Media Digest (8/26/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) will take its case to Potash (NYSE: POT) shareholders.

Reuters:   Google In.c (NASDAQ: GOOG) will allow phone calls from Gmail accounts.

Reuters:   The Bank of Japan may begin to ease to help bring down the yen.

Reuters:   Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will show new iPods on September 1.

Reuters:   India held a meeting with Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) about BlackBerry security.

Reuters:   New research shows Apple’s iPad will dominate the tablet industry for at least two more years.

Reuters:   Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) said orders for its new Kindle are strong.

Reuters:   China Life (NYSE: LFC) said it has had no talks with American International Group (NYSE: AIG) about AIA.

Reuters:   Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) will make a new offer for 3Par (NYSE: PAR) to top Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ)

WSJ:   The SEC will increase the power that shareholders have over company boards.

WSJ:   Fairfax Financial has bought $200 million of derivatives based on a drop in the CPI.

WSJ:   GE (NYSE: GE) and Hitachi will press to get more nuclear plant contracts.

WSJ:   More products that help draw sales from consumers as they shop are emerging.

WSJ:   Ford Motor (NYSE: F) is using Wi-Fi to load features into the tech centers of new cars.

WSJ:   GM will build Chevrolet models that cost more than most of the division’s old models.

WSJ:   The losses at TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) rose.

WSJ:   Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) increased its fight with raider Ron Burkle.

WSJ:   The FDA expects the rise in food prices to be small in coming months.

WSJ:   The Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT) takeover of Piramal Healthcare will increase its presence in India.

WSJ:   Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has asked courts to review the status of a class action suit against it involving alleged discrimination against women.

WSJ:   China car makers have turned in strong earnings based on government programs to increase sales.

WSJ:   Gamin recalled 1.3 million GPS products.

WSJ:   Alibaba is moving into the online travel business.

WSJ:   Japan is faced with a strong currency and weak economy.

WSJ:   AIA is closer to an IPO.

WSJ:   Infinium Capital Management is under investigation by the CME for rising oil futures prices.

NYT:   Banks say that they can still make risky bets using their money on behalf of clients.

NYT:   The Federal Reserve will announce upcoming actions to help the economy.

FT:   Google’s new phone service will compete with Skype.

Bloomberg:  Official Chinese data covers up rises in home prices and food products.

Bloomberg:   Credit Agricole’s profits rose 86%.

Bloomberg:   Private equity funds are losing the support of pensions.

Douglas A. McIntyre