Media Digest 7/28/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: July 28, 2009 3:49 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 1:25 am

newspaper Reuters: The recession has badly hurt investments in green technologies.

Reuters: Obama called for deeper China ties with the US.

Reuters: BP’s (BP) profits fell sharply.

Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) will cut 10% of its branches

Reuters: The CFTC blamed speculators for swings in oil prices

Reuters: Chiefs of US housing agencies will push lenders harder for aid to homeowners.

Reuters: A new derivatives bill is meant to cut speculation in those markets.

Reuters: US home sales rose sharply in June.

WSJ: The US efforts to modify mortgages to address the foreclosure crisis is not working.

WSJ: The SEC issued rules to ban naked short selling.

WSJ: A “cash for clunkers” rebate program is bring in car buyers.

WSJ: Delphi’s lenders are about to take over the firm.

WSJ: Canon’s profits fell sharply.

WSJ: CEO Pandit said Citigroup (C) will maintain a strong presence in Asia.

WSJ: Start-ups are sharing space to save costs.

WSJ: Verizon (VZ) will cut 8,000 more jobs.

WSJ: Google (GOOG) is working on technology to target TV ads and their content.

WSJ: Time Warner (TWX) bought out Google’s (GOOG) stake in AOL.

WSJ: The head of the Philadelphia Fed expressed concerns about an expanded role for the central bank.

WSJ: GE’s (GE) financial arm is benefiting from government support but investors are concerned about the effects.

WSJ: Unemployment may play a big role in the timing of the recovery.

WSJ: Property stocks are outpacing the rise in Chinese markets causing concern.

WSJ: Aetna (AET) dropped its outlook.

WSJ: Amgen (AMGN) upped it outlook.

NYT: Business class fares have dropped sharply.

NYT: Tech firms are recovering, especially in Asia but the US market is lagging.

FT: China warned banks over an asset bubble.

FT: Apple (AAPL) will launch a tablet PC before the end of the year.

Bloomberg: Toyota (TM) and Nissan cut production last month due to a weak US market.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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