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Media Digest 8/5/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
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Reuters: Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) has objected to giving the government advanced notice of its dealings with oil companies on major projects.
Reuters: Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will take on Facebook with a series of deals.
Reuters: Google’s Android OS has taken the lead in operating system market share.
Reuters: The social web has become an Android focus.
Reuters: A ban of the Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry in the Middle East has hurt the chances of content executives going to the region.
Reuters: Verizon Wireless and Google have reached a deal about the speed of traffic over wireless lines.
Reuters: Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) has drawn PE interest.Reuters: Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) may spin off its proprietary trading group.
Reuters: Carl Icahn increased his holdings in Motorola (NYSE: MOT)
WSJ: Cell phones make it easier for stalker to track victims.
WSJ: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) will accept changes to its marketing practices to settle antitrust charges.
WSJ: The SEC is likely to set up a process so that shareholders can directly nominate directors.
WSJ: Tim Geithner want taxes on the rich to rise.
WSJ: Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) may give up control of its hedge fund due new financial regulations.
WSJ: Barclays (NYSE: BCS) said its investment operations increase earnings for the bank.
WSJ: Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) will test LTE 4G wireless along with its own WiMax.
WSJ: The financial crisis began with money markets in 2007.
WSJ: California said cities must post compensation online
WSJ: BP plc (NYSE: BP) is close to killing flow from its well.
WSJ: Some skeptics said that the report the oil spill has largely dissipated cannot be true.
WSJ: Time Inc.’s CEO Anne Moore will probably be replaced by Meredith’s Jack Griffin.
WSJ: Microsoft Corp. (NYSE: MSFT) settled lawsuits with Salesforce.com (NASDAQ: CRM).
WSJ: The advertising markets have gained strength.
WSJ: It will be hard to halt the rise of the yen because of an increase in China purchases of the currency.
NYT: A net neutrality deal between Google and Verizon could lead to higher consumer fees.
NYT: Transocean (NYSE: RIG) has safety problems at rigs besides the Deepwater Horizon.
NYT: The IRS has put together a group to battle tax evasion
NYT: New drugs for hepatitis C and very high cholesterol have done well in trials
FT: US banks will be hit with weakening profits.
FT: Investors have begun to turn against the dollar.
Bloomberg: The ECB may try to move away from investment in certain securities as the financial picture for the region brightens.
Bloomberg: Wheat hit a 23-month high on a drought in Russia.
Bloomberg: China will stress test banks for large drops in the nation’s real estate values.
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