Media Digest 4/7/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: April 7, 2010 2:48 am

Last Updated: April 7, 2010 4:23 am

Reuters: The Chinese hinted they were ready to let the yuan rise.

Reuters: Asian stocks are near a 22 month high.

Reuters: Regulators plan to track fast frequency trading.

Reuters: FTC may block Google’s (GOOG) deal to buy mobile ad firm AdMob.

Reuters: The Nikkei was helped by a sharp rose in bank shares.

Reuters: Geithner said a yuan revaluation was China’s choice.

WSJ: Goldman Sachs (GS) told its side of the credit crisis story in a letter to shareholders.

WSJ: JPMorgan’s (JPM) Jamie Dimon is taking visible positions against bank regulation.

WSJ: Renault and Nissan will work with Daimler on small cars.

WSJ: A federal appeals court ruling caused problems with the FCC’s net neutrality plans.

WSJ: Shopping center owners are still lowering rents.

WSJ: Concerns about Greek debt are mounting again.

WSJ: The Fed will keep rates low for an extended period.

WSJ: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Dell (DELL), and Xerox (XRX) are competing harder for consulting clients.

WSJ: Verizon’s (VZ) CEO said he did not think his firm would merge with Vodafone (VOD).

WSJ: CA (CA) will cut 1,000 jobs.

WSJ: Moody’s may cut its rating on Iceland.

WSJ: Monsanto is gambling that its technology will allow it to get higher prices.

WSJ: Illiquid assets may hurt bank earnings.

WSJ: GM’s slow decision-making process is frustrating its new CEO Ed Whitacre.

WSJ: Toyota’s (TM) Prius is still the No.1 selling car in Japan.

WSJ: Wal-Mart (WMT) is ramping up its online effort worldwide.

WSJ: Rates that Greece has to pay for debt are rising sharply.

WSJ: Macarthur Coal rejected Peabody’s new offer.

WSJ: Visual artists will sue Google (GOOG) over its library digitization plans.

WSJ: GM and Chrysler have $17 billion in underfunded pension liabilities.

WSJ: California pensions are under-funded by a half a trillion dollars.

FT: Facebook is blocking the sales of employee shares on secondary markets.

FT: Copper prices are rising sharply.

Bloomberg: China will sell three-year bills, a sign interest rates may rise.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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