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Previous: January 1, 2009

Thursday 01.08.2009

• Sam's Club, Sac State hit with air pollution fine
• State Fund names VP of government affairs
• Target, Wal-Mart, other retailers report weak holiday sales
• Wells Fargo taps two Wachovia execs
• Fannie, Freddie foreclosure pause extended
• Endwave lowers Q4 revenue guidance
• Private equity fundraising stalls in Q4
• Macy's to close 11 stores nationwide

Wednesday 01.07.2009

• Cosumnes River College president leaves
• Kevin McClatchy leaves Pittsburgh Pirates
• Private sector sheds 693,000 jobs
• Travel commission looks East for China marketing
• Report: Sacramento economy to struggle until at least 2010
• McClatchy names Modesto Bee publisher
• U.S. franchises may lose 10,000 locations
• Ailing economy hurts hospitals, patients
• Report: Online job postings tumble
• Arcadia licenses herbicide-tolerant wheat technology
• State employees union offers budget options
• Survey: Job hunt is on in 2009
• US Airways considers more route cuts
• Survey: Most think their jobs won't be cut
• Intel lowers outlook, sales drop 23 percent

Tuesday 01.06.2009

• Former UC Davis employee sentenced for theft
• Cache Creek expansion hung up on traffic
• H-P offers cash for old electronics
• Old is new again for River Cats
• S.F. Fed names chairman and deputy chairman
• National Association of Realtors pending sales index drops
• Blue Shield settles with Insurance Department
• Solar Power Inc. makes European deal
• Wells Fargo buys loans and leases from GE
• Growth in health care spending slows
• Cigna cutting 1,100 jobs

Monday 01.05.2009

• New U.S. Attorney sworn in
• City lays off eight development services workers
• Report: Meg Whitman quits boards, may run for governor
• Report: Tough commercial real estate market will linger
• AG Brown settles with H&R Block
• Courson picked to lead Mortgage Bankers Association
• Arden Arcade group wants out of general plan
• Solar Power Inc. makes supply deal
• VC-backed IPOs hit 30-year low in 2008
• Intel, Adobe to bring Flash to TV
• American, United sue FAA
• Apple's Jobs says he has hormonal imbalance

Friday 01.02.2009

• Chiang suffered mild heart attack
• Drexel University's Sacramento center to open Monday
• FDIC finds buyer for IndyMac
• Sacramento Association of Realtors names new president
• Dow and Nasdaq up while Apple, AMD, other tech stocks gain ground
• AARP: Economic stress causing health problems
• Online holiday sales worst since '01, eBay gets most visitors
• Regional Transit raises fares
• Time Warner, Viacom reach New Year’s deal
• Venture liquidity hit 5-year low in 2008
• Report: Some IPOs may surprise in 2009
• Manufacturing falls to 28-year low
• Wells, BofA complete big acquisitions

Wednesday 12.31.2008

• Schwarzenegger unveils new budget plan
• Wells-Wachovia deal expected to close
• Sacramento in Top 10 for deadly New Year's driving
• Macy's customers might be overcharged
• SEC: Keep mark to market accounting rules
• Survey: 20% of Sacramento companies plan layoffs in 2009
• McClatchy delays $190M land sale
• Cosmopolitan wins VIBE Award
• SEC changes oil, gas reporting rules

Tuesday 12.30.2008

• Wells Fargo cuts jobs as merger nears
• Apple shares dip on Jobs' health rumor
• AMD reports more job cuts, higher restructuring costs
• Consumer confidence at all-time low
• Feds give GMAC $5B lifeline
• Report: $14B IndyMac sale could come by Wednesday
• IRS helps speed up home sales
• Delta completes sale of 18.2M shares
• Borders to close Natomas store

Monday 12.29.2008

• State Controller Chiang hospitalized
• Fast-food giant launches fitness initiative
• Appraiser groups favor new conduct code
• CalPERS aims to 'clarify performance objectives' of money managers
• Freddie Mac names chief credit officer
• UC Davis shares $5M eye research grant
• Analyst: Chance of bankruptcy increases for Charter
• FDIC issues tough order against Community Bank of San Joaquin
• Report: Music companies mull YouTube rival
• AT&T to offer $99 iPhone
• Report: Lehman filing cost creditors $75B

Sunday 12.28.2008

• FMC buys 45 percent stake in Schilling

Friday 12.26.2008

• UC Davis researchers take aim at kidney cancer
• Crude prices increase, pump prices follow
• Holiday sales tumble
• Subprime losses deepen
• Early buy-in for Medicare would lower costs
• McClatchy stock on a wild ride
• Report: CEO compensation will change
• Wal-Mart to start selling iPhones

Wednesday 12.24.2008

• Online holiday spending is down
• Report: FDIC near deal to sale of IndyMac assets
• FirstGold Corp. defaults on $12M note
• Mortgage applications up 48 percent as interest rates dip
• Obama cabinet short on business experience
• Coke scolded over labeling of Diet Coke Plus
• Wal-Mart settlements to hurt Q4 profits
• iPod is top seller for holidays
• Claims against WaMu now total $7.8B
• Survey: Tech companies freezing salaries, hiring in 2009
• Personal spending falls 0.6% in November
• Verizon awarded $33M in 'cybersquatting' case

Tuesday 12.23.2008

• Starbucks might cut 401(k) matching contributions: Report
• McClatchy stock price plunges further
• California home sales up 83.2%, median price drops 41.8%
• Wells elects four Wachovia directors
• Anonymous donor gives $500,000 to aid local homeless families
• Smaller turnout expected for Indian gaming conference
• Poll: 25% of small businesses fear they won't survive
• Existing home sales plummet in November
• Reports: Fry's executive charged in alleged $65M fraud
• Retail federation proposes tax-free holidays
• Volcano strikes deal to buy medical imaging component maker
• UnitedHealth settles with SEC over stock scandal
• Audit numbers fall as IRS shifts focus to stimulus checks
• Southwest moves closer to Canada flights
• Wachovia shareholders OK Wells deal
• U.S. economy shrank by 0.5% in third quarter

Monday 12.22.2008

• PRIDE lands Cape Canaveral contract
• California controller says state’s running out of cash
• McClatchy shares close below $1
• UC medical center nurses support strike
• Grant High parade to run through downtown Tuesday
• Skanska, subcontractors donate $15,000 in toys
• River Cats' manager moves up to the A's
• UC Davis apartment survey shows rise in vacancy, rental rates
• Report: More Californians sign up for public assistance
• Sacramento named fifth-worst real estate market for 2009
• Sacramento Philhamonic offers half-off promotion
• Report: Price at the pump dips lower
• AAA: Fewer holiday travelers
• KB Toys starts going-out-of-business sale
• Sacramento County supervisors approve GenCorp environmental documents
• Team Women adds second Lincoln chapter
• Survey: Layoffs leading to IT theft
• Toyota expects fiscal operating loss
• Online spending heavy but misses holiday mark
• Vornado Realty Trust, other developers seek bailout