September 30 - October 6, 2007

Friday, Oct. 5
The tiny Hammer Museum in Haines, Alaska was minding its own business when along came the big bullies at the...
That's according to the WSJ's M&A reporter, Dennis Berman, who concludes that the chances of the Sam Zell deal falling...
OK, all you sleepy Hollywood beat writers out there - time to wrap up your Friday flack lunches and follow...
Employment rebounds: Not only did payrolls rise a healthy 110,000 in September, but August's horrible numbers - what many say...
Thursday, Oct. 4
They either keep moving or they're dead (borrowing shamelessly from the old Woody Allen line). With the private equity boys...
After a summer of fundraisers, she's winning over a bunch of show-folks - at least according to a breathless LAT...
New worries?: A shortage of air-traffic controllers at LAX helps explain the 55 runway incursions reported since October 2001, according...
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Let's just say she wasn't that wild about a lengthy Fortune profile of CAA (her post is headlined "Fortune CAA...
There's nothing like pissing off a food editor of the LAT to get the attention of L.A.'s snooty restaurant crowd....
Here's an amazing number to ponder: A whopping 61 percent of IndyMac stock available for trading had been sold short...
FCC leaks: Companies and trade groups are being tipped off to confidential information about when regulators plan to vote on...
Tuesday, Oct. 2
That would be David Hans Schmidt, the Phoenix agent who tried to shake down Tom Cruise for $1 million in...
The Santa Monica-based chain lost $2.3 million for the first six months of the year, while same-store sales fell 10...
Now that I've got your attention, let's turn to the on-air talent that’s ready and eager to launch the Fox...
The L.A. billionaire says in an interview with Bloomberg that it will be "quite a while before we have a...
Judge delays worker crackdown: U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said that the Bush administration's effort to track down illegal immigrants...
Monday, Oct. 1
It's still a long way off from a walkout (remember the supermarket workers), but seeking member approval to call a...
This week the average price of a gallon of regular is $2.961, up just a penny over last week. But...
It came up during a wrongful termination suit brought against Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden, which owns...
That's the title of Citigroup analyst Stephen Kim's report on the homebuilding industry that came out this morning - and...
Just when you think advertisers have run out of space to advertise, somebody comes along with an idea that’s stunningly...
What, us worry?: Wasn't it just a few months back when the Dow topped the 14,000 mark for the first...
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