October 14 - October 20, 2007
Saturday, Oct. 20
September's employment numbers were kind of quirky because of stepped-up show biz hiring in preparation for a possible writer's strike....
Friday, Oct. 19
It's nice to see there are other folks out there who avoid biz breakfasts, lunches and by all means, dinners....
This was the day we were supposed to reflect on that scary Monday 20 years ago. But there are more...
Stocks are sinking: This is a joke, right? It's the 20-year anniversary of the '87 market crash and the Dow...
Thursday, Oct. 18
That's what Staples Center owner AEG is charging for top-of-the-line luxury suites, per year ($250,000 on the low end). Five...
Crude prices flirted with $90-a-barrel today and you have to believe that the century mark is not far off. That's...
I mean besides LABO? MarketWatch took the honors last month in the number of minutes per person per month, followed...
This time, it's a proposed marine research facility on the 28-acre site that has been home to environmentally unfriendly Westway...
Strike vote deadline: The WGA will start counting ballots for a strike authorization, which gives guild officials the power to...
Wednesday, Oct. 17
It's an informal investigation into stock sales by Countrywide’s CEO, according to the WSJ. The news comes just a week...
This wouldn't be worth mentioning if it weren't for all the bluster some months back about the astronomical salaries that...
Claire Hoffman propelled her career last year with a much-discussed profile in West magazine on "Girls Gone Wild" mogul Joe...
You want to know how lousy the newspaper industry is? A unit of Morgan Stanley that's held a 7.2 percent...
Twist in writers talks: Never try to figure out labor negotiations when you're sitting on the sidelines. You'll usually be...
Tuesday, Oct. 16
The nation's biggest mortgage lender is looking at pretax restructuring charge of $125 million to $150 million to cut operations...
Progress at getting more women into the state's board rooms and executive suites continues to be glacial. The UC Davis...
If you want to be technical about it, 49.5 percent - just 4,361 homes sold in all of L.A. County...
Housing endangers economy: That's what Treasury Secretary Paulson is saying this morning (you mean he just found out?). "I have...
Monday, Oct. 15
Already, there are no shortage of discussions about then and now. In this week's Barron's, Andrew Barry lays out the...
It's not official yet, but Seymour Lazar, a former Milberg Weiss client accused of receiving illegal kickbacks, appears ready to...
The Skadden Insider, which provides tidbits on powerhouse law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, finds some grumbling...
What's weird is that prices keep going up despite signs that the U.S. economy has been slipping. That's not supposed...
I-5 reopens after all: Talk about a story that's been tough to figure out. The main traffic lanes on both...
Sunday, Oct. 14
As for the tunnel, where that fiery chain reaction killed three people, repair work is expected to take a couple...
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The funeral for Mark Lacter will be held Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles 90045. Reception to follow.
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