June 24 - June 30, 2007
Friday, Jun. 29
Frankly, I'm having my doubts. The opening of downtown's first supermarket in more than 50 years has been delayed yet... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Vitesse is the Camarillo company that had been among the first players to be investigated by the SEC and the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Historic Sunset Gower Studios, Hollywood's largest independent studio and home to all kinds of classics over the years ("It Happened... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's not what you think (even though it is in the NY Post). All the L.A. billionaire wanted to do... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
His latest effort, "Sicko," opens nationwide today, and without getting into the whole thing about whether he distorts the facts... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Getaway day: Nearly 38 percent of the folks going somewhere to celebrate next week's holiday will get started today, so... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Jun. 28
The FDA's alert on farm-raised seafood from China is all fine and good, but how are we supposed to know... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Please don't click onto another site when you read the following words: The For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. Pleeeeease, stay with... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Rankings, rankings - law firms just love their rankings. The latest is the American Lawyer's 2007 A-List, which rates firms... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Allan Keiter, whose MyRatePlan.com helps consumers compare cellular calling plans, figures that's the bottom line commitment for anyone wanting an... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Debt jitters: This could be just a temporary thing, but underwriters on a few big deals are having a tough... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Jun. 27
You just knew this was going to happen. The interesting but unorthodox plan to reduce emissions at the ports by... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Where does it say that Hollywood's profit participation deals have to involve the actual participant? Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Our favorite acquisitor seems to be taking a cue from the Socal grocery workers: establish some arbitrary date for cutting... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
What a shame that the options backdating trial of Brocade ex-CEO Greg Reyes isn't getting more coverage up in SF... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
We realize that the U.S. government can do a better job monitoring food being grown, processed and packaged in this... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
You'd think if anyone was going to pry open the vacuum-sealed chairman of Apple, it would be WSJ columnist Walter... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Stoking the flames: So how exactly did the mortgage mess start? The WSJ traces the beginnings of Wall Street's decade-long... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Jun. 26
The WSJ's influential tech columnist likes it - he really, really likes it. That's no small feat as Apple navigates... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's always dangerous to take a few statistics and project into the future, but what's the deal with container volume... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Nikki Finke reports on her Deadline Hollywood site that MySpace co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson are looking for a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The first shipments landed over the weekend in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, L.A., NY and SF. AppleInsider notes that armed personnel... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
News Corp. has signed off on those editorial protections for Dow Jones, according to the WSJ, which presumably moves Rupert... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So now we're hearing from the Chinese tire manufacturer that has been accused by the New Jersey tire importer of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Air travel madness: Everybody said it was going to be bad this summer, but when they start comparing U.S. airline... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Jun. 25
The key agreement on Dow Jones having editorial protections in the event of a News Corp. purchase appeared close at... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Mouse House is negotiating for a slice of NBA China, which could turn out to be a full-fledged league... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Cravath Swaine & Moore, which routinely reports profits per partner of more than $3 million (it's the third most-profitable law... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The lines will be long - very long - come this Friday, when the much-anticipated gadget goes on sale. That,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Strike authorization approved: To no one's surprise, union members voted to reject the contract proposals by the three major chains... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Jun. 24
Don't expect much suspense about the outcome of today's balloting. Ralphs and Vons workers are voting on both the contract... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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