Media Digest 9/15/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China say data show the US tire tariffs are unfair. Reuters: A Fed policy debate has begun now that the recession is over. Reuters: The world’s wealth is down 11% and the number…
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Newest first · Page 321BusinessWeek And The Cowardice Of McGraw-Hill (MHP)
BusinessWeek is losing money, over $40 million last year by some accounts, and more if the publication’s corporate overhead is included. There have been questions about whether BusinessWeek is financially viable for some time.…
Media Digest 9/14/2009
Reuters: Obama is trying to push Wall St. reform. Reuters: German aid for Opel will go in part to Russia for operations there. Reuters: A global poll shows support for stimulus packages. Reuters: J&J…
Media Digest 9/11/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: International bank regulators are looking at Brazil as a model. Reuters: John Mack will step down at Morgan Stanley’s (MS) CEO. Reuters: The SEC vowed reforms after its report on Madoff revealed mistakes. Reuters: GM…
Media Digest 9/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: GM has made its decision on Opel and will announce it today. Reuters: Foreign car makers are having trouble with the affluent market in China Reuters: Steve Jobs made a presentation at Apple’s (AAPL)…
Media Digest 9/9/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: First Solar (FSLR) plans a huge solar field in China. Reuters: Kraft (KFT) plans to cut its supplier base to save costs. Reuters: Cuomo may charge Bank of America (BAC) over the Merrill…
Short Seller Presses Bet Against Ratings Agencies (MCO, MHP)
David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital may do other things other than find companies to short sell. But he became rather well known for his bet against Lehman Brothers even after it had already lost…
Media Digest 9/8/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Richard Fuld defended his actions at Lehman. Reuters: Manpower says the outlook for hiring is US is weak. Reuters: Gold futures topped $1,000. Reuters: Kraft (KFT) will probably up its bid for Cadbury.
Media Digest 9/7/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Markets in Asia and Europe were mostly higher with many up over 1%. Cadbury rose on an offer from Kraft (KFT). Rio Tinto (RTP) rose. Reuters: Kraft (KFT) bid $16.7 billion for Cadbury.…
Media Digest 9/4/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China is making it difficult for foreigners to trade in its commodidites markets. Reuters: Toshiba will pay $5 billion for a unit of Areva. Reuters: The SEC and CFTC will align efforts to…
Fox Business Lasts Less Than Two Years
MSBNC, operated by the NBCU division of GE (GE) and CBS (CBS) made the mistake of throwing Don Imus off the air in April 2007. He made intemperate and distasteful comments about black women…
Wasting News On The Evening News
Most of the news yesterday was dominated by the news that Charles Gibson would leave as anchor of the ABC Evening News and be replaced by Diane Sawyer. Since almost no one under 60-years-old…
YouTube Joins The Movie Rental Legions
Google’s (GOOG) YouTube may finally come up with a way to raise revenue. It streamed nine billion videos last month, but, by some estimates loses $300 million a year. The quality of the video…
Media Digest 9/3/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The sell-off in Chinese stocks may be overdone based on earnings. Reuters: A report blamed the SEC for not doing its job investigating Madoff. Reuters: The Fed says the risks to the American…
Media Digest 9/2/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Sales growth of Ford (F) and Hyundai topped other car companies. Reuters: The EU could slow a takeover of Sun (JAVA) by Oracle (ORCL). Reuters: Home sales and factory orders signaled an end…