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Media Digest (9/14/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
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Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is at work on a plan to repay its government aid.
Reuters: The yen hit a new 15-year high.
Reuters: Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) new Halo game hopes to drive video game sales.
Reuters: China’s top online video sites have prepared for IPOs.
WSJ: Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) plans to rely more on consumer banking and less on acquisitions.
WSJ: Companies are at work to block the Obama jobs proposal.
WSJ: Volvo will have three new plants in China so it can double sales abroad.
WSJ: New ads will target McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) as a company that causes heart disease.
WSJ: Renaissance Technologies will keep several funds that it planned to close open for business.
WSJ: Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) will launch six new hybrids in two years.
WSJ: Microsoft has continued to struggle in the mobile search market.
WSJ: Philips has set plans to grow faster than global GDP.
WSJ: Elizabeth Warren may run the new consumer protection commission for a brief while.
WSJ: The government wants to separate gas lines from residential areas after an explosion in San Bruno.
WSJ: Violent crime dropped, according to the FBI
WSJ: The EU will raise tariff on some aluminum from China.
WSJ: Greece’s truckers staged a strike.
WSJ: Retailers believe Christmas sales could be weak.
WSJ: The rate of IPOs has begun to pick up.
WSJ: The Treasury will sell $55 billion in notes.
NYT: The latest trend in printing is 3D.
NYT: Bacteria that may live in water that cannot be used by humans may be useful to create new products.
NYT: Authors of medical articles still have undisclosed ties to medical companies.
NYT: The IMF says governments must focus on jobs
NYT: There is still work to be done for the creation of bank regulation.
FT: The Basel III accords may change the face of US banking.
FT: The fees to restructure Lehman have moved past $2 billion.
FT: Bank of America could sell $100 billion of assets.
FT: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will unveil a new generation of smartphones.
Bloomberg: Bernanke’s 2011 predictions may decide whether the Fed buys bonds.
Bloomberg: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will set a debt issue for dividends and share buybacks.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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