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  Archived JAGNotes For Monday, February 8, 2010
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Notes Posted On -- Monday February 08,2010

1)  06:57 am ET  The New York Times
European Central Bank in a Squeeze - As alarm
about Greek debt increases, a weakness of the
European monetary union has been exposed: its
lack of a strong political arm.


Asia Sails Smoothly Through Debt Waters - The
Asian financial crisis of 1997 led many countries to
be more conservative about borrowing and
spending than Western nations.


Toyota Is Expected to Add 2010 Prius to Recalls -
The decision to recall at least 311,000 2010 Prius
cars will be announced early this week, adding to
the automaker's woes after recalls of other models.


Some Toyota Owners Voice an Eroding Loyalty -
The recall of millions of Toyota cars and trucks for
problems with their accelerator pedals is giving
Toyota loyalists second thoughts.


In Super Bowl Commercials, the Nostalgia Bowl -
Madison Avenue played it safe, dusting off
characters like Sock Monkey and calling in stars of
yore like Abe Vigoda.


After Turmoil at Merrill, Thain Will Lead the Lender
CIT - John A. Thain is seeking to leave behind the
controversies that haunted his final days at Merrill
after it was acquired by Bank of America.


The Fight Over Who Sets Prices at the Online Mall -
Major brands and manufacturers - and now, book
publishers - are deploying new tactics and tools to
control how their products are presented and
priced online.

Super Bowl Merchandise and the Bets Behind It - A
Web site selling licensed Super Bowl merchandise
mines the Web - and maybe a sports bar - and
finds greater interest in the Saints.

Bundling Hardware and Software to Do Big Jobs -
Companies are starting to see the advantages of
being able to do large amounts of computing with
technology built expressly for that purpose.


Chief of SAP Steps Down After 7 Months - The
German software maker said the departure of Léo
Apotheker was by mutual consent, and that it
would split its leadership with two chief executives.

A Growing Appreciation for Cents Off - After a 17-
year slump, consumers' use of coupons is rising.
2)  07:10 am ET  The Wall Street Journal
Fed to Outline Tightening Plan - The Fed`s Bernanke
will begin this week to lay out a credit-tightening
blueprint to be used when the central bank decides
the economy has recovered sufficiently.


Toyota`s U.S. Chief Is On the Hot Seat - When
Yoshimi Inaba took over the North American
operations of Toyota last year, he was charged with
restoring profits; now, he is preparing to testify
before Congress to explain Toyota`s safety troubles.


Merrill`s Ex-CEO to Lead CIT - CIT Group will name
former Merrill Lynch chief John Thain as chairman
and CEO, uniting two prominent casualties of the
credit crisis.


Toyota Dealers Work to Fix Recalled Models - Auto
dealers over the weekend began repairing cars
recalled by Toyota for faulty gas pedals, extending
their services hours in a bid to get customers back
on the road and limit the damage to the car
maker`s name.



IBM Seeks Edge With New Chips - IBM says its
Power7 chip is four times faster than its
predecessor, hoping this will extend the computer
giant`s edge in the market for midrange servers.


SAP Chief Quits; Co-CEO Steps In - The chief
executive of SAP resigned after the German
software company declined to renew his contract.
Two co-CEOs will succeed Leo Apotheker.


Kirin, Suntory End Merger Talks - Japanese drink
makers Kirin and Suntory scrapped ambitious plans
to merge and create one of the world`s biggest
brewers after failing to resolve deep-rooted
differences.



Senior Goldman Banker in Japan Returns to U.S. -
Goldman Sachs`s No. 2 investment banker in Japan,
Kevin Quinn, is moving back to the U.S., the latest
in a series of high-level departures from foreign
banks in Japan.


Trahan Will Join Firm Run by Former Bear Colleague
- Wolfe Research LLC snagged one of Wall Street`s
top-ranked stock-market forecasters.


Xstrata Reinstates Dividend - Anglo-Swiss miner
Xstrata reported a sharp fall in full-year net profit
but proposed a final dividend on increased
confidence in the outlook for commodities.

Amazon Settles E-Book Dispute

Toy Mogul Buys Madoff`s Penthouse

Pimco CEO Favors Emerging Markets Bonds
3)  07:12 am ET  Barrons Highlights
BARRON`S COVER
Rising Stars - Some hungry upstarts emerged from
the financial crisis to grab their slice of banking-
industry pie. Most likely to succeed: Jefferies Group.



Out of Hibernation? - Bears show their ugly heads,
and markets everywhere take a pasting. Jeremy
Grantham on financial razzmatazz.


Good Buys for Bad Times - CVS, Western Union,
Henry Schein and PetSmart are among the
companies well-suited to weather the slow
economic recovery.
4)  07:15 am ET  USA Today
NHTSA warned about Toyota, Lexus models in 2007

More consumers just say no to credit cards

Color job aptitude test shows CEOs really are
different

China`s fast trains may offer tips for U.S.

CIT names ex-Merrill CEO John Thain as chairman,
CEO - Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain, who
brokered the investment bank`s controversial sale
to Bank of America, is taking over as chairman...

The story behind that Leno-Letterman-Oprah
Super Bowl promo - The late-night TV skirmish
continues: Jay Leno and David Letterman, who
traded sharp barbs last month over NBC`s late-
night maneuvering,...

Long-term unemployed still wait for recovery to
arrive - The unemployment rate fell to 9.7%. in
January, but 6.3 million people 41.2%. of the
unemployed have gone without jobs at least 27
weeks.


`Future of Work` predicts jobs and home life will
merge more - The line between work and home is
disappearing, says former Financial Times
columnist Richard Donkin in his new book, The
Future of Work.

Debt won`t hurt U.S. credit rating, Geithner says -
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S.
government "will never" lose its sterling credit
rating despite big budget deficits and a...

Stocks post small gain but finish down for the
fourth week - A battered stock market recovered
from a sharp drop in late trading Friday but still
posted its fourth weekly drop.

JPMorgan CEO Dimon gets $16M stock bonus for
2009 - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is getting
a stock bonus valued at nearly $16 million for 2009
after steering the big bank through the...
5)  07:29 am ET  J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
(TMK)  Upgraded  The firm upgraded shares from Neutral to Overweight.  
6)  07:30 am ET  UBS Securities LLC
(HWD)  Upgraded  UBS upgraded shares from Neutral to Buy.  
(SNN)  Upgraded  UBS upgraded shares from Neutral to Buy.  
7)  07:32 am ET  Jefferies & Company, Inc.
(ARAY)  Upgraded  The firm upgraded shares from Hold to Buy with a price target of $8.  
(CME)  Upgraded  Jefferies upgraded shares of CME Group (CME) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $330.  
8)  07:33 am ET  Collins Stewart
(XOM)  Upgraded  The firm upgraded shares from Hold to Buy with a price target of $80.  
9)  07:34 am ET  BMO Capital Markets
(JWN)  Upgraded  The firm upgraded shares from Underperform to Market Perform. 
10)  07:35 am ET  Susquehanna Financial
(PCLN)  Upgraded  The firm upgraded shares from Neutral to Positive.  

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