Media Digest (3/24/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Media

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: March 24, 2011 4:03 am

Last Updated: March 24, 2011 6:08 am

The head of Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) said that an ex-director leaked confidential information. (Reuters)

The prime minister of Portugal stepped down as his austerity plan was rejected by Parliament. (Reuters)

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) results are being hurt by slow TV sales. (Reuters)

Japan stocks stayed down on nuclear concerns. (Reuters)

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) changed its search format and ad displays. (Reuters)

Oracle’s (NASDAQ: ORCL) results will indicate enterprise demand for IT. (Reuters)

The sovereign debt crisis grew in Europe. (WSJ)

Social media start-ups continue to have access to funding. (WSJ)

A shortage of electronic parts has slowed auto manufacturing. (WSJ)

Conoco (NYSE: COP) will sell billions of dollars in assets. (WSJ)

Personal income data by state shows how uneven the recovery is. (WSJ)

An investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster said a leak in a blow out protector caused the release of tons of oil. (WSJ)

The cost of the quake will be $198 billion over the next three years according to a new estimate. (WSJ)

The new US budget favors business and enterprise. (WSJ)

Retailers are restructuring prices to work for shoppers from sources like Groupon. (WSJ)

The CBS (NYSE CBS) Showtime unit will take some programs off NetFlix (NASDAQ: NFLX). (WSJ)

A number of Hong Kong IPOs will be completed despite uneven markets. (WSJ)

Banks and retailers are fighting for control of new cellphone e-commerce features. (NYT)

A lack of parts will idle Toyota (NYSE: TM) US plants. (NYT)

Investors made record bets on Japan ETFs. (NYT)

The Federal Reserve did not approve a plan by Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) to bring back its dividend. (FT)

China’s largest banks will have another year of record profits .(Bloomberg)

Nissan said the Japan parts shortage was serious.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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