PennyMac’s quarter to remember
With mortgage rates at record lows and the homebuying and refinancing markets booming, PennyMac Financial Services, a Westlake Village mortgage lender, and its real estate investment trust both reported strong financial results on Aug. 6. PennyMac Financial Services announced a net income of $352.7 million for the second quarter of 2020, or $4.39 per share, Read More →
Alaska Airlines to add Santa Barbara-San Diego daily flights
Alaska Airlines will fly direct daily from Santa Barbara to San Diego starting Nov. 20, Santa Barbara Airport announced Aug. 4. Alaska Airlines already offers daily service from Santa Barbara to Seattle and Portland. The new flight reduces travel between San Diego and Santa Barbara from a car trip that can take anywhere from four Read More →
Coalition set to unveil aerospace economic plan
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Amgen meets analyst estimates, but shares drop on Q2 earnings decline
Amgen’s revenues climbed 6 percent in the second quarter, to $6.2 billion, despite the COVID-19 pandemic limiting hospital and physician operations and putting a hitch in diagnosis and treatment for many patients. Amgen’s earnings, announced July 28, met average analyst estimates. However, a 17 percent overall decline in net income for the Thousand Oaks biotech Read More →
Oxnard’s Cure makes $20M buy of CBD firm
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American Riviera Bank earnings tick up in Q2
American Riviera Bank saw a slight rise in its unaudited net income in the second quarter, but the Santa Barbara-based bank is still facing a decreased net income for the year as it prepares for loan losses. The bank’s unaudited net income in the second quarter of 2020 was $1.56 million, up from $1.51 million Read More →
June unemployment drops in region, still historically high
Unemployment rates in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties all dropped in June, but all three remained in double digits, and worse than the nadir of the Great Recession a decade ago, according to data released July 17 by the California Employment Development Department. Ventura County’s unemployment rate was 12.6 percent in June, Read More →
