Media Digest 12/7/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: December 7, 2009 3:59 am

Last Updated: March 26, 2020 10:23 am

Reuters: The Treasury says the TARP loss will be $200 billion less than expected.

Reuters: Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) will respond to the Kraft (NYSE:KFT) offer on the 14th of December.

Reuters: Five AIG (NYSE:AIG) executives may quit over pay restrictions

Reuters: The US and Japan will open the options for carriers to fly to Tokyo.

Reuters: Dubai will not sell assets to support Dubai World.

Reuters: Citigroup (NYSE:C) is seeking government approval to pay its loans.

Reuters: GM hired Spencer Stuart for find a CEO.

Reuters: Senior lawmakers are near a deal to regulate swaps.

Reuters: Credit contraction in the US continues to grow.

Reuters: Saks (NYSE:SKS) is facing frugal upper class shoppers.

Reuters: The Organization of Economic Cooperation says public debt will hurt the recovery.

WSJ: Businesses are upset by a rule regulating carbon dioxide emissions.

WSJ: The bull market is showing signs of near-term slowing.

WSJ: Big retailers are under more financial pressure because of federal laws that may prevent them from extending credit.

WSJ: Toyota (NYSE:TM) faces a US safety probe.

WSJ: Kuwait sold its $4.1 billion stake in Citigroup (NYSE:C).

WSJ: Barnes & Noble (NASDAQ:BKS) delayed the release of its Nook e-readers in stores.

WSJ: Ebay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and Craigslist will face off in court.

WSJ: There is still a great deal of systemic risk in the credit system.

WSJ: The Boeing (NYSE:BA) Dreamliner is close to its first test flight.

WSJ: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) killed plans for a graphics chip.

WSJ: Clear Channel will seek to raise debt.

WSJ: With yields falling US companies may be forced to look at more M&A.

WSJ: Banks must increase debt to cover capital requirements.

NYT: The loss on the TARP will be $42 billion out of $370 billion loaned, according to new forecasts.

NYT: The NBCU deal puts the future of broadcast TV in doubt.

NYT: Big sovereign wealth funds have made huge profits on bailing out financial firms.

FT: Citigroup (NYSE:C) is in a race to repay TARP funds.

FT: Obama hopes the TARP fund can be used for job creation.

FT: Bloomberg is looking for more media acquisitions.

FT: Silicon Valley is preparing for a comeback in IPOs.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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