Media Digest 8/17/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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Published: August 17, 2010 4:23 am

Last Updated: August 17, 2010 11:30 am

Reuters: The GM IPO is about to be filed.

Reuters: Several members of the Senate want the FCC to push ahead with its own internet rules and not rely on Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)

Reuters: AOL (NYSE: AOL) will launch 500 local sites this year.

Reuters: Nielsen plans a $2 billion IPO

WSJ: Voters will back tough deficit reduction.

WSJ: A judge will not accept a $75 million settlement between the government and Citigroup (NYSE:C)

WSJ: The Fed says that banks have begun to ease credit standards.

WSJ: Toyota (NYSE: TM) has begun to reconsider its pedal design.

WSJ: The Fed has begun to crack down on predatory mortgage lending.

WSJ: The WTO want the EU to remove trade tariffs on tech equipment.

WSJ: Three quarters of the BP spill could still be in the Gulf

WSJ: THe RIM (NASDAQ: RIMM) Blackberry Torch is not making money.

WSJ: China was a net seller of US debt in June

NYT: Retailers are working with Shopkick an app that helps shoppers find bargains in stores.

NYT: Energy costs pushed prices up in Europe.

NYT: Barclays (NYSE: BCS) agreed to pay $298 million for violating US trade law.

FT: The number of US homes in arrears on mortgages is growing

Bloomberg: China is worried about its export dependence.

Bloomberg: Harvard topped US News rankings.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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