May 11 - May 17, 2008
Saturday, May. 17
Redstone managed to take a shot at CBS' Les Moonves and heap praise on him - all in the same day. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, May. 16
This is almost certain not to happen. Check that, it simply
can't happen. Or can it?
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The real estate company's board is under pressure from shareholders to name a new CEO and chairman. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Had a poor quarter? Just blame it on the writers walkout. Lots of companies are doing it. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
L.A. unemployment last month was 5.9 percent, which isn't great but not a disaster either. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
New forecast has oil reaching $148, more finger-pointing on Pellicano case, and health care coverage restored. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, May. 15
More folks were taking the bus and subway last month than a year earlier. We'll see how long it lasts. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Hollywood gumshoe was found guilty on 76 of the 77 charges he faced. Those charges included racketeering, racketeering conspiracy,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
One transaction is the largest non-options-related sale by a Disney insider in the last five years. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Unlike many of today's publicists, he never made it seem as if he were doing you a favor by just doing his job. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Icahn goes after Yahoo board, CBS to buy CNET, Countrywide suit goes to trial, and Samueli steps down. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, May. 14
He's battling the IRS over whether his family can claim $290 million in tax losses from a $6 million investment. $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The SEC accuses Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli of a scheme to backdate stock options. As a result... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Remember when LAT columnist Steve Lopez knocked on the gate leading to Sam Zell's Malibu estate, and Zell got all... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
If you're still a little confused about the particulars behind the housing collapse, check out last week's edition of "This... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wolfgang Zwiener was asking for trouble by opening his Wolfgang's Steakhouse just down the street from Spago, which happens to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sidestepping recession? That's the view of a growing number of economists, many of whom all but declared an economic downturn... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, May. 13
Only 7 percent of Angelenos fall into that category, far fewer than the 12 percent in Austin, Texas, according to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
At least that’s according to the latest numbers from Pubmatic, an Internet consulting firm. On average, according to the April... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Losses on home-equity loans will be even worse than predicted three weeks earlier, according to Liam McGee, president of the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This is one of those devil-in-the-details cases. The City Council is considering a proposal that would impose $25,000 fines on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Signs of spending?: Retail sales fell last month, as expected, but much of the drop came from a plunge in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, May. 12
Weekend talks between the Service Employees International Union Local 1877 and the Building Owners and Managers Association appear to have... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Some of you might find it perverse to consider the economic fallout from today's disaster in China's Sichuan province, but... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
All of a sudden companies - or their bankers - are willing to take out their checkbooks, which is another... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Downtown project stalled: This was to be a $125 million mixed-use development near the Historic Core, the Toy District and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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