Work on movies drops 9% in the last 10 weeks, while TV shoots fall about 1%. Commercials are the one bright spot, rising 23%.Like the sputtering national economy, Los Angeles' movie and television production economy is sending out mixed signals.
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Sep 07, 2010
 Hassan Astani, who began the project in 2004, hopes to open the 30-story Concerto near Staples Center before he runs out of money. But a group of investors in charge of Astani's loan has other plans.The last decade's great condominium construction boom is over in downtown Los Angeles — with the exception of one battered builder still crawling toward the finish line.
Sep 07, 2010
Economists and business groups see President Obama's proposal as giving a modest boost to the economy, not as having the major effect that would come from ending the uncertainty about the soon-to-expire tax cuts.The business community likes President Obama's proposal to accelerate tax write-offs for companies buying equipment and other big-ticket items. But it is clamoring for more — extension of all of the soon-expiring Bush-era tax cuts.
Sep 07, 2010
The rate hikes for 38,000 individual policyholders will average 16%. Regulators are still reviewing Aetna's plan to increase its premiums an average of 19% for 65,000 policyholders.A California health insurer got the green light Tuesday to raise premiums an average of 16% for 38,000 policyholders who buy insurance on their own.
Sep 07, 2010
 HP's lawsuit says Mark V. Hurd could leak company secrets to Oracle and his employment there would violate noncompete clauses.Intensifying an increasingly bitter feud between two technology heavyweights, Hewlett-Packard Co. went to court Tuesday to try to prevent its former chief executive, Mark V. Hurd, from taking a top post with Silicon Valley rival Oracle Corp.
Sep 07, 2010
 The health insurer violated state law nearly 1 million times from 2006 to 2008 after it was bought by UnitedHealth Group, the Department of Insurance says. The fine, if there is one, is likely to be much less than the maximum allowed.California regulators are seeking fines of up to $9.9 billion from health insurer PacifiCare over allegations that it repeatedly mismanaged medical claims, lost thousands of patient documents, failed to pay doctors what they were owed and ignored calls to fix the problems.
Sep 07, 2010
The price jumps $8.10 to $1,257.90 an ounce, surpassing the previous record of $1,257.20 set June 18.Gold closed at a record high Tuesday as fears of new financial-system trouble in Europe triggered another flight to assets perceived to be safe.
Sep 07, 2010
The lucky few who are offered one of a Raleigh, N.C., store's 55 to 60 jobs will have to get through an online application, a phone interview, a two-hour group interview and as many as three more one-on-one meetings.— Getting hired at Raleigh's new Container Store takes a lot more than simply going online and filling out an application.
Sep 07, 2010
The company, which provides broadband Internet access to airline passengers, plans to expand its coverage to other regions of the world by leasing more satellite transponders.Row 44 Inc., which provides broadband Internet connections for airline passengers, plans to announce Wednesday that it has raised $37 million from investors, enabling the company to offer the service on international flights.
Sep 07, 2010
 Small Business Trends Small business is not for the faint of heart. And, while we’re on the subject, it’s not for those who want a predictable existence where everything stays the same. Making your small business work and then grow will require sharp thinking and decisive action. But most importantly, it will require a competitive edge. For any small business, survival will depend on going head to head with larger companies that are, in many cases, better financed and more experienced than youRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: The Competitive Edge |