Media Digest 6/23/2009

newspaperReuters:   Toyota’s (TM) new management has a rocky road.

Reuters:   A poll shows confidence in Obama’s economic plans drops.

Reuters:   Apple’s (AAPL) Jobs was at work.

Reuters:   Ford (F) and Nissan will get special factory upgrade loans

Reuters:   Obama is set to push healthcare and energy reform.

Reuters:   The Justice Department dropped the UBS (UBS) tax evasion case.

Reuters:   More credit card rules could hurt MasterCard (MA) and Visa (V).

Reuters:   Policymakers cautioned about the global recovery.

Reuters:   Rain and cold weather may have hurt June retail sales.

WSJ:   Netflix (NFLX) is positioning itself to offer more products online.

WSJ:   Three banks have suspended paying their TARP dividends.

WSJ:   The CEO of Ford (F) is betting part of the company’s future on reviving the Taurus.

WSJ:   Eastsman Kodak (EK) will stop selling Kodachrome.

WSJ:   T-Mobile (DT) and Verizon Wirelesss (VZ)(VOD) will offer Google- (GOOG) powered Motorola (MOT) phones.

WSJ:   Level 3 (LVLT) has set a debt exchange to help its balance sheet.

WSJ:   Iran’s election did little to help oil prices.

WSJ:   COO Cook has effectively taken control of Apple (AAPL).

WSJ:   Consumer groups say that Wal-Mart’s claims about saving are overblown.

NYT:   The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission want control of the derivatives markets.

FT:   Executives are cashing out of shares in their own companies.

FT:   Directors’ liability insurers may face $6 billion in claims

Douglas A. McIntyre