Media Digest 1/26/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: January 26, 2010 3:51 am

Last Updated: January 26, 2010 5:26 am

Reuters: Obama will seek a three years domestic spending freeze aimed at cutting $250 billion from the deficit by 2020.

Reuters: China tightened bank credit rules.

Reuters: Chinese media criticized the US for “polticizing” the Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) cyber attack incident.

Reuters: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Mac sales were strong but iPhone sales missed forecasts.

Reuters: Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is looking at options as it fights public and Congressional criticism over pay.

WSJ: The US is probing the partners that got AIG (NYSE:AIG) derivatives payouts.

WSJ: GM’s Whitacre will take the CEO job permanently.

WSJ: Support for Bernanke gained momentum.

WSJ: Debt investors believe the credit value of corporations now exceeds that of sovereign debt.

WSJ: Profits at Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) rose sharply.

WSJ: Ford (NYSE:F) will begin hiring workers at lower wages than in the past.

WSJ: Justice approved the merger of TicketMaster and Live Nation.

WSJ: Ericsson will cut 1,500 more jobs.

WSJ: Asia LCD manufactures see strengthening LCD demand.

WSJ: VMWare (NYSE:VMW) posted outstanding numbers.

NYTimes: Print publishers are looking to the Apple (AAPL) tablet to lift sales.

NYTimes: The use of wind power rose 39% last year.

NYTimes: The head of GM thinks the best way to attract shoppers is by paying its debt to the US.

NYTimes: Bad news should be told in person and not over e-mail or video conference.

FT: Hackers identified Google employees and their friends to gather data.

FT: Chinese researchers led the world in advances over the past three decades

Bloomberg: Japan’s debt rating outlook was cut by S&P.

Bloomberg: Barofsky, the inspector general of Treasury is looking into payments from AIG to counter parties.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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