September 9 - September 15, 2007
Friday, Sep. 14
That's what downtown developers are asking. They've been shelling out millions of dollars in fees to help fund local parks,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
If you're a fan of the 1987 Oliver Stone film "Wall Street," you'll know Blue Star as the name of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Yes, we're talking about Redstone, the guy who still loses sleep over missing out on the purchase of MySpace -... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Teachers can't take a joke. The Carl's Jr. marketing folks just wanted to reach out to 18-34 year-old males who... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Gas prices jump: Here we go! The latest Auto Club survey shows that the average price of self-serve regular gasoline... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Sep. 13
Michael Laphen makes really nice money as president and COO of Computer Sciences Corp. over in El Segundo. Understand that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's a first, and another sign that the economy could be in trouble. Of course, $80-a-barrel oil in 2007 isn't... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's likely to be a long snooze. Congress voted to repeal a 20-year-old prohibition against using federal money to tunnel... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Lots more, in fact. Rescinding a job offer is bad form under any circumstance, but doing it because the guy... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
He's George Cogswell III, who succeeds long-timer Tim Gallagher at the Ventura County Star, an E.W. Scripps-owned paper. Cogswell had... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
More borrowing for Countrywide: The Calabasas-based mortgage lender says it's getting another $12 billion in borrowing capacity through new and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Sep. 12
But don't expect much of a consensus, at least among the 52 economists surveyed by the WSJ in the last... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Probably not that bad - but bad enough. Just ask the mortgage lender's ticked-off employees, who have filed suit in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sure, August sales were horrible, according to the latest numbers from Dataquick - a 15-year low for the month, in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Closer to recession?: That's what UCLA's Anderson Forecast is saying in its latest quarterly report. Between credit woes and the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Sep. 11
Sell on Rosh Hashanah, buy on Yom Kippur. On average, from 1971 to 2005, the S&P 500 has fallen 0.4... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
For the second quarter in a row, total ad expenditures have fallen from the prior year’s period, according to a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Countrywide needs money: The NY Post is reporting that another multi-billion dollar bailout plan may be in the works for... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Sep. 10
Talk about your tough times: Joan and Melissa Rivers got canned from both E! and the TV Guide Channel -... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, that all depends on whether you lost power during last week's heat wave. Members of the L.A. City Council... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's L.A.-based Schematic, which is hired by media companies and advertisers to handle all kinds of interactive assignments. WPP, the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Or maybe a David Cronenberg script. While most of us over 30 (or 40 or 50, for that matter) are... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Disney to test for lead: The Mouse House will inform Mattel today of its plans to test toys featuring Disney... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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