brand news
Posted by Peter Feld on October 29, 2009 08:57 AM
On 80th anniversary of 1929 crash, US recession ends. [Guardian]
Volvo deal advances as Ford indicates preference for Geely's bid. [FT]
Google shakes up GPS industry by offering free service. [NY Times]
Google signs MySpace deal to include music in search. [Brand Republic]
Slowing Wii sales cause falling profits for Nintendo. [WSJ]
Regulation fears scotch National Express merger with Stagecoach. [Times of London]
(More headlines: GM, Motorola Droid, YSL.)
China probes whether US carmakers get unfair government subsidies. [FT]
GM tells US no more aid is needed. [WaPo]
US worries that a third bailout of auto financer GMAC is needed to protect auto industry. [NY Times]
Droid's iPhone-threatening success is triumph for new Motorola chief. [NY Times]
Distracted pilot incident is headache for Delta's otherwise smooth Northwest merger. [NPR]
GlaxoSmithKline's prescription sales in developed countries now just 25% of revenue. [FT]
Football makes Sunday, not Thursday, US TV industry's best night. [Ad Age]
Yves Saint Laurent, not Jacko or Elvis, is top-earning dead celebrity. [Forbes]
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