Media Digest 6/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: June 18, 2009 3:07 am

Last Updated: March 11, 2020 8:19 am

Reuters: Obama proposed sweeping reform for financial industry.

Reuters: A number of large banks repaid TARP. (JPM)(GS)(BBT)(COP)(STT)(AXP)(USB)

Reuters: Consumer prices show inflation is in check.

Reuters: China could still be a big buyer of US debt.

Reuters: NYSE will create a derivatives clearing house.

Reuters: Chrysler will start production at seven plants.

Reuters: Rising interest rates hurt demand for US mortgages.

Reuters: US arms sales should top $40 billion in 2009.

WSJ: A poll shows the the US public is concerned about the deficit and federal economic intervention.

WSJ: Microsoft (MSFT) and Google (GOOG) are in a dispute over how their desktop apps work together.

WSJ: The EU plan for a market watch dog troubles the UK.

WSJ: Morgan Stanley (MS) says that Deutsche Bank (DB) will run the AIA IPO.

WSJ: Eddie Bauer filed for bankruptcy.

WSJ: The House approve a bill to give the FDA more power to regulate contaminated food.

WSJ: Fedax (FDX) offered hope among its grim results.

WSJ: “Environmental exchange BlueNext, Europe’s largest spot market for carbon credits, is partnering with a Chinese exchange.”

WSJ: Intel (INTC) revamped its product lines and dropped Centrino.

WSJ: Microsoft’s (MSFT) Bing is still gaining market share.

WSJ: Rising diesel costs are hurting industry.

WSJ: Chapter 11 is emerging as the fasts way to break up and trade pieces of big companies.

WSJ: Regulators will have to be better at tracing leverage.

WSJ: China’s CIC is building staff around the world.

WSJ: E*Trade (ETFC) got more support from Citadel.

WSJ: Obama’s financial reforms could be bad for GE’s (GE) money arm.

WSJ: Cablevision (CVC) shares are rising despite key ownership by the Dolan family.

WSJ: Google (GOOG) is looking for ways to keep its big ideas as staff leaves.

WSJ: Medtronic (MDT) paid a doctor accused of falsifying data.

WSJ: Watson (WPI) will buy Arrow Group for $1.75 billion in a consolidation move in the generics industry.

WSJ: BAT is tapping the growing Indonesian market.

WSJ: SLM (SLM) got a deal with the government to service student loans.

WSJ: United (UAUA) sees traffic falling sharply.

WSJ: The BHP Billiton (BHP) deal with Rio Tinto (RTP) is gaining more support.

WSJ: Boeing (BA) picked up some small but important business at the Paris Air Show.

WSJ: A builder sued Marriottt (MAR) over costs.

WSJ: Amazon (AMZN) bought software company SnapTel.

WSJ: AT&T (T) altered its Apple (AAPL) iPhone subscriptions policies.

WSJ: NBC (GE) will use Microsoft’s (MSFT) ad management software.

NYT: Lawmakers are troubled by the expanded reach of the Fed.

NYT: Banks may fight an agency being formed for consumer protection.

NYT: The financial overhaul will not hurt S&P (MHP).

NYT: S&P cut credit ratings on 22 banks.

FT: AIG (AIG) picked Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank for its Asia IPO.

FT: A Bain Capital partner may work with Boston Globe (NYT) workers to buy the paper.

Bloomberg. The World Bank raised its China growth forecast to 7.2%.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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