Media Digest 9/15/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: September 15, 2009 4:04 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 1:28 am

newspaper Reuters: China say data show the US tire tariffs are unfair.

Reuters: A Fed policy debate has begun now that the recession is over.

Reuters: The world’s wealth is down 11% and the number of millionaires has fallen

Reuters: A pact between Bank of America (BAC) and the SEC was killed in court.

Reuters: The US is considering selling some of its Citigroup (C) shares.

Reuters: Airline rivals are vying for an investment in Japan Air to get access to its Asia routes.

Reuters: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has launched a line of ultra-thin notebooks.

Reuters: Obama asked Wall St. to support regulatory reforms.

WSJ: The US govt intervention in the housing market is the only reason it is functioning at all ,making an exit hard.

WSJ: Toys R Us is setting up 350 stores that will only be open during heavy shopping periods.

WSJ: Chrysler sales are expected to fall sharply this fall.

WSJ: Intel (INTC) set up a race for the job as the firm’s next CEO.

WSJ: A new reports shows protectionist measures are rising.

WSJ: Ely Lilly (LLY) will cut jobs as an important patent expires.

WSJ: Microsoft’s (MSFT) Silverlight has closed the gap with rival Adobe (ADBE) Flash.

WSJ: Beijing Automotive is seeking strategic alliances with car companies outside of China.

WSJ: Intuit (INTU) bought personal software firm Mint for $170 million.

WSJ: AIG’s (AIG) airplane finance business is in trouble.

WSJ: Many of the world’s largest banks urged the G-20 to keep up stimulus efforts.

WSJ: The UK and Belgium are worried that the Opel sale will mean closings of their auto plants.

WSJ: NEC, Casio, and Hitachi will merge their handset operations.

WSJ: Yahoo! (YHOO) will sell part of its stake in Alibaba.

NYT: Obama’s chance to reform Wall St. is fading.

NYT: Labor cheered the tire tariffs.

NYT: Google (GOOG) released a new news reading service.

NYT: Japan is struggling to balance growth and job stability.

NYT: Dubai’s investment arm is in trouble and has laid off staff.

NYT: Economists told the president of France that GDP is not a complete measure of economic health.

FT: GE (GE) is bolstering its wind power operations.

FT: Siemen’s (SI) is trying to change its image in the US by making it more of a local company.

Bloomberg: The banking industry in Eastern Europe could hurt the recovery in the region.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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