Media Digest 11/27/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: November 27, 2009 4:50 am

Last Updated: March 26, 2020 10:21 am

Reuters: Japan raised the idea that the G7 make a statement about the dollar.

Reuters: Shoppers move into Black Friday with small budgets.

Reuters: Dubai’s debt crisis raised the prospect of more trouble in the financial markets.

Reuters: ING will make a $11 billion rights offering at a large discount.

Reuters: One of the German states called Opel job cut plans “unacceptable”.

Reuters: Tighter capital controls are emerging in Asia.

WSJ: Large Wall St. firms are beginning to fund M&A deals again.

WSJ: Sony (NYSE:SNE) is betting on 3D TV sales.

WSJ: The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone will be sold in Korea.

WSJ: Data show that the sharp recession may not, in the current case, be followed by a sharp recovery.

WSJ: Big retailers like Target (NYSE:TGT), Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and JC Penney (NYSE:JCP) have put sales online early to simulate traffic.

WSJ: Video game sales are running out of momentum as holiday begin.

WSJ: China is facing a protectionist backlash next year according to one organization.

FT: Black Friday retail marketing is turning to social networks.

Bloomberg: RBS (NYSE:RBS) has large exposure to Dubai debt.

Bloomberg: Shipping prices could drop another year.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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