Media Digest 7/30/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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Published: July 30, 2009 3:59 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 1:26 am

newspaper Reuters: Unemployment is causing further stress in the housing market.

Reuters: The Microsoft (MSFT) deal with Yahoo! (YHOO) may have challenges with regulators.

Reuters: Sony (SNE) lost money on weakness in its TV business.

Reuters: The Senate is looking the roles at Goldman Sachs (GS) and Deutsche Bank (DB) may have played in last year’s meltdown in mortgage markets.

Reuters: The Apple (AAPL) Mac may have a flaw that allows hackers to scramble data.

Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell profits fell 70%.

Reuters: Visa (V) earnings were strong.

Reuters: China plans to use market tools to regulate credit.

Reuters: BA is seeking to delay payments to Boeing (BA).

Reuters: Cablevision (CVC) will spin off its Madison Square Garden assets.

WSJ: Microsoft’s (MSFT) deal with Yahoo! (YHOO) may help Redmond turn the company around.

WSJ: Support for the Obama health care plan is slipping.

WSJ: The Fed Beige Book shows the recession easing.

WSJ: Falling tax revenues are forcing states to make more cuts.

WSJ: Spint’s (S) earnings show that its problems are continuing.

WSJ: IBM (IBM) is looking to government sales for growth.

WSJ: NYSE (NYX) is setting up a fast trading hub in New Jersey.

WSJ: Shipping numbers out of China will show if its economy is in trouble.

WSJ: A sales of Treasury debt met soft demand.

WSJ: A squeeze on fees is hurting hedge funds.

WSJ: GM has no interest in buying back Opel.

WSJ: Porsche is close to selling to VW.

WSJ: Chip makers see a steadier market.

NYT: Mortgage companies collect lucrative fees on delinquent loans.

NYT: A trustee sued Ruth Madoff for $44 million.

NYT: Ford (F) is trying to improve its sales with the new Taurus.

NYT: An efficiency drive could cut energy consumption by 23% by 2020.

NYT: Airlines are interacting with passengers on social media sites.

FT: The comptroller of the currency rejected the Obama plan to give states more power to regulate bank fair treatment of customers.

FT: Fears of a Chinese market bubble are increasing due to huge amounts of money going into IPOs.

FT: The ECB is seeing a turning point in lending conditions.

Bloomberg: Obama sees an end to the recession soon.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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