Media Digest 2/26/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Akio Toyoda met with Transportation Secretary LaHood.

Reuters:   Lloyds posted huge loss driven by bad debts.

Reuters:   A job creation effort is hung up in Congress again.

Reuters:   Blackstone (BSX) got commitments for its fund in China.

Reuters:   Toyota (TM)  will miss its North American output goal.

WSJ:   Hedge funds are making large bets against the euro.

WSJ:   Greece will delay its bond sale.

WSJ:   AIG (AIG) has decided not to use $9.5 billion in new capital to pay back taxpayers.

WSJ:   The Fed has gained ground in the Senate and may end up as the primary regulator of US banks.

WSJ:   Apple (AAPL) defended it huge cash balance.

NYT:   One of four US workers are at companies with government contracts, which may be a way to improve the financial situation of those people.

NYT:   The Fed is looking at the role of Goldman Sachs (GS) in a derivative program used by Greece to hide financial deficits.

NYT:   The US is looking requiring lenders to review mortgage changes before foreclosing on homes.

NYT:   Walmart (WMT) has a plan to make its supply chain more environmentally friendly.

FT:   The US healthcare summit made little progress.

FT:   A shortage of workers is hurting China’s export recovery.

FT:   Greece’s deficit is rasing concerns about red ink in US states.

FT:   Google (GOOG) is fighting back over claims that its algorithm does not product fair results.

Bloomberg:   The economy of Europe may “decouple” from the global recovery.

Douglas A. McIntyre