Media Digest (1/22/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: January 22, 2010 3:48 am

Last Updated: January 22, 2010 6:35 am

Reuters: China battle back at US charges about cyber attacks.

Reuters: Under the new Obama proposal, banks may drop private equity assets.

Reuters: Hershey (NYSE:HSY) will not make a counter bid for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY)

Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) upped its recall to 2.3 vehicles.

Reuters: Google’s (NYSE:GOOG) profits rose, but revenue missed some forecasts.

Reuters: American Express (NYSE:AXP) beat forecasts as did AMD (NYSE:AMD).

WSJ: NBC (NYSE:GE) is moving quickly to rework its prime time line up.

WSJ: Bernanke faces a Senate vote for confirmation which may be tight.

WSJ: Target (NYSE:TGT) will cut new store expansion.

WSJ: Losses from Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) could hit the US deficit.

WSJ: Nokia (NYSE:NOK) will offer free GPS on many models.

WSJ: GE (NYSE:GE) is struggling as its status drops from admired conglomerate to a cause for concern on Wall St.

NYT: The Treasury may try to improve a program that fights foreclosures.

FT: Obama declared war on Wall St.

FT: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will try to stay in China.

Bloomberg: The Obama banking legislation proposals might force Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) to close their buyout operations.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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