Media Digest 1/5/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

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Published: January 5, 2010 3:51 am

Last Updated: March 26, 2020 10:28 am

Reuters: Kraft (NYSE:KFT) sold it pizza business to Nestle and lifted the cash portion of its deal to buy Cadbury (NYSE:CBY).

Reuters: Cold weather pushed oil prices near $82.

Reuters: US healthcare spending is slowing.

Reuters: Ford’s (NYSE:F) China JV sales rose 55% in 2009.

WSJ: Big oil is moving more drilling offshore as land reserves dwindle.

WSJ: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will ship its tablet PC in March.

WSJ: US manufacturing rebounded in December.

WSJ: Kia and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will offer a car voice system.

WSJ: Lilly (NYSE:LLY) will use outside contractors to test drugs.

WSJ: Biogen’s (NASDAQ:BIIB) CEO will retire.

WSJ: GE (NYSE:GE) realigned its lighting and appliance units.

WSJ: Toyota (NYSE:TM) unveiled a new small car in India.

WSJ: E-books are becoming popular in China.

WSJ: Global chip sales rose 3.7% in November.

WSJ: Personal bankruptcy filings are rising quickly.

WSJ: The outlook for start-up companies in 2010 is poor.

WSJ: A growing movie audience overseas is helping films like “Avatar.”

WSJ: The IRS is increasing oversight of tax preparation firms.

WSJ: Asia nations are starting to sell debt in international markets.

WSJ: KKR and Apollo are expected to list on the NYSE this year.

NYT: Visa (NYSE:V) has improved its revenue by charging special fees for debit card transactions.

NYT: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will launch its Nexus One phone to keep up its momentum in smartphones.

NYT: HD TVs from LG and Panasonic will use Skype for video chat.

FT: US public pensions face a $2 trillion deficit.

FT: Bond funds are cutting holdings in US and UK debt.

FT: News Corp (NYSE:NWS) will merge two Dow Jones units.

Bloomberg: Mobius says emerging markets could loss 20% of value as IPOs undermine demand.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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