Media Digest 2/10/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: February 10, 2010 3:50 am

Last Updated: February 10, 2010 5:19 am

Reuters: Honda (NYSE:HMC) expanded its recall by 440,000 as more Toyota (NYSE:TM) models were probed.

Reuters: ArcelorMittal sees a slow improvement in steel production in Q1.

Reuters: IMF aid for Greece may be unavoidable.

Reuters: BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) beat numbers and was cautious about China.

Reuters: Investors are questioning the size of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) pay packages.

Reuters: Disney (NYSE:DIS) numbers beat forecasts.

Reuters: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) expanded Gmail to compete with Facebook and MySpace.

Reuters: Paulson and Buffett said the US needs tough medicine to recover.

WSJ: Germany and other EU nations may offer loan guarantees for Greece.

WSJ: AMR (NYSE:AMR) is ramping up its service to challenge Delta (NYSE:DAL).

WSJ: Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) profits jumped.

WSJ: Steel and mining companies are expected to be helped by rising metal costs.

WSJ: Large European airlines are trying to tap export credits for loan guarantees.

WSJ: GM set a new turnaround plan for Opel.

WSJ: Viacom (NYSE:VIA) and RealNetworks (NASDAQ:RNWK) will spin off the Rhapsody music service.

WSJ: Increases in dividends are lagging the recovery.

WSJ: Coke’s (NYSE:KO) growth rests on its overseas business.

NYT: The Fed will reveal its strategy in increase interest rates.

NYT: China exports rose 21% in January as imports were up 86%.

NYT: Opel will invest $15 billion to restructure the company.

FT: S&P warned Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) on their credit ratings.

FT: The head of Disney (NYSE:DIS) talked about the potential of the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad.

Bloomberg: Default swaps are signaling a rebound for GMAC.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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