January 27 - February 2, 2008
Saturday, Feb. 2
A tentative agreement may come as early as the end of next week - without requiring the two sides to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Feb. 1
The Irvine fast-food chain has ended its relationship with Hallmark Meat Packing, a Chino slaughterhouse that's under investigation for its... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Microsoft finally does it: Lots of coverage this morning on the $44.6 billion (cash and stock) unsolicited offer for Yahoo.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Jan. 31
L.A. has never been known for its big corporate presence, but this is getting ridiculous. Computer Sciences, a very large... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Let’s call this shareholders revenge. SRM Global Fund, the hedge fund run by former UBS trader Jon Wood, has taken... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Jan. 30
More money for Tribune to pare down that monster debt. Hudson Capital, which already owns Sunset Gower Studios, has purchased... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
I have deadline commitments elsewhere so posting will be very spotty over the next couple of days.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Jan. 29
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis told an investor conference today that the purchase is moving along and won't require... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
How bad are L.A. homes prices?: Well, they're not dropping quite as much as those in San Diego, Vegas and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Jan. 28
They're already calling it the clash of the titans. John Malone's Liberty Media is trying to seize control of Barry... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sky Dayton, who had been CEO of the L.A.-based wireless carrier, is replaced by Wohnee Sull, who had been president... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's taken a while - and it might not last long - but there's been a significant drop in the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Will the Fed lower rates?: It's a pretty good bet - even after last week's big cut - although now... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Jan. 27
The always entertaining Ben Stein has an interesting theory in the NYT about the current market uproar. Under the heading... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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