Media

Media Digest (10/13/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.

Aol’s (NYSE: AOL) CEO approaches large investors about a merger with Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (Reuters)

The IMF says China can weather global financial and economic risks. (Reuters)

Wall St. will watch Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) earnings report for progress in its mobile business. (Reuters)

CEO Tim Cook must reposition Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now that the iPhone has been launched. (Reuters)

JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) may miss earnings. (Reuters)

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) says BlackBerry service around the world improved after network difficulties. (Reuters)

The EU expects larger bank losses on a Greek bailout. (Reuters)

China lobbies against a U.S. bill to label it a currency manipulator. (Reuters)

A Google buyout of Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) sparks no interest with shareholders. (Reuters)

Cordillera Energy looks for a buyer, (Reuters)

BP (NYSE: BP) and Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) face fines over Deepwater Horizon disaster. (WSJ)

Apple and studios negotiate to bring films to the iPad and iPhones. (WSJ)

Central banks around the world may be unable to offer the financial support that politicians want. (WSJ)

Congress passes free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. (WSJ)

WSJ poll: 76% of Americans think the nation is moving in the wrong direction. (WSJ)

France will not tap an EU rescue fund to help its banks. (WSJ)

Web start-ups grow short of cash and VCs lose some interest. (WSJ)

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) says existing home sales should rise. (WSJ)

GM (NYSE: GM) to launch an all-electric minicar. (WSJ)

Rallies in bonds and stocks push Treasury yields higher. (WSJ)

Corn prices rise again as crop shortages spread. (WSJ)

A free trade agreement with South Korea passes in Congress. (NYT)

Some EU banks will shrink to hit capital rules. (FT)

China’s trade surplus falls as EU demand drops. (FT)

Bill Gross of PIMCO decides bond rates will fall. (FT)

An Australian court blocks sales of the Samsung tablet due to its dispute with Apple. (FT)

China announces the size of its copper holdings and demand for the metal may be lower that expected. (FT)

German inflation rises more than expected. (Bloomberg)

The IMF says parts of Asia could be hurt by the EU credit crisis. (Bloomberg)

China less likely to allow the yuan to rise as exports slow. (Bloomberg)

Douglas A. McIntyre

Cash Back Credit Cards Have Never Been This Good

Credit card companies are at war, handing out free rewards and benefits to win the best customers. A good cash back card can be worth thousands of dollars a year in free money, not to mention other perks like travel, insurance, and access to fancy lounges. See our top picks for the best credit cards today. You won’t want to miss some of these offers.

 

Flywheel Publishing has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Flywheel Publishing and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers.

Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.

AI Portfolio

Discover Our Top AI Stocks

Our expert who first called NVIDIA in 2009 is predicting 2025 will see a historic AI breakthrough.

You can follow him investing $500,000 of his own money on our top AI stocks for free.