Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/19/2010) (AIG)(AMR)

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Updated throughout the day.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) will delay its bonus announcement for UK workers until next week.  (Reuters).

AMR (NYSE:AMR) will seek carrier partners in China if its proposed investment in JAL is turned down as expected.  (CNBC)

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) may use its XBox as a device to stream movies and TV, by-passing cable distribution. (NYTimes)

Posco of South Korea says that Warren Buffett would like to take a larger share of its stock  (Reuters)

Spyker Cars says it is still in talks to buy Saab from GM. (Bloomberg)

AIG (NYSE:AIG) is considering ways to repay bonuses to workers who had incentive deals with the firm (various)

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