Media Digest (10/31/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: October 30, 2009 3:57 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 1:12 am

newspaper Reuters: The US economy is stable but risks remain according to Geithner.

Reuters: JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) raised concerns about Galleon in 2001.

Reuters: As many as five million Americans have been infected with H1N1.

Reuters: Sony (NYSE:SNE) posted a fourth straight quarterly loss.

Reuters: CIT (NYSE:CIT) is seen filing for bankrupcy soon.

Reuters: A House committee has approved a consumer advocacy agency.

WSJ: Consumer spending is unlikely to keep the pace of Q3.

WSJ: Samsung’s profit more than tripled.

WSJ: The House healthcare bill will be tough on drugmakers’ financials.

WSJ: A book price war including Amazon (NYSE:AMZN) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has caused the companies to limit the copies they sell to keep small booksellers from taking advantage of the prices.

WSJ: The government is looking at increasing its ability to shrink large banks that may face financial problems.

WSJ: Citadel is allowing investors to pull out funds.

WSJ: Blackstone (NYSE:BX) launched a Shanghai investment unit.

WSJ: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) sees an improvement in business spending.

WSJ: The stimulus fueled much of the Q3 expansion.

WSJ: Swiss banks are losing their richest European clients.

WSJ: Chinese-made turbines will power a large US wind farm.

WSJ: Investors are worried about Nintendo’s next move as Wii sales drop.

WSJ: The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone will carry a very high price in China.

NYT: The head of the FDIC criticized plans by the White House to unwind large banks.

NYT: The IMF raised its forecast for growth in Asia.

NYT: Time, Inc (NYSE:TWX) is expected to make large layoffs to cut $100 million in costs.

FT: China and the US are working to cut tensions over trade.

Bloomberg: Bankers expect rising bonus pay to hit an annual record.

Bloomberg: Alcatel-Lucent’s (NYSE:ALU) loss rose.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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