Media Digest 3/19/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: March 19, 2010 2:59 am

Last Updated: March 19, 2010 4:20 am

Reuters: China will send an envoy to the US to discuss the yuan.

Reuters: European carriers who lost money on the Apple (AAPL) iPhone won’t do the same in their deals to sell the iPad.

Reuters: The CBO said the health care plan will cut the deficit.

Reuters: Google (GOOG) may announce its China plan next week.

Reuters: The legal battle between Viacom (VIA) and Google (GOOG) over YouTube copyright infringement escalated.

Reuters: Lehman says Barclays (BCS) got a $13 billion windfall from the sale of assets of the bankrupt company.

WSJ: Department of Energy research put into doubt the way that oil supply and demand is calculated.

WSJ: March cars sales will probably rise sharply.

WSJ: Pensions are asking when alternative investments are as dangerous as those sold to them two years ago.

WSJ: Apple (AAPL) is still trying to secure content deals for the iPad.

WSJ: The number of homes going into foreclosure is rising again,

WSJ: Samsung expects double-digit growth this year.

WSJ: Rio Tinto (RTP) has set a new ore deal with Chinalco.

WSJ: The loss at Palm (PALM) improved, but sales of phones were poor.

WSJ: Life insurance companies are adding agents rapidly.

WSJ: Rules that prevent research analysts from push stock of their firms’ clients may be weakened.

WSJ: S&P said China could have a spike in bad debt in the country.

WSJ: Health insurers are fighting hospitals over costs by threatening to end relationships.

WSJ: Wal-Mart (WMT) has entered into an agreement with DreamWorks to promote its “Train Your Dragon” film.

NYT: Germany said help for Greece should come from the IMF.

NYT: Smaller nuclear reactors may have safety risks.

NYT: Greenspan said again that low interest rates supported by the Fed did not cause the housing bubble.

NYT: A number of experts and the Basel Committee want alternatives to bank bailouts.

NYT; Asia stocks are posting their sixth week of gains.

NYT: Teva (TEVA) bought Ratiopharm for $5 billion.

NYT: The recession has caused the US to pressure China on the yuan.

FT: Merrill Lynch warned regulators about Lehman before its collapse.

FT: Worries about Greek debt returned to the market.

Bloomberg: The Fed may increase the discount rate before its next policy meeting

Douglas A. McIntyre

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