Media Digest (9/9/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The Blue Chip Indicators cut their growth forecasts again.

Reuters:   Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) was fined 20 million pounds by UK authorities.

Reuters:   New Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) technology will speed up web searches.

Reuters:   GM’s OnStar is testing Facebook applications.

Reuters:   Sony Pictures will animate Marvel comic characters.

Reuters:   Bank of China will sell $8 billion in securities.

WSJ:   National healthcare will not change costs much over the next 10 years,  according to government figures.

WSJ:   Blue chip borrowers like Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) are issuing huge amounts of debt.

WSJ:   Financial problems in Ireland raised new concerns about Europe.

WSJ:   Small lenders still have balance sheet problems, according to Commerce Street Capital LLC.

WSJ:   The head of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has begun to look beyond PCs for growth.

WSJ:   Hyundai launched its first electric car.

WSJ:   Congress is still struggling with tax cuts for the rich.

WSJ:   The federal budget deficit reached $1.3 trillion.

WSJ:   Germany’s recovery has caused workers to ask for higher wages.

WSJ:   US competitiveness fell in a new report by World Economic Forum

WSJ:   The Hay Group says holiday hiring will be flat.

WSJ:   7/Eleven made a $1.5 billion bid for Casey’s General Stores.

WSJ:   Intel will challenge AMD (NYSE: AMD) in multi-function chips.

WSJ:   The Japanese government favors DoCoMo over KDDI for mobile TV.

NYT:   To build clean energy tech China is breaking WTO rules.

NYT:   Botox is waiting for approval to treat migraines

Bloomberg:   Norway says Greece will not default.

Bloomberg:   Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has begun to eat into Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Nintendo game sales.

Douglas A. McIntyre