aggregated from: Money & Co.

Lehman warnings. There is mounting evidence that federal regulators ignored warnings about the accounting tricks at Lehman Brothers, which were detailed in a recent report about the bankrupt investment bank. The Financial Times is reporting that Merr...

aggregated from: LA Now Blog

Hundreds of California street, bikeway, traffic signal and other local transportation projects partly funded with federal stimulus money have been compiled in a new list released by the state. Want to know what projects are being funded near you? En...

topics: beach, covina, economy, hermosa-beach, investment

aggregated from: LA Now Blog

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's appointees at the Department of Water and Power took the first step Thursday toward imposing electric rate increases of up to 28%, despite complaints from neighborhood activists and business groups.On a 4-0 vo...

topics: antonio-villaraigosa, budget, business, city-council, dennis-zine

aggregated from: LAist

Photo by GarySe7en via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Although California Senator Dianne Feinstein earlier this week admitted she was not familiar with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's 30/10 plan and that it could be a tough sell, today she gave her...

topics: antonio-villaraigosa, government, investment, los-angeles, mayor

aggregated from: Money & Co.

Real estate giant CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. wants to give its clients a piece of the sun.The Los Angeles-based company launched its CBRE Solar program Wednesday, offering services such as solar power purchase agreements, project development and man...

aggregated from: LA Now Blog

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to strip the treasurer of his investment powers over the county s more than $6-billion investment pool.The vote comes two weeks after Treasurer Chriss Street was ordered to pay $7 milli...

topics: election, investment, oc, orange-county

aggregated from: Money & Co.

With millions of aging baby boomers struggling to manage their retirement nest eggs, Wall Street thinks it sees a genuine growth business in investment advisory firm Financial Engines Inc.: The company's initial public stock offering soared on its fi...

topics: business, investment

aggregated from: Money & Co.

A bipartisan coalition of 29 governors is pushing to solidify a national standard for renewable power to boost green job creation, environmentally friendly economic development and energy independence.In a report delivered Tuesday to President Obam...

topics: alternative-energy, business, investment, tax, technology

aggregated from: Money & Co.

Steady as it goes, Federal Reserve policymakers declared in their post-meeting statement Tuesday: They left their benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged in the range of zero to 0.25% and once again pledged to keep it low for an extended peri...

topics: economy, investment, unemployment

aggregated from: Money & Co.

The Chinese government has helped turn the country into an alternative energy powerhouse using a slew of policies that support domestic renewable fuel industries, according to a study released Monday.A sweeping mix of preferential financing, rebates,...

topics: alternative-energy, investment, tax, technology