Media Digest 5/19/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Investing

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: May 19, 2009 2:53 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 1:22 am

Reuters: Twitter will release business tools in an attempt to make money.

Reuters: A GM (GM) bankruptcy is seen as nearly inevitable.

Reuters: American Express (AXP) will cut 4,000 jobs.

Reuters: Obama will unveil aggressive car fuel standards.

Reuters: Madoff trustee sues Fairfield Group for $3.5 billion

Reuters: Mail blue collar workers are losing ground in employment and compensation.

Reuters: US home-builder sentiment rose to an eight month high.

Reuters: AMD (AMD) sees a profit by the end of the year.

Reuters: Sony Ericsson wants to raise $135 million.

Reuters: Agricultural leaders see free trade as a buffer against recession.

Reuters: Some big banks will apply to repay TARP funds.

WSJ: Nine hundreds small and medium sized banks face $100 billion in losses from real estate.

WSJ: Blackrock (BX) has been approved to buy toxic bank assets with access to public money.

WSJ: Farms are starting to feel the credit pinch.

WSJ: Google (GOOG) is starting to sift through data to tell who may quit the firm.

WSJ: Small firms are waiting for the credit thaw.

WSJ: Credit card firms are preparing for new government regulations.

WSJ: A decline in the cost of drilling is helping energy firms with shrinking margins.

WSJ: Canadian banks have an eye on US lenders.

WSJ: Vodaphone’s (VOD) net dropped on write-downs.

WSJ: An alternative to energy chips may be available.

WSJ: New taxes loom to pay for an overhaul of healthcare.

WSJ: HP’s (HPQ) printing business may turn in bad results.

WSJ: Oil moves toward $60 and OPEC cuts are unlikely.

WSJ: Hedge funds at cutting fees to get new money.

WSJ: US states are joining suits over a potential Wyeth (WYE) fraud.

WSJ: The new Toyota (TM) Prius will fight for market share against the Honda (HMC) Insight.

WSJ: Chrysler is extending buyout offers to employees.

WSJ: HP and Dell (DELL) are struggling to show they can make profits in a tough environment.

WSJ: Kirkorian’s share in MGM (MGM) is dropping.

NYT: Cerdit card companies will turn to their best customers to make more money.

NYT: Home Depot (HD) is preparing for continuing weakness among its customers.

NYT: The amount that the government gets for warrants from TARP investment will determine who taxpayers will do

NYT: Starbucks (SBUX) expects it message to spread through social networks.

FT: Lehman is seeking a probe into assets sold to Barclays (BCS).

FT: Vodafone will speed up cost cuts.

FT: Companies face higher hedging costs for fuel.

FT: China and Brazil may replace the dollar and use their own currencies for trade.

Bloomberg: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) is cutting back its stock repurchases to save cash.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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