January 20 - January 26, 2008
Saturday, Jan. 26
You simply can’t get away from all the recession chatter. Are we in one? Are we not? How bad? How... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Jan. 25
There are lots and lots of business organizations in L.A., but apparently they're unable to control the agenda the way... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's right, bolsters production. On-location shooting was up almost 13 percent last year, according to FilmLA, with much of the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
She's settling her $100 million lawsuit against HarperCollins parent News Corp. for undisclosed terms. Natch. But inquiring minds want to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Say this for the former Mouse House CEO: He's not afraid to try new things, even at the risk of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Too much, too fast: Did Fed Chairman Bernanke act too quickly and hastily in lowering interest rates on Tuesday? That... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Jan. 24
Those woe-is-us whiners keep insisting that the writers strike will practically destroy the local economy as we know it. A... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
C'mon, that's what the cable business channels really boil down to, right? Or, putting it another way: Young babes interviewing... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Times Publisher David Hiller used his internal blog to lay out the job description for the big job. Several items... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So much for one of Rupert Murdoch's early ideas for the WSJ. You might recall his interest in lifting the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Stocks still shaky: Positive earnings at AT&T, Lockheed and Nokia seem to be helping, along with reports of a bond... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Jan. 23
People is the only celebrity magazine to have the young actor on its upcoming cover, the result of a production... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest levels since the peak of the real estate boom in 2004. Also, mortgage... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Markets still down: The Dow was off more than 200 points in early trading, then came back quite a bit... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Jan. 22
This is a big development because it means that the guild will now focus squarely on Internet compensation, which has... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Fed's decision to cut interest rates by three-quarters of a point is being jeered in some circles as a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Shares in the Calabasas-based mortgage company are up around 7 percent today, presumably on the comments of Bank of America... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Not that we need this kind of news on a day when the financial markets are struggling to keep it... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Market coming back: After opening down more than 400 points, the Dow is recovering somewhat, with the index down only... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Jan. 21
Why is this getting to be so complicated? Well, maybe it tells you something about relations between Publisher David Hiller... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Judging by today's trading in stock index futures, Tuesday could be a very, very tough day on Wall Street. The... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's the lament of David Simon, former Baltimore Sun reporter and now executive director of HBO's "The Wire," whose Washington... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Editor & Publisher is quoting a source "close to Los Angeles executives" (whatever that means) as saying that Russ Stanton,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Overseas markets plunge: U.S. exchanges are closed for the MLK holiday, but trading in most Asian markets has been grim.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Jan. 20
LAT Editor James O'Shea apparently refused to trim $4 million from the newsroom budget, leading to some sort of confrontation... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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