Media Digest 1/29/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: January 29, 2010 3:53 am

Last Updated: January 29, 2010 5:23 am

Reuters: Congress will probe the Toyota (NYSE:TM) recalls.

Reuters: Samsung said chip and TV demand is strengthening.

Reuters: Some AIG (NYSE:AIG) employees are open to cuts in retention pay.

Reuters: Obama plans to spend $33 billion for job incentives.

Reuters: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) beat expectations on strong sales of Windows 7.

Reuters: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) did better than Wall St. expectations and expects strong Q1 sales.

WSJ: Bernanke won a second term.

WSJ: The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad offers new opportunities for App store software providers.

WSJ: Toyota (NYSE:TM) is close to a fix for stuck pedals.

WSJ: AT&T (NYSE:T) laid out a plan to improve its 3G network.

WSJ: Nokia (NYSE:NOK) posted a strong quarter but Motorola’s (NYSE:MOT) numbers were weak.

WSJ: Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) signed a deal with Hong Kong’s Li & Fung to source $2 billion worth of goods.

WSJ: Greece made more austerity vows.

WSJ: Ford (NYSE:F) posted a profit for last year.

WSJ: Q4 GDP numbers will be largely driven by slower inventory declines.

WSJ: Big biotech stocks which were hot a decade ago are now the subject of some skepticism.

WSJ: China believes crude oil prices will average $80 this year.

NYT: A survey of corporate IT executives shows they have an increased fear of cyberattacks.

FT: JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) will launch a global corporate banking unit.

FT: Samsung passed HP (NYSE:HPQ) as the largest big tech company in the world based on sales.

FT: The EU signalled that it would back Greece in a financial crisis.

FT: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) faces legal problems over the iPad name.

Bloomberg: Bank chiefs gathered in Davos to discuss ways to avoid government oversight that might lead to break-ups of some of the firms.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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