Media Digest (8/2/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: August 2, 2010 4:02 am

Last Updated: August 2, 2010 5:31 am

Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) has made final plans to plug its well.

Reuters: The dollar index fell to a three-month low due to a slowing economy.

Reuters: Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) defended its collateral calls on American International Group (NYSE: AIG).

Reuters: Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry users in UAE and Saudi Arabia may have their service cut.

Reuters: E-book sales are up at Random House.

Reuters: A Chinese wind turbine company will try to complete a US IPO.

Reuters: Japan’s ANA will seek money from international partners to set up a low-cost airline.

WSJ: Large investors have begun to prepare for deflation.

WSJ: Manufacturing grow slowed in China.

WSJ: A new KMPG study shows companies cautious about hiring.

WSJ: UBS (NYSE: UBS) will make a push into the US mortgage market.

WSJ: Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) says it does not know if a recent outage was caused by China.

WSJ: Massey is being investigated for turning off mine monitors.

WSJ: Dodd asked Sheila Bair of the FDIC to see if she would run a new consumer protection agency.

WSJ: The benefits of inventory growth are nearly over putting pressure on consumer spending to help the recovery.

WSJ: Homeowners are looking for government-subsidized tenants.

WSJ: Oil safety equipment makers are being helped by the Gulf disaster.

WSJ: Higher profits are helping finance share buybacks

WSJ: Audi’s profits doubled.

WSJ: Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) set a joint venture to build wireless networks overseas.

WSJ: Altria’s (NYSE: MO) earnings could be hurt by a slide in the sale of Marlboro cigarettes.

NYT: Chinese state-owned companies are bidding up real estate prices.

NYT: An effort by the Administration to raise exports is faltering.

NYT: Tumblr is a new rival to Facebook and Twitter.

NYT: NewsBasis will try to connect reporters and PR people.

FT: The US may intervene in home loans.

FT: There may be a move to cut off BP deepwater drilling near Libya.

FT: Growth in Vietnam and India may offset a slowdown in China.

FT: Problems with the global supply chain could curb international growth.

Bloomberg: Banks in Europe face refinancing of $122 billion in debt.

Bloomberg: AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless are setting a venture to compete with Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) for online billing.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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