December 16 - December 22, 2007
Friday, Dec. 21
Remember John Hockenberry? He was a correspondent for NBC's "Dateline" until getting the ax a couple of years ago. Hockenberry... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The jobless rate rose to 5.3 percent in November from 5.1 percent the previous month - not a huge jump,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
There's nothing like an activist shareholder to make things interesting. Soon after news of billionaire Nelson Peltz acquiring a 14... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
With New England likely to be going for an undefeated season, next week's matchup with the NY Giants could be... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wacky economics 101: So you’ve read all those gloomy stories about a sluggish holiday shopping season, right? And retailers are... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Dec. 20
This will be the year most remembered for the subprime meltdown and resulting credit crunch, though up until now it's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's a pretty intimate group of seven (not counting Zell) that includes Jeff Berg, CEO of International Creative Management (that’ll... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So much for Chicago. Tribune's new chairman and CEO seems convinced that the idea of centralizing operations under one roof... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The parent company of the LAT and KTLA finally completed its $8.2 billion buyout this morning. Real estate mogul Sam... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's one of the tea leaves retail analysts and economists will be looking at this week - one of the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Completing Tribune deal: Yup, it's all but done, with those reluctant bankers signing off on the remaining funding needed to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Dec. 19
He's billionaire Nelson Peltz, whose Trian Star Trust investment fund has acquired a 10 percent stake in Calabasas Hills-based Cheesecake... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's what the WSJ's M&A guy Dennis Berman just posted, based on three sources. And Tribune stock, after falling sharply... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
*Update: Zell is adding another $65 million to his initial investment of $250 million, though contrary to earlier wire reports... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tribune deal gets interesting: It'll almost certainly go through in the next few days, but the Chicago Tribune reports that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Dec. 18
That's the videogame industry's annual get-together, which moved to several Santa Monica hotels last summer after 12 years at the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This just in from our NY bureau (via Craigslist and Dealbreaker). Is there a movie here? the holidays suck. i... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Can anybody figure out why CW's "Gossip Girl" has only so-so Nielsen ratings but is routinely the most downloaded show... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Give Kevin Martin credit - not only does the guy orchestrate far-reaching plans to overhaul the nation's communications industries, but... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Don't get too excited - they're only up 2 percent from October to November. Year-over-year, Socal sales fell 42 percent... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Money and the mayor: During his first two years in office, Mayor Antonio raised $19.6 million for his favorite causes,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Dec. 17
Purists can start to relax - it's looking like the Trojans will stay put. School officials have backed off on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Forbes is out with its annual survey of basketball franchises, and the Lakers roll in at No. 2, with a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Here we go - desperate developers employing desperate means to unload all those downtown properties. MJW Investments, developer of Santee... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Last-minute rush: Today will be the busiest shipping day of the year, with the Postal Service expecting 1 billion cards,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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