http://losangeles.bizjournals.com/losangeles/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss Los Angeles Business from bizjournals : breaking news from Los Angeles http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily33.html?ana=from_rss Guess? Inc. recorded both record earnings and revenues in the third quarter, the company reported Thursday after the market closed. (GES) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:13:51 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily32.html?ana=from_rss The number of hospital stays for on-the-job injuries in California declined sharply between 2002 and 2006 — at the same time the state's workers' compensation system was reformed and the overall number of reported work injuries shrunk, a new report has found. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:30 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily31.html?ana=from_rss MGA Entertainment Inc. has been ordered to stop manufacturing and selling its Bratz dolls and has banned the company from using the Bratz name, as a judge ruled that the dolls infringe on patents held by Mattel Inc. (MAT) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:37:49 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily28.html?ana=from_rss Countrywide Financial Corp. has agreed to issue $11.5 million in cash refunds to 4,800 borrowers as part of a settlement with the N.C. Office of the Commissioner of Banks. (BAC) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:54:39 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily30.html?ana=from_rss Viacom Inc. is cutting 850 jobs, or about 7 percent of its work force, and freezing senior management salary raises in 2009 as part of an effort to "better align its organization and overall cost structure." (VIA) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:53:42 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily29.html?ana=from_rss Three local retailers -- Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., The Wet Seal Inc. and Hot Topic Inc. -- reported a mixed bag of results for November sales. (PSUN) (WTSLA) (HOTT) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:53:00 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily26.html?ana=from_rss The Los Angeles Lakers ranked second on Forbes magazine's annual breakdown of the value of National Basketball Association franchises, with the Los Angeles Clippers coming in at 25. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:20:12 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily24.html?ana=from_rss Sara Lee Corp. has agreed to sell its direct-store delivery foodservice coffee business to Farmer Bros. Co. for $45 million. (FARM) (SLE) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:45:34 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily25.html?ana=from_rss Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. said Thursday it plans to eliminate 12,000 jobs, or approximately 4 percent of its total work force. (T) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:33:28 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/01/daily23.html?ana=from_rss UAL Corp., the parent company of United Airlines, plans to lay off 1,190 workers in early 2009 as part of a previously announced plan to cut about 7,000 jobs, according to media reports. (UAUA) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:08:27 GMT