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Media Digest 11/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Bloomberg
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Reuters: Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) profit was up 14% and the company will triple its share buyback.
Reuters: Banks have been asked to give their TARP repayment plans to the government.
Reuters: Rich people are likely to shop early this year.
Reuters: The US pitched the F-35 fighter to Israel.
Reuters: Home sales hit a 2 1/2 year high.
Reuters: Hedge funds may get $11 billion frozen at Lehman.
Reuters: Businesses are still cautious on borrowing.
Reuters: Murdoch’s News Corp (NYSE:NWS) may face trouble if he blocks Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) News.
Reuters: A falling Chicago Fed index is a bad sign for the economy.
WSJ: One in four US homeowners is underwater.
WSJ: HSBC (NYSE:HBC) is telling individual investors to move their gold out of its New York vault to make room for institutional clients.
WSJ: Some government factions are urging pay czar Ken Feinberg to ease up on AIG (NYSE:AIG) pay restrictions.
WSJ: Early numbers show electronics sales may be good this holiday but apparel sales will not be.
WSJ: Fitch cut the rating of Mexico’s debt.
WSJ: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said rich nations are moving out of a recession but that stimulus spending was still necessary.
WSJ: The EU will coordinate will coordinate national spending deal with GM’s Opel.
WSJ: Banks have trillions of dollars in debt due over the next few years.
WSJ: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) bought display ad start-up Teracent.
WSJ: China is slowing bank lending activity.
WSJ: Hershey’s (NYSE:HSY) bid for Cadbury could hurt the company financially.
WSJ: Upscale auto companies are doing well in China.
WSJ: Playboy (NYSE:PLA) will outsource much of its magazine’s business operation.
WSJ: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), offering big discounts, are fighting over the future of retailing.
NYT: Many analysts believe that customers are saving money to spend the day after Thanksgiving.
NYT: A public database could be used to help monitor drug safety.
FT: The IMF chief said an early exit from stimulus packages could cripple the recovery.
FT: The EU dropped its antitrust probe of Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM).
FT: S&P raised issues over the health of many banks that will have to raise more money.
FT: China’s rules on derivatives are hurting banks.
Bloomberg: China’s five largest banks gave regulators plans for them to raise capital.
Bloomberg: The Fed ask stress tested bank to set schedules for pay back TARP.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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