Funny Business
- Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 3:13 PM ETBy: Jane WellsHell hath no fury like a video game programmer scorned. Last week, Electronic Arts shut down its LA-based Pandemic Studios, which it bought two years ago as part of an acquisition that cost $775 million in cash and stock, a record at the time, according to the Los Angeles Times. » Read more
- Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 1:08 PM ETBy: Jane WellsThe singers at VERSUS, known for their parodies, are out with their first holiday carol spoof. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot More Riskless," is sung to the tune of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas". » Read more
- Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 10:25 AM ETBy: Jane Wells
Clawing one's way to the top of the topless biz isn't for the faint of heart. "Topless Prophet" details the ups (sex) and downs (being shot at) of trying to revolutionize the strip club business. » Read more - Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009 2:57 PM ETBy: Jane Wells
Last night I shopped for Thanksgiving at Vons, owned by Safeway spacer, and bought everything, including a 14-pound turkey, for the lowest price I've ever paid: $32. » Read more - Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009 11:24 AM ETBy: Jane Wells
I'm woefully behind on reader emails, and there have been so many good ones, as usual. I'm going to divide them up in a few posts over the next couple of days. » Read more - Monday, 23 Nov 2009 2:08 PM ETBy: Jane Wells
USC is the largest private employer in Los Angeles, with an endowment worth $4 billion. You'd think being "Top Trojan" would be a plum job. So why is USC taking out half-page ads in the Wall Street Journal? » Read more - Monday, 23 Nov 2009 11:17 AM ETBy: Jane Wells
The Cognito PR group has done it again. Last year, to add a little levity to the miserable doldrums of Wall Street, Cognito came up with some special cocktails for its holiday party with names like the CosmoPaulson and the TARPatini. » Read more - Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 10:55 PM ETBy: Jane Wells
In what may be the nastiest spat since the days when Vegas handled disputes outside of court—if you get my meaning—Watanabe has filed a lawsuit accusing Hurrah's of plying him with alcohol and prescription drugs in an attempt to keep him gambling. In the end, he says he lost more than $100 million. » Read more
ABOUT FUNNY BUSINESS
If it was up to Jane Wells, she’d spend her entire day combing Mother Earth for stories and observations just for this blog. She has more fun writing Funny Business than anything else she does... professionally, that is. Funny business is whatever Jane considers hilarious, strange, fishy, or ridiculous, which pretty much covers everything on Wall Street. It is her hope this blog makes you smile, even when the news is grim. After all, it's only money.
BIO
Jane Wells is currently a CNBC business news reporter, based in Los Angeles, covering the defense and technology industries and writes the CNBC.com blog Funny Business. Wells joined CNBC in 1996, providing special coverage of the O.J. Simpson civil case. Read her full bio here.
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