Inflation is scary and higher interest rates can bring equity...
It probably won't hold up the sale to Sam Zell, but three unidentified hedge funds that own 55 percent of...
Will he live or will he die? We'll find out this Sunday when HBO airs the final episode of "The...
Paris released: No reaction yet from Wall Street (well, the Dow is down a bit). We'll keep you posted. SEC...
Wednesday, Jun. 6
Brian Tierney, the Philadephia PR/advertising guy who last year bought the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, wants to...
Quite a bit more, in fact - and written a lot earlier than the me-too efforts in this morning's NYT...
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has just signed off nearly 50 newsroom buyouts, part of the paper's plan to cut staff...
It's the biggest two-day decline since March and market stories will say that inflation worries are to blame. Maybe there's...
Hollywood's most prolific producer could be getting serious with the league about owning a hockey franchise in Vegas. There have...
Gil Schwartz, aka Stanley Bing, offers more wit and wisdom on the hazards of being the boss and having to...
Tesco is coming: That's the British grocery chain preparing to expand later this year into Los Angeles and other U.S....
Tuesday, Jun. 5
Chronicling the bad behavior of people in positions of authority is old hat, but what about the not-so-hapless souls who...
You gotta be kidding. The feds should be taking on big oil or monster insurance companies or maybe even a...
This isn't going anywhere, but L.A.'s peripatetic billionaire has agreed to work with the Independent Association of Publishers' Employees, which...
The Dow is down about 100 points this morning, thanks in part to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's inflation worries and...
Overall ad spending in the first quarter fell 0.3 percent, but then you look at the breakouts to see what's...
Indy soap opera: Remember Wellpoint CFO David Colby, who was suddenly let go last week without any explanation from the...
Monday, Jun. 4
Quick, what L.A.-area company was the biggest importer in 2006? You want a hint? Think banana peel. That's right -...
Downtown homeowners have come to expect the unexpected, but an adult video store on the ground floor of your building?...
The federal government's weekly survey shows that in L.A. the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular was $3.34...
You learn a lot when marketing to 18-25 year olds - most especially the fact that they're not thrilled about...
Rupert meets the family: He and his reps will be making all kinds of promises today about the WSJ remaining...
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The funeral for Mark Lacter will be held Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles 90045. Reception to follow.
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