Blog Profile / L.A. Land
| URL : | http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laland/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Real Estate / Local Market | |
| Posts on Regator: | 4275 | |
| Posts / Week: | 15.8 | |
| Archived Since: | March 9, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
CDR Financial Products founder pleads guilty in muni bond case
A Beverly Hills financial firm and its founder pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges that they defrauded government agencies by steering investment contracts to firms that paid them kickbacks. David Rubin, 50, and his company, CDR Financial Products Inc., were...
Sears, Kmart closings: Shares slide to new low on Fitch downgrade
Bad news for Sears -- ratings downgrades, poor sales, store closures -- trample company stock
Air Force buys souped-up, stealthy version of Predator drone
Adding to its growing arsenal of robotic aircraft, the Air Force has purchased a new high-flying hunter-killer drone.
TCW and Jeffrey Gundlach reach settlement
Star bond trader Jeffrey Gundlach and his former employer, TCW Group Inc., have agreed to settle a lawsuit over allegations that he stole trade seccrets to set up his own firm. Both sides announced the deal late Thursday but did not disclose terms.
Butterball turkey plant raided on animal cruelty concerns
North Carolina law enforcement raids Butterball facility after Mercy For Animals video
Index of pending home sales climbs to 19-month high
National Assn. of Realtors said home contracts up 7.3% last month
1-800-GET-THIN warns of Lap-Band death risk
The 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company has placed a prominent warning on its website about the risks of Lap-Band surgery. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration said it had warned 1-800-GET-THIN that its advertisements for Lap-Band weight-loss surgery were misleading...
College degree is still worth the (very considerable) cost
With college costs soaring and new graduates struggling to land jobs, is higher education still worth the money? Yes, according to an analysis by one recent college graduate who has studied the issue carefully. Sarah Millar, who is now gainfully...
Last-minute shopping before Christmas lifted sales
Sales at stores open at least a year rose 4.5% last week compared to the same week a year ago, according to a weekly sales index from International Council of Shopping and Goldman Sachs. That was also a 0.9% increase over sales the previous week.
Standard & Poor's 500 in the red for 2011 . . . again
The Standard & Poor's 500 index is once again in the red for 2011.
Small investors still counting on stocks for retirement
Americans 60 and older may be retreating from the stock market, but more twentysomethings are putting 401(k) money into stocks, a study shows. That's due in part to the popularity of so-called target-date funds.
The stock-market winners and losers of 2011
Although the Standard & Poor's 500 index may end 2011 with the smallest yearly change since the 1970s, many individual stocks will come out of the year in a very different place from where they began it.
Assets of major public pension funds slid 8.5% in third quarter
The stock market's summer slide took a toll on public pension funds, with the assets of the 100 largest ones down 8.5% in the third quarter of 2011, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. The quarterly decline was the first since...
Auto sales expect best year since since 2008, says TrueCar
More than 12.8 million cars and trucks will be sold in 2011, predicts TrueCar.com
Consumer confidence up in December, nearing post-recession high
Consumer confidence jumped in December and is pushing toward a post-recession high, though Americans still don’t seem to think the economy is healthy. A monthly index from the Conference Board shows consumer confidence at 64.5, up nearly 10 points from...
A good start for a Santa Claus rally
Although Christmas has come and gone, investors are still waiting to see if Santa comes for a visit -- and the first signs are promising.
Airlines expected to increase onboard offerings
Besides charging passengers to check luggage, the nation’s airlines have collected billions of dollars in extra revenue by turning their cabins into flying department stores. And experts foresee big growth in such sales in the coming years. The nation’s top...
Pepper spray, fights break out over Nike Air Jordan shoes
On Friday, hordes of people lined up outside shoe stores across the country for the release of Nike's retro Air Jordans, with fights breaking out and at least one incident where cops pepper sprayed unruly shoppers.
Magi turn to myrrh as frankincense struggles and gold stays high
Frankincense production could plunge in 15 years, a problem for Magi at Christmas.
Food prices will continue to rise in 2012, says USDA
Food prices could rise as much as 3.5% next year