Friday, November 20, 2009

Media Digest 11/20/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The Senate is near its first vote on healthcare.

Reuters:   Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) is betting on corporate spending for its recovery.

Reuters:   Time Warner’s (NYSE:TWX) AOL showed that the worst is not over for media job cuts.

Reuters:   China cyber-spying against the US will probably grow.

Reuters:   Oprah will end her talk show in September 2011.

WSJ:   Large shareholders are asking Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to cut bonuses.

Reuters:   GE (NYSE:GE) and Vivendi are $1 billion apart on the value of NBCU.

Reuters:   Ferrero may want the Cadbury gum and candy unit.

Reuters:   The bank bill is delayed in the House and the Senate is divided over the legislation.

Reuters:   The Fed sees little risk in inflation in a weak economy.

Reuters:   Chrysler may close another 100 dealerships.

Reuters:   PricewaterhouseCoopers says corporate accounting fraud is rising around the world.

WSJ:   Gap’s (NYSE:GPS) profits rose 25%.

WSJ:   Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) says Windows 7 is selling well.

WSJ:   VW’s board approved its merger with Porsche.

WSJ:   The chairman of GM is pushing for higher quality cars.

WSJ:   Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced plans for its Chrome operating system.

WSJ:   The Administration’s estimate of stimulus job gains is being attacked.

WSJ:   GE (NYSE:GE) is focusing on industrial and infrastructure businesses.

WSJ:   Retailers are cutting prices on the Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) Pixi.

WSJ:   China Mobile (NASDAQ:CHL) is counting on 3G for growth.

WSJ:   Sony (NASDAQ:SNE) will focus more on moving its businesses online.

WSJ:   More homeowners are falling behind in mortgage payments.

WSJ:   Private equity firm Carlyle will put money into three Chinese high growth firms.

WSJ:   The EU is speeding up an antitrust investigation into the McGraw-Hill (NYSE:MHP) S&P group.

WSJ:   Harbinger cut its stock holdings in The New York Times (NYSE:NYT).

WSJ:   A joint venture between BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) makes a merger more likely.

WSJ:   Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) is falling behind rivals in sales.

WSJ:   Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD) cut its losses with cost controls.

NYT:   An FHA effort to prop up mortgages is putting taxpayers at risk.

NYT:   Private equity firms are trying to raise money in China.

NYT:   Geithner hope to end the TARP program.

NYT:   The Treasury will auction off some of the warrants it received as part of the bank bailout

NYT:   The OECD was cautious on its forecast for the global economy.

NYT:   France may issue $52 billion in bonds.

NYT:   JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) will buy the part of its British banking partner that it does not own.

FT:   US short-term interest rates are turning negative as banks move toward safer investments.

FT:   Many retailers are pushing smartphone products for the holidays.

FT:   The difference in the value that GE and Vivendi put on NBCU could kill a merger with Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA).

Bloomberg:   Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) says China stocks could rise 30% on liquidity and valuations.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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