March 23 - March 29, 2008

Friday, Mar. 28
A federal judge in L.A. ruled that the heirs of Jerome Siegel were entitled to reclaim their share of the copyright.
If this were football, they’d be going to the Gator or Cotton bowls, while Berkeley and Stanford would be BCS teams.
A Delaware judge has ruled against Liberty Media's John Malone in his effort to block breakup plan.
It gets a little convoluted, but the real question is whether the OC tech firm's co-founders will implicated.
The feds have given the Brea-based subprimer 60 days to get more capital or find a buyer,
Countrywide president scores, pollution rules slashed, gas inches downward, and Redstone and Cruise break bread.
Thursday, Mar. 27
LAT, OC Register and Bloomberg's L.A. bureau receive top honors from business news organization.
The CEO of NBC Universal takes snipes at the Writers Guild and the terms of the new contract.
Wednesday, Mar. 26
A report says the accounting firm endorsed a move that allowed New Century to report a profit rather than a loss.
Repairs are minor - and probably unnecessary - but the recent lapse at Southwest is raising concern at other airlines.
Here's not the way to make money: The S&P 500 has risen an average of 1.3 percent a year over the past 10 years.
The L.A. County Federation of Labor and a coalition of community groups are backing the effort.
Tuesday, Mar. 25
No morning headlines and very limited posting over the next couple of days.
The L.A. numbers are not the worst in the country - that distinction goes to Miami, Vegas and Phoenix.
Monday, Mar. 24
The ring-leaders allegedly targeted homeowners in financial trouble through the old "foreclosure rescue" pitch.
The stock is way up on better-than-expected home sales. But fire destroys part of its Warner Center development.
A group of public pension funds allege that the company's executives collected $900 million from insider trading.
J.P. Morgan ups bid, still-crazy prices for Malibu rentals, new venture for ex-Countrywide president and Univision scores.
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