Media Digest 3/9/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg.

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: March 9, 2010 3:56 am

Last Updated: March 9, 2010 5:49 am

Reuters: Toyota (TM) said it found no electronic safety problems with its cars.

Reuters: China said it was committed to US debt but worried about gold.

Reuters: Japanese car companies are studying a brake override system.

Reuters: Sony (SNE) will start selling 3D TVs in Japan.

Reuters: Northrup (NOC) dropped out of bidding for a U.S. military air tanker project.

Reuters: Google (GOOG) and MySpace face charges of cyber-bullying by some members.

Reuters: Greece is urging the G20 to reign in speculators on its national debt.

Reuters: The International Brotherhood of Electic Workers sued Goldman Sachs (GS) over its compensation practices.

Reuters: Obama targeted large insurers as a major cause of healthcare cost increases.

WSJ: Google (GOOG) is testing TV search services.

WSJ: Private equity firms are facing suits over some of their investments.

WSJ: UK banks face debt downgrades.

WSJ: AIG (AIG) and MetLife (MET) reached a deal for AIG to sell its Alico unit for $15.5 billion.

WSJ: Google (GOOG) will have problems building and servicing its ultra high-speed internet network.

WSJ: IBM’s (IBM) CEO compensation dropped.

WSJ: Tivo’s loss rose on increased costs.

WSJ: Markets were buoyed by chance that Dubai would settle debt problems.

WSJ: Many retailers are increasing inventories.

WSJ: Verizon Wireless will start to carry NFL games.

NYT: Pension funds are making riskier investments.

NYT: Google’s (GOOG) translation tool has become highly sophisticated and is gaining a large following.

NYT: Oil and gasoline prices are moving up.

NYT: Pfizer (PFE) and Teva (TEVA) are competing to buy generics companies.

NYT: Brazil may put tariffs on some US goods.

NYT: Portugal is preparing austerity measures.

FT: Merkel of Germany said an IMF-like agency in Europe would require a new treaty.

FT: China will keep buying US debt.

FT: News Corp (NWS) is expanding more rapidly into the Middle East.

Bloomberg: Ethanol prices are about to rise.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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