July 29 - August 4, 2007
Saturday, Aug. 4
Those are the lighter-side-of-the-news features that have been a hallmark of the WSJ since 1941 (credit goes to Barney Kilgore,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Is it any surprise that the industries relying on undocumented workers aren't thrilled by the government's hard-headed orders to have... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Aug. 3
Shares of the Calabasas-based mortgage lender plunged another 6.6 percent. The stock closed at $25, which is as low as... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The stretch between noon and 1 p.m. really shouldn't be so painful. Grab a sandwich and take a break, right?... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Relations between Sumner and his daughter Shari were apparently cordial enough for the two to have dinner the other night... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Lukewarm jobs report: Nonfarm payrolls increased just 92,000 in July, down from 126,000 in June and well below the average... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Aug. 2
How dare I raise the specter of companies actually benefiting from yesterday's bridge collapse in Minnesota. But there's a reason... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Going beyond this week's terrible earnings report, Michael Perry sent out an email to employees of the Pasadena-based mortgage lender... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, it's only the recall of nearly a million toys by El Segundo-based Mattel, one of Socal's biggest public companies.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Figuring out the market: Good luck. Just as Tuesday's session took a nosedive in the last hour or so, Wednesday's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Aug. 1
CEOs aren't the only executives who report suspiciously high compensation packages. Let's take Brian Hodous, who joined Santa Monica-based Activision... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The local guy has sold it to the Bev Hills developer. Money problems, or so they're saying. Gary Dwight, a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, what do you expect when mortgage lenders were practically begging to cut a deal - even if you really... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tough day?: Stocks are fluctuating in early trading, with bargain hunters looking for deals and everyone else worried that problems... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Jul. 31
Now that the deal is done - or is about to be - it's time to put down the knives... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Stockpiling is definitely the order of the day. Off-lot feature filming in the L.A. jumped 29 percent in the second... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Here we wanted to believe that GM's strong earnings, benign inflation numbers and better-than-expected consumer confidence would get the Dow... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
U.S. revenue for the second quarter fell 5 percent due to fewer larger concerts - as well as higher administrative... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's bad enough that L.A.-based Brad Greenspan is out of his league in trying to concoct an alternative to Rupert... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Market update: Strong results by GM and Sun Microsystems helped boost the Dow over 100 points in early trading, though... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Reuters is reporting that the family controlling Dow Jones & Co. Inc.'s voting shares "has accepted" News Corp.'s $5 billion... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Jul. 30
This is the British-based grocery giant that will open its Fresh & East convenience stores in L.A. later this year.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
As of early tonight, according to the WSJ, Bancroft family members holding about 28 percent of Dow Jones's overall voting... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It was one of those hold-your-breath days that turned out pretty well - a 92-point gain for the Dow on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Time is running out on Chinese-made slacks and shorts being imported this year into the U.S. At the rate those... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Financing for most every leveraged deal is getting a second and third look these days, but Jeffrey Donnelly of Wachovia... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
And they're off: Lots of volatility in early trading. More encouraging earnings this morning (Verizon, HSBC), but continued worries about... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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