Media Digest 1/15/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: January 15, 2010 3:53 am

Last Updated: March 11, 2020 8:35 am

Reuters: China says there are ways to resolve problems with Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), but the US is uncertain.

Reuters: Oil fell to $79 over concerns about the US economy.

Reuters: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) earnings beat expectations.

Reuters: Citigroup (NYSE:C) bonuses were similar to 2008

Reuters: The Google hack was based on using Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Internet Explorer.

Reuters: Geithner says he was not involved in the AIG (NYSE:AIG) bailout.

WSJ: US banks paid out $145 billion in bonuses for 2009, up sharply from the previous year.

WSJ: Starwood made new accusations about Hilton using stolen data.

WSJ: Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD) is making a big effort online to replace lost traffic to its aging stores.

WSJ: Refining margins are squeezing oil company profits.

WSJ: The break-up of Motorola (NYSE:MOT) has been put on hold.

WSJ: The CFTC voted to curb some oil futures trading.

WSJ: Holiday spending was up modestly from 2008.

WSJ: The US opened an antitrust probe of Monsanto (NYSE:MON)

WSJ: Kodak (NYSE:EK) sued Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) over patent violations.

WSJ: Juniper (NASDAQ:JNPR) was hit by cyber attacks

WSJ: Obama launched a proposal to tax banks by $90 billion.

WSJ: Rio Tinto’s (NYSE:RTP) ore output topped forecasts.

WSJ: Retail investors may not move back into stocks even if Q4 earnings are good.

NYT: Google (NASDAQ:GGOG) has little at stake in terms of Chinese revenue.

NYT: The FBI is looking into a number of cases of mortgage fraud.

NYT: Bernanke defended the Fed’s oversight role.

FT: Citigroup (NYSE:C) will cap cash bonuses.

FT: The FDIC chief blamed the Fed for the crisis.

FT: Inflation is a threat in China and India.

Bloomberg: Hershey (NYSE:HSY) is accelerating its bid for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY).

Bloomberg: Debt ratings are rising the fastest since 2007.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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