Media Digest 4/2/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   US Census hiring will life payrolls.

Reuters:   The US will impose new airport security measures.

Reuters:   The head of China will visit the US and the issue of the yuan  may be resolved.

Reuters:   Discounts drove auto sales higher.

Reuters:   AIG said it is on track to repay the US by 2013.

Reuters:   A Fed official said it was too early to raise rates.

Reuters:   Factory and jobs data showed the economy is moving higher.

WSJ:   The Illinois gaming commission will look at MGM Mirage’s(MGM) ties in China.

WSJ:   Prescription drug sales rose 5% in last year.

WSJ:   Fixed mortgage rates jumped.

WSJ:   Burkle pressured Barnes & Noble (BKS) to buy more shares.

WSJ:   Amazon (AMZN) may be helped by selling e-books for the Apple (AAPL) iPad.

WSJ:   Long-term unemployment could cloud the jobs picture.

WSJ:   The Primerica IPO moved up 31%.

WSJ:   The Treasury will make $165 billion in bond sales next week.

WSJ:   The White House set rules for car fuel efficiency, but hybrid growth will only solve part of the problem.

WSJ:   Toyota (TM) sales rose 51% in Japan.

NYT:   Creditors are suing Americans by the millions.

NYT:   Personal bankruptcies were up sharply in March.

NYT:   ABC and CBS (CBS) had sharp declines in viewership for their nightly news cast, the Olympics helped NBC.

FT:   Global manufacturing is speeding the recovery.

FT:   Daimler paid $185 million to settle bribery charges.

FT:   Morgan Stanley (MS) was hit by a big loss at a casino property.

Bloomberg:   Toyota’s (TM) Lexus brand kept its lead in the US luxury can market.

Douglas A. McIntyre