Old Vegas Gives Way Again
Business |
January 5, 2006
Like the Dunes and Desert Inn before it, the venerable Stardust
hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip is heading for the wrecking ball. Read more
Articles by James F. Peltz
930 articles since 1997
Decline of the In-Flight Meal Leaves Airline Caterers Hungry
Business |
January 2, 2006
Getting a free meal at 30,000 feet, in coach class at least, is going
the way of the biplane. Read more
Ralphs Indicted in Hiring Dispute
Business |
December 16, 2005
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted the Ralphs grocery chain
Thursday, alleging that store managers violated federal laws by
secretly rehiring nearly 1,000 locked-out workers during the bitter
Southern California supermarket labor dispute two years ago. Read more
Investor Provokes Newspaper Debate
Business |
December 4, 2005
Bruce Sherman got his first taste of investing in the 1960s after his
father gave him 10 shares of Polaroid Corp. Read more
Appeals Court Allows Grocery Suit to Proceed
Business |
December 1, 2005
A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that a financial mutual-aid pact
among the three grocery chains involved in the Southern and Central
California labor dispute last year could be challenged on antitrust
grounds, a spokesman for state Atty. Read more
Albertsons Profit Pounded by Hurricanes, Flat Sales
Business |
November 23, 2005
Albertsons Inc., which is on the auction block, said Tuesday that its
fiscal third-quarter profit tumbled 30% from a year earlier as the
grocery and drugstore giant grappled with flat sales, stiff
competition and disruptions from the Gulf Coast and Florida hurricanes. Read more
GM Closures to Hit 12 Plants, 30,000 Jobs
Business |
November 22, 2005
General Motors Corp., reeling from slumping sales, crushing costs and
massive losses, said Monday that it planned to close all or part of a
dozen facilities in the U.S. and Canada and eliminate 30,000
manufacturing jobs over the next three years. Read more
Hansen Gets a Big Boost From an Energy Drink
Business |
November 12, 2005
In the pumped-up market for energy drinks, a small Corona company has
created a monster. Read more
Albertsons May Find Itself Going to Pieces When Sold
Business |
November 7, 2005
The Southern California grocery industry, upended two years ago by a
bitter labor dispute, is poised for another round of shopper-rattling turmoil. Read more
