Media Digest 3/11/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: March 11, 2010 3:55 am

Last Updated: March 11, 2010 5:26 am

Reuters: BP (BP) bought Devon for $11 billion to get access to its oil fields.

Reuters: Toyota (TM) give a Senate panel a memo from a union seeking better quality control.

Reuters: S&P said the US debt threatened the dollar’s place in the world.

Reuters: The US bailout overseer criticized the Treasury’s handling of GMAC.

Reuters: The Volcker rule picked up more support in the Senate.

Reuters: China’s inflation rose sharply.

Reuters: The Senate passed a $149 billion jobs bill.

Reuters: Boeing (BA) says its Air Force tanker contract will create more US jobs.

Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) is under regulatory pressure to get smaller.

Reuters: The HHS Secretary put more pressure on insurance companies over rates.

WSJ: Airlines may cancel flights over a rule that give passengers more power.

WSJ: The government is moving toward more regulation of CDS.

WSJ: Corporations are aggressively increasing their debt.

WSJ: Toyota (TM) is getting a high level of complaints after its first recall.

WSJ: H-P (HPQ) will try to expand its reputation beyond printers.

WSJ: Gasoline is moving toward $3.

WSJ: Housing sales in China have slowed.

WSJ: Google (GOOG) says its talks with China are nearing an end.

WSJ: Verizon (VZ) will have 4G handsets in 2011.

WSJ: Small firms are lagging behind large ones as the economy recovers.

WSJ: US household wealth fell by $14 trillion during the recession but is moving back up.

WSJ: A Chinese regulation that separates rural from urban citizens is causing trouble in the economy.

NYT: A futures exchange was set up to bet money on movie box office results.

NYT: AMR (AMR), BA, and Iberia are close to a deal to strengthen their alliance.

FT: Citigroup’s (C) CEO see a revival of the bank’s fortunes.

FT: Geithner warned over fights among financial regulators.

FT: A deal between the House and Senate to set a consumer protection agency is near.

Bloomberg: Greece is preparing for national strikes.

Bloomberg: HSBC (HBC) says data on 15,000 personal accounts was stolen in Switzerland.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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