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Media Digest 9/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
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Reuters: The competition to dominate the green car market is increasing.
Reuters: Obama will pressure the G20 on Wall St. reform.
Reuters: Oracle (ORCL) earnings missed targets.
Reuters: Opel’s sales shows power is shifting to car suppliers
Reuters: Skype’s founders sued eBay (EBAY) over patent infringement.
Reuters: Twitter raised money at a $1 billion valuation.
Reuters: Cuomo subpoenaed five Bank of America (BAC) directors.
Reuters: Krugman says US unemployment will not peak until 2011.
WSJ: Regulators of large bond buyers are considering cutting ratings agencies which are the leading researchers of risk.
WSJ: Toyota (TM) is preparing a billion dollar marketing blitz to help US sales.
WSJ: KKR will invest in Kodak (EK).
WSJ: Dell (DELL) agreed to pay $4 million to settle charges in New York.
WSJ: Google (GOOG) bought a book scanning start-up.
WSJ: A new Senate health care bill has set up a showdown on the issue.
WSJ: Consumer prices rose in August.
WSJ: Many cost savings for health care will not appear for years under most proposals for reform.
WSJ: GE’s (GE) stock is up 15% over the last three days.
WSJ: Barclays (BCS) is cutting its risks, which could hurt its returns.
WSJ: Citigroup (C) plans to cut its stake in Smith Barney.
WSJ: The FDIC will sell $1.3 billion of loans.
WSJ: Cadbury says that it will do very well as an independent company.
WSJ: Rolls Royce unveiled an economy car.
WSJ: Anadarko made a huge oil find.
WSJ: Chrysler will set it plan for five year sales and financial targets.
NYT: The US will end its oil royalty program after a scandal.
NYT: Private insurers are pleased at the lack of a public option in legislation to reform healthcare.
NYT: Barclays (BCS) will sell $12.3 billion in illiquid assets.
NYT: The OECD says high joblessness could last for years.
FT: The Fed is focusing on bank property exposure.
FT: The G20 will seek to improve global trade imbalances.
FT: Venezuela signed a $16 billion deal with China to increase oil output in the South American nation.
Bloomberg: A poll shows consumers will limit spending based on concerns about the economy.
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