Media Digest 9/11/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: September 11, 2009 3:54 am

Last Updated: March 11, 2020 8:28 am

Reuters: International bank regulators are looking at Brazil as a model.

Reuters: John Mack will step down at Morgan Stanley’s (MS) CEO.

Reuters: The SEC vowed reforms after its report on Madoff revealed mistakes.

Reuters: GM will sell control of Opel to Magna.

Reuters: Geithner said the need for government support of markets is ending.

Reuters: Studies show that one dose of H1N1 vaccine may be enough.

Reuters: Chinese economic data topped forecasts and officials said its stimulus program will stay in place.

Reuters: Endowments at Harvard and Yale suffered heavy losses.

Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) wants to end a loss-sharing agreement with the government.

Reuters: BHP Billiton (BHP) is bullish on it potash push.

Reuters: Motorola (MOT) released a new phone powered by Google (GOOG) software.

Reuters: Barrick Gold says it expects to raise $4 billion from a share offer.

WSJ: UBS (UBS) e-mails show worries about CDOs.

WSJ: The recession has increased poverty and cut family incomes.

WSJ: Bloomberg is considering a bid for BusinessWeek (MGP).

WSJ: P & G (PG) will cut prices on many of its products.

WSJ: Google is fighting criticism of its deal with book publishers.

WSJ: Expiring tax credits are helping home sales.

WSJ: Dividend payments and stock buybacks may not return for years.

WSJ: US debt sales continue to do well.

WSJ: The question is emerging about what Vivendi will do with its 20% interest in the NBCU unit of GE (GE).

WSJ: Apple (AAPL) approved the use of the RealNetworks (RNWK) music service for the iPhone.

NYT: Journalism Online, a service to help newspaper internet operations, says it has lots of interest.

NYT: Ford (F) will back a federal ban on texting while driving.

NYT: Some media companies and advertisers are looking at measurement data beyond Nielsen.

FT: China’s economic recovery is gaining pace.

FT: Japan’s economy expanded less than expected.

FT: China is opening the door to foreign listings on its exchanges.

Bloomberg: The Microsoft (MSFT) search deal with Yahoo! (YHOO) faces a lengthy review at Justice.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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