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...
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...
Microsoft finally does it: Lots of coverage this morning on the $44.6 billion (cash and stock) unsolicited offer for Yahoo....
Thursday, Jan. 31
L.A. has never been known for its big corporate presence, but this is getting ridiculous. Computer Sciences, a very large...
Let’s call this shareholders revenge. SRM Global Fund, the hedge fund run by former UBS trader Jon Wood, has taken...
Wednesday, Jan. 30
More money for Tribune to pare down that monster debt. Hudson Capital, which already owns Sunset Gower Studios, has purchased...
I have deadline commitments elsewhere so posting will be very spotty over the next couple of days....
Tuesday, Jan. 29
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis told an investor conference today that the purchase is moving along and won't require...
How bad are L.A. homes prices?: Well, they're not dropping quite as much as those in San Diego, Vegas and...
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...
Sky Dayton, who had been CEO of the L.A.-based wireless carrier, is replaced by Wohnee Sull, who had been president...
It's taken a while - and it might not last long - but there's been a significant drop in the...
Will the Fed lower rates?: It's a pretty good bet - even after last week's big cut - although now...
Sunday, Jan. 27
The always entertaining Ben Stein has an interesting theory in the NYT about the current market uproar. Under the heading...
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