The top five financial truths in blockbuster Amgen-Onyx deal
Columns, OpinionFor sheer size and scale, Amgen’s $10.4 billion purchase of South San Francisco-based cancer drug maker Onyx Pharmaceuticals dwarfs any recent deal in the Tri-Counties. For size, let’s remember that Dole Food Co. is selling its entire self for about $1.3 billion and that Santa Barbara Bank & Trust parent Pacific Capital Bancorp, previously the Read More →
The Golden State needs to stop scaring away its manufacturers
Columns, OpinionWhat California doesn’t have is a government that provides a clear set of rules for manufacturers or a playing field that’s remotely level with other states.
Dubroff’s top 10 tips to Jeff Bezos for mastering media moguldom
Columns, OpinionMy first job in journalism was phoning in the Northwood High School basketball scores to the Washington Post, a task typically performed from a pay phone outside a fast food joint in Four Corners, Md. My pay was $4 per game, enough for a burger, fries and a shake. That was in the 1960s, and Read More →
With new leaders and branding, Port of Hueneme’s ship comes in
Columns, OpinionFor the past 20 years, the Port of Hueneme has been a place of big dreams and lowered expectations.
‘History and Hollywood’: Lincoln display sparks visitor surge at Reagan Library
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