Business - Los Angeles Times - 2010-03-13 01:22:03.
Take your royalty checks, SoundExchange begs
Money is piling up from digital music streams, and the nonprofit has to track down artists who don't know. Then it has to convince them it's not a scam.
When John Boydston got an e-mail from SoundExchange saying he had several thousand dollars in unclaimed royalties, he did what most sensible people would do. He ignored it.
Business - Los Angeles Times - 2010-03-13 01:22:03.
Trade numbers climb sharply at Southland ports
The growth in February lends strength to the arguments of some experts who believe that a stronger-than-anticipated recovery may be underway.
Trade numbers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation's busiest seaport complex, rose sharply in February compared with the same month last year, lending strength to the arguments of some experts who believe that a stronger-than-anticipated recovery may be underway.
Business - Los Angeles Times.
Plenty of new airports but few passengers in China
A construction spree brings flight service to some unlikely locales, and a hoped-for spurt in air traffic fails to materialize.
It's less than two hours before boarding time but most of the staff of Libo Airport are walking off their dinner of spicy dog meat with an evening stroll around the parking lot.
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Toyota aims for a surge in sales
The troubled automaker hopes to draw buyers this weekend with the help of an advertising blitz and big incentives.
Toyota dealers are gearing up for something they haven't seen in a while: a crowded showroom.
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L.A. becomes a test case in battle to undo interest rate swap deals
Its agreement with two banks, which used to pay off for the city, is now costing it money. But whatever happened to honoring the sanctity of a contract?
"I can pay. I just don't want to." That's the unapologetic position of the "walkaways" -- homeowners who have no equity in their houses and who no longer see the point of paying their mortgages, even though they're financially fully capable of doing so.
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LAX to get more full-body screening machines
The controversial imaging units will be added to the three existing ones at Los Angeles International Airport. San Jose and San Diego airports also will receive devices in the next two weeks.
Californians, get ready for your close-up.
