September 16 - September 22, 2007
Friday, Sep. 21
It was a very good year for Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh, two co-founders of Oaktree Capital Management. They sold... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's coming from South Korea's SK Telecom, which along with EarthLink owns the L.A.-based wireless venture that's been hemorrhaging dollars... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Mattel apologizes: So much for assuming that the toymaker's recalls this summer were the result of shoddy Chinese manufacturing. In... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Sep. 20
Both papers have finally decided that the escalating tensions between Paramount and DreamWorks merit coverage. As was reported on Tuesday... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The former CBS star who has sued his former employer was on the phone at length with the Wash. Post's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Randall Lee, who recently stepped down as regional director, is opening up an L.A. office for the firm of WilmerHale,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
New mortgage rules: That's what Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is promising this morning before a House committee. "We are looking... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Sep. 19
It's taken a really long time, but federal prosecutors in L.A. seem to be closing in on the Milberg Weiss... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So what's up with the former HBO head - and the guy who was arrested and charged with assaulting a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Don Imus had his way with just the threat of litigation, so perhaps the former anchorman figures, why not me?... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Remember all the plaudits this company got some years back when it was a lot smaller - and the industry... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This one is bound to get some attention. The Business Journal is reporting that Club View, a super-luxury condo being... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That post rate-cut glow: Enjoy it while you can. At last check the Dow is up almost 100 points, with... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Sep. 18
Not to seem parochial about it, but why no Socal institutions? Stanford and Berkeley are the only California schools to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
After a long hot summer of discontented money lenders, all it took was for the Fed to slice short-term rates... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Standard & Poor's has put MediaNews Group, the Dean Singleton chain, and Freedom Communications, parent of the Register, on Creditwatch,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's the first rate cut in four years and is clearly aimed at avoiding a recession. "Today's action is intended... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Rate cut day: The market is way up in early trading, in part because of better-than-expected third-quarter numbers from Lehman... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Sep. 17
William Lerach, the notorious class-action attorney, is set to plead guilty in Los Angeles federal court on one count of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That was the subscription program for columns, archival access and other special features. It’s been free to print subscribers, but... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A drop in interest rates is supposed to cause an economic jump-start that stimulates demand. Tomorrow the Fed is almost... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The results are based on a survey of 4,430 recruiters conducted by Harris Interactive. Both USC (Marshall) and UCLA (Anderson)... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
UC Irvine made the announcement this morning, capping what must have been a wild and woolly weekend of negotiation. Chancellor... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Will UC Irvine recant?: No followup so far to the weekend LAT about the school possibly brokering a deal to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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