Business Update with Mark Lacter
By KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio
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Podcast Description
Once a week, business analyst Mark Lacter joins KPCC for a look at economic issues in Southern California.
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California's unemployment numbers have different meanings | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter explains what the latest unemployment numbers mean for Californians. | Free | View In iTunes |
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California's $16 billion problem | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter sounds like a broken record when it comes to California's finances. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Herbalife CEO rakes in the cash during 2011 | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter tells us an executive from LA had a very lucrative year. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Competition in the sluggish U.S. housing market | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter explains why the weak housing market has a competitive side. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cuts to L.A. Superior Court; April income taxes help California's financial situation | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter says it may be tough to get quick service at L.A. Superior Court. He also explains why income taxes are particularly helping California during April. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Consumers increase spending in U.S.; taxes in California | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter says consumers in the U.S. are spending more money. He also discusses taxes in California. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Possibility of L.A. bankruptcy; gas prices continue to fall in Southland | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter says the city of Los Angeles probably won't be going bankrupt. He also explains the recent drop in gasoline prices. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Financial details about the Dodgers' sale; latest on potential football stadium in downtown LA | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter says we may not find out everything about the Dodgers' sale. He also tells us that AEG is not only looking to build a football stadium in downtown LA - it may even try to buy a team. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Future gas prices; Start-up businesses in LA and Orange County | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter describes the factors that go into the cost of gasoline. He also explains why there are plenty of start-up businesses in the Southland, despite high unemployment. | Free | View In iTunes |
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LA still lags rest of nation in job creation | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter explains why the Southland continues to trail the nation when it comes to creating jobs. | Free | View In iTunes |
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The entertainment industry and the economy | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter discusses how the entertainment industry's been doing in the Southland lately. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Los Angeles economy; Stockton bankruptcy | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter talks about how Los Angeles is doing as the economy slowly recovers; he also talks about how the city of Stockton could face bankruptcy soon. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mortgage settlement | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter talks about how the mortgage settlement will help out the housing market in California. | Free | View In iTunes |
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L.A. Times; gas prices | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter talks about whether the Los Angeles Times decision to charge customers will work; he also talks about whether drivers should worry about gas prices that continue to hike up. | Free | View In iTunes |
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Presidential fundraising; Rich Californians | KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter talks about presidential fundraising in the Southland; he also talks about how there's lot more resting on rich Californians than politics these days. | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 15 Episodes |






