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Media Digest (3/29/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The heads of the BRIC nations say the pace of IMF-led reforms concerns them. (Reuters) Facebook cuts trading of its stock in the secondary markets. (Reuters) The board of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) continues to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Millennial Media Prices Hot IPO (MM)

Millennial Media, Inc. (NYSE: MM) has priced its initial public offering for trading to begin on Thursday.  Some 10.2 million shares of common stock were sold at a price of $13.00 per share for…

Jon C. Ogg · 15 years ago

Media Digest (3/28/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama has handled the gasoline crisis. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will offer refunds for iPads sold in Australia as local government…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Angry Birds Space Tops 10 Million Downloads (AAPL, GOOG)

The enormously popular Angry Birds game released a new version last week, called Angry Birds Space, and so far consumers have downloaded some 10 million copies of the game, which is available for the…

Paul Ausick · 15 years ago

Media Digest (3/26/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) struggles with its Windows Mobile OS as app developers have been slow to adopt it. (Reuters) Smugglers find it more difficult to make money on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products in China…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Corzine Did Nothing Wrong On MF Transfer?

Maybe the media misjudged Jon Corzine, former CEO of bankrupt financial firm MF Global. Last week there were almost universal reports the he approved the transfer of client money to the firms books from…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

New Endorsements For Tiger Woods?

Who will be Tiger Woods’ new endorsement partners now that he has won his first tournament in over two years, and is the new favorite for the Masters? He crushed the field at Arnold…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Management Shake-up Clobbers KIT Digital (KITD)

Czech Republic-based KIT Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: KITD) today announced that the company’s CEO would transition to board chairman and that its chief administrative officer would become acting CEO while a search is conducted for…

Paul Ausick · 15 years ago

Zynga Preps Secondary Offering (ZNGA, GOOG)

ZyngaZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has filed a Form S-1/A with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to sell about 43 million shares of class A common stock. None of the proceeds from the…

Paul Ausick · 15 years ago

Media Digest (3/23/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Members of Congress face new restrictions on insider trading. (Reuters) The UAW moves to organize a Volkswagen plant. (Reuters) A Brazilian oil regulator reports that the leak on a Chevron (NYSE: CVX) rig was…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Discovery Channel Could Post Big Loss on Oprah Network (DISCA)

Cable network Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) could lose $143 million in 2012 on its $312 million investment in the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). That’s in addition to the $92 million that Discovery reported…

Paul Ausick · 15 years ago

AP Hires Worst CEO in Newspaper Industry

The Associated Press hired the worst CEO in the newspaper industry as its 13th chief executive. Its board of directors should be ashamed, as should anyone who works at the news company. Gary Pruitt, the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Media Digest (3/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) tries to end a legal case concerning fraud in its CDO sales. (Reuters) China’s factory activity slows, as evidenced by the HSBC flash PMI of 48.1, a low reading. (Reuters) A Brazilian court brings…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago

Media Digest (3/21/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad may give off much more heat that its predecessors. (Reuters) JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) will buy 19.9% of Chinese company Bridge Trust. (Reuters) Strong sales of software helps…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 15 years ago