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Media Digest (9/15/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Japan intervened to cap the yen for the first time in six years.

Reuters:   Business sentiment in Asia slipped for the third quarter period.

Reuters:   Gold remained near a record high.

Reuters:   A bill to help small businesses moved forward in the Senate.

Reuters:   Dell Inc.  (NASDAQ: DELL) will market its Streak tablet to the medical community.

Reuters:   Ellison will introduce Hurd during the company’s Q3 earnings report.

Reuters:   Twitter upgraded its website and added new features.

Reuters:   American International Group’s (NYSE: AIG) named a CEO of AIA ahead of its IPO.

Reuters:   An AIG deal to repay the government has made progress.

WSJ:   Federal Reserve officials disagree about how bad the economy is.

WSJ:   Several large companies in the midst of M&A will stage shareholder meetings.

WSJ:   Obama must face entitlement costs as half of American households use the social safety net.

WSJ:   Several diet drugs will be reviewed by the SEC.

WSJ:   Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will add new social network features.

WSJ:   Retail stores expect electronic devices such as e-readers and phones to help sales.

WSJ:   Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) has added to its hedge fund staff.

WSJ:   Browsers will be updated in a way the will change website design.

WSJ:   German economic expectations fell.

WSJ:   Boeing (NYSE: BA) is likely to lose a WTO ruling about aid it got from the US government.

WSJ:   Chrysler launched a number of new models.

WSJ:   Health insurance companies are more aggressive in talks with hospitals.

WSJ:   Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will begin to pay dividends.

WSJ:   New EU rules will target short selling.

WSJ:   Traders bought stock in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) after its CEO explained his new vision.

NYT:   The strong yen has helped Japanese companies with takeovers.

NYT:   Salmonella traces go back two years.

NYT:   Public Citizen, a non-profit, will question Obama’s plan to improve free trade.

FT:   BP plc (NYSE: BP) was punished for problems in its North Sea oil field.

FT:   Gold prices rose as central banks added to stocks.

Bloomberg:   China may delay rate increases because most inflation is tied to food prices.

Bloomberg:   Pimco’s chief said IMF meetings should target a double-dip.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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