Newspaper wrap-up 6-11-07: Apple in talks for movie rentals on iTunes
Posted Jun 11th 2007 9:15AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Boeing Co (BA)
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MAJOR PAPERS:
- The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in talks with Hollywood studies over making new movies available for rental on its iTunes service, according to two studio executives familiar with the matter.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan may have added to subprime troubles by opposing a proposal for the Fed to use its authority to send examiners to the offices of consumer-finance lenders that were units of Federal regulated bank holding companies.
OTHER PAPERS:
- The Bush administration has repeatedly defended Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) against anti-competitive conduct accusations, including the rejection of a complaint by Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG), reported the New York Times.
- A major Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) partner for the company's 787 Dreamliner program - Vought Aircraft - is falling behind in obtaining parts for the plane's fuselage sections, reported the Seattle Times.
WEBSITES:
- Senator Joe Lieberman said yesterday on "Face The Nation" that the United States should launch strikes against Iran if the government does not stop aiding anti-American forces in Iraq, reported CBS News website.
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