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Media Digest 8/30/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
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Reuters: Cybercrime is spreading fast on Facebook.
Reuters: GM will seek to sell most of its assets to a new company.
Reuters: Madoff got 150 years in prison.
Reuters: AIG (AIG) shareholders will elect new directors.
Reuters: GM is close to a deal to sell Opel.
Reuters: A jury returned a $1.7 billion drug verdict against Abbot (ABT).
Reuters: A judge delayed a bail decision about Allen Stanford.
Reuters: The VIX is the lowest it has been since the Lehman bankruptcy.
WSJ: Wall St. will have its best quarter since the financial crisis began.
WSJ: The EU is seeking a number of reforms in China.
WSJ: Apple’s (AAPL) Steve Jobs is back at work.
WSJ: The US is waging a financial war against North Korea.
WSJ: A jury said Abbott (ABT) must pay a $1.7 billion patent award to J&J (JNJ).
WSJ: Hyundai will offer car buyer $1.49 gas if they buy before August 31.
WSJ: The US is objecting to an alliance between Continental (CAL) and United (UAUA).
WSJ: Carlyle raised $1 billion for an Asia fund.
WSJ: Hong Kong and Disney (DIS) reached an expansion deal.
WSJ: Broadcom (BRCM) lifted the price if would pay for Emulex.
WSJ: Ten states are trying to finish budgets before facing partial shutdowns of services.
WSJ: Large universities were bested in endowment growth by smaller ones who took more simple investment tacks.
WSJ: Asian borrowers are increasing fund raising while their markets are hot.
WSJ: China’s banks are making risky loans for infrastructure projects.
WSJ: Militants hit oil supplies in Nigeria again.
WSJ: State Street (STT) says the SEC may file charges against it.
WSJ: AIG (AIG) says it may have lost more money on its derivatives portfolio.
WSJ: The recovery may not be complete until banks clean up balance sheets.
WSJ: Stocks in Exxon (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) are being fueled by gains in crude.
WSJ: A court decision on DVRs will help Cablevision (CVC) and other cable companies.
WSJ: Analysts expect a car sales rebound in June.
WSJ: Sanofi faces problems on studies of its drug Lantus.
WSJ: McDonald’s (MCD) will expand in India.
WSJ: Dell (DELL) is working on a pocket web product.
WSJ: Comcast (CMCSA) will offer wireless cards.
WSJ: Biogen (BIIB) reported another sick patient for its MS drug.
WSJ: Amazon (AMZN) is dropping more affiliates to avoid state taxes.
NYT: The Supreme Court says states can investigate national banks for lending discrimination.
NYT: New airplanes will have airbags and seats less likely to rip loose.
NYT: GM is exiting a long-standing joint venture with Toyota (TM).
NYT: Levi’s is courting young buyers with a new message.
NYT: The IEA sees little growth in oil demand in the next few years.
FT: A deficit has forced California to issue IOUs.
FT: Rio Tinto (RTP) has threatened to sell metals onto the spot market.
Bloomberg: Treasuries are headed for their biggest quarterly loss in three decades.
Bloomberg: Xstrada’s $40 billion bid for Anglo American may restart the M&A market.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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