PennyMac income down 50 percent from previous quarter

Westlake Village-based PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust reported on Nov. 2 a net investment income of $75.8 million and a net income attributable to common shareholders of $13.3 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, down 50 percent from the previous quarter. Diluted earnings per common share were 20 cents, a decrease of 49 percent from Read More →
Thornberg: Slower growing economy doesn’t mean recession near

The eight-year trend of economic growth in California and the Central Coast does not necessarily mean a recession is coming, according to economists who spoke at the Central Coast Economic Forecast on Nov. 3 in San Luis Obispo. A common belief is that the economy has a life cycle that inevitably switches back and forth Read More →
Deckers counters activist investor in letter to shareholders

Deckers Brands’ board of directors released a letter to shareholders, highlighting improvements to its costs, sales and stock performance and urging shareholders to vote for its nominees over those of activist investor Marcato Capital Management. In the Nov. 2 letter, the Goleta-based footwear and apparel company said it had made headway toward its $100 million Read More →
Amgen launches second trial for Alzheimer’s product

Amgen and Novartis launched a second trial for a product intended to delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, in partnership with the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. The biotech giant based in Thousand Oaks had previously collaborated on the first study in the Alzhiemer’s Prevention Initiative Generation program, which enrolled participants who had two copies of the apolipoprotein Read More →
Yardi acquires coworking platform Wun Systems

Goleta real estate management company Yardi Systems announced that it has acquired Wun Systems, a coworking and workspace management platform based in Los Angeles. Wun provides software, hardware and support services for more than 80,000 members, the two companies said in a news release Nov. 1. Its management, engineering and programming team will operate out Read More →