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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Staying afloat by doing your own pool cleaning

Business | By Conor L. Sanchez | August 16, 2008
Victor Pineda has found a pile of money in a hole in his Whittier backyard. Read more
 

Monday, July 21, 2008

Sales of companies suffer a sharp drop

Business | By Cyndia Zwahlen | July 21, 2008
Sales of retail shops, restaurants, beauty salons and other small and medium-size businesses in Los Angeles County are down by almost a third in the first six months of the year compared with the same period last year, according to BizBen.com, a San Ramon, Calif.-based clearinghouse that lists small, private California businesses for sale and reports statewide sales data. Read more
 

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Bourbon makers seeing a boom

Business | By Bruce Schreiner | July 8, 2008
To master distiller Jimmy Russell, the piercing sounds of a warehouse rising in the Kentucky countryside are the sounds of prosperity. Read more
 

Business Briefing

Business | July 8, 2008
THE ECONOMY Short-term T-bill rates slip in sale The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.865%, down from 1.9% last week. Read more
 

Bikes help commuters get around fuel prices

Business | By Leslie Earnest | July 8, 2008
High gasoline prices are fueling bicycle sales, and on some days Michael Hall’s blood pressure. Read more
 

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Hard-earned million

Entertainment | By Geoff Boucher | June 21, 2008
As music business headlines go, the one that arrived this week was a golden oldie, a half-forgotten tune from happier days: A new album soared to the top of the charts, selling more than 1 million copies in a single week. Read more
 

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Prime time can still sell ads

Business | By Meg James | June 10, 2008
Despite lower prime-time ratings and a weak economy, the broadcast networks dodged a bullet as they wrapped up their advance advertising sales for the coming season Monday. Read more
 

Friday, May 23, 2008

Word for older workers: retail

California | Local | By Maria L. La Ganga | May 23, 2008
Five days a week, Max Gumbert drives up to the 95,000-square-foot Home Depot store in this leafy suburb at the northern edge of Silicon Valley, straps on an orange apron sagging with customer service badges and gets to work. Read more
 

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Coming to a country road near you

Food | By Charles Perry | May 7, 2008
OUT WHERE Ventura Boulevard is just a country road, near Central Avenue in Camarillo, Phil McGrath farms 40 acres of Ventura County land his family has owned for generations. Read more
 

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Twins sell off heirlooms, keep the memories

Business | By Leslie Earnest | May 4, 2008
While their customers collect teacups and china cabinets and sleigh beds, the owners of Karen & Sharon Estate Sales stockpile stories. Read more
 

Savvy shoppers inherit bargains at estate sales

Business | By Leslie Earnest | May 4, 2008
If you’re willing to wade through the remnants of another person’s life, you can find bargains at an estate sale. Read more
 

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Indiana’ will get us out of this

Entertainment | By John Horn | April 30, 2008
It costs more than $50 to fill the gas tank, home values are plummeting, good jobs are hard to come by, and the dollar’s so weak that even a Canadian vacation seems beyond reach. Read more
 

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Brotman, in bankruptcy, cool to suitor

Business | By Daniel Costello | April 17, 2008
There is no For Sale sign on the front lawn of Brotman Medical Center in Culver City. Read more
 

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Home slump spreads

Business | March 29, 2008
Sales of investment and vacation homes plunged last year along with the rest of the housing market but still made up 1 out of every 3 homes sold, the National Assn. Read more
 

Thursday, February 21, 2008

HIV treatment becoming profitable

Business | February 21, 2008
It wasn’t long ago that the pharmaceutical industry viewed HIV drugs as more of a public service than possible bestsellers. Read more
 

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

EBay to cut fees for media items after seller complaints

Business | February 12, 2008
Facing competition from other e-commerce sites and a revolt from its top sellers, EBay Inc. Read more
 

Friday, February 8, 2008

Activision unseats chief rival EA

Business | February 8, 2008
Activision Inc. Read more
 

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Slight slowdown seen in liquor sales growth

Business | January 26, 2008
The distilled spirits industry expects its U.S. revenue to increase 4.6% in 2008, down from last year’s growth rate, a trade group said Friday, as the weaker economy forces people to tighten their budgets for going out. Read more
 

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Anschutz seeks to expand film suit

Business | January 23, 2008
The production company owned by Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz filed a motion Tuesday to add two defendants to its case against the literary agent of author Clive Cussler. Read more
 

Friday, January 18, 2008

Nintendo gets high score in ‘07 game console battle

Business | January 18, 2008
Nintendo Co. Read more
 
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