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Media Digest 6/9/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Fed officials are at odds about rates.

Reuters:   The “Volcker Rule” may be in trouble as the Senate works on financial reform.

Reuters:   Shareholders would sack BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) chairman before its CEO.

Reuters:   Hulu plans to charge for content and expand its services.Reuters:   Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) says it overstated initial sales of its EVO.

WSJ:   Fiorina and Whitman won primaries in California.

WSJ:   The fight over taxing investment partnerships is growing in Congress.

WSJ:   Santander said it has agreed to buy Bank of America Corporation’s (NYSE: BAC) 24.9% stake in the Spanish bank’s Mexican unit for $2.5 billion.

WSJ:   The US hit China with a steel tariff.

WSJ:   Chrysler is trying to rebuild its reputation.

WSJ:   Dubai’s Emirates Airline ordered 32 new Airbus A380 super jumbo airplanes.

WSJ:   Gold prices hit a record high.

WSJ:   Verizon Wireless is trying to close the gap with AT&T’s (NYSE: T) Apple Inc. (MSFNASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone.

WSJ:   GM recalled 1.5 million cars.

WSJ:   Apple will ship the new iPhone worldwide within weeks to build international sales quickly.

WSJ:   Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is likely to lose its dominance in the operating system market.

WSJ:   The SEC will approve new stock circuit breaker rules.

NYT:   There are plumes of oil under the surface of the Gulf

NYT:   The White House is promoting job growth while cutting the stimulus to save money.

NYT:   The Fed found many bonus programs at banks have not changed even with the credit crisis.

NYT:   The power of striking Chinese workers is growing.

NYT:   European leaders will press strict limits on national budgets.

FT:   Obama aggressively attacked BP’s CEO Tony Hayward.

FT:   Chinese protesters fought with police as labor unrest grew.

FT:   The EU will probably approve a new bank tax.

FT:   Ambac (NYSE:: ABK) warned it may default on loan agreements.

Bloomberg:   The IMF said risks to the global economy are higher.

Bloomberg:   Chinese stocks were pushed up on news of an increase in exports.

Bloomberg:   The BP oil spill means crude price gains while production falters.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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