November 18 - November 24, 2012
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Frankly, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that you're not getting especially good deals by shopping on Black Friday - that you often end up buying more stuff than you planned and at prices that aren't all that low.
About 12 so far, according to KNX, but apparently the brief disruption had been anticipated and there doesn't appear to be any major problems.
There's no telling how many protesters will show up or how badly this will disrupt holiday traffic, but it probably won't be great: Century Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard are expected to be shut down for at least portions of the afternoon.
For years the guy has gotten a free ride, first in L.A. and more recently in Washington.
Tuesday, Nov. 20
An eleventh-hour mediation effort failed to result in a deal between the company and the bakers union.
Today's City Council vote came despite Service Employees International, one of the city's largest public employee unions, coming out late last week against the proposal, which would raise the sales tax in Los Angeles to 9.5 percent
A Bloomberg analysis found Target running a few bucks cheaper than Walmart: $45.48 versus $52.31, based on a basket of 18 items.
Judges are supposed to recuse themselves when there's a financial conflict, but Manuel Real, a federal district judge who has been reprimanded in the past, apparently issued rulings anyway.
HP takes huge charge because of financial irregularities at a company it bought, Best Buy reports big loss, Pasadena City Council agrees to have NFL team at the Rose Bowl (if one comes along), and TV Guide.com could be sold soon.
Monday, Nov. 19
Markets don't keep going up or down and so after several weeks of steep declines, the Dow gained 207 points, to 12,795.
Hostess and the bakers union have agreed to mediation, CNBC reports, which means that the maker of Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonder Bread might not be shutting down - at least not immediately.
Californians feeling more upbeat about the economy, little relief from mortgage settlement involving the major banks, Virgin America trimming flights and canceling orders, and big numbers from Activision.
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