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Job Numbers, Bernanke Holds, and News Media Realities

Tons of news in the market today as we unpack the surprisingly good job numbers, the Senate holds placed on Ben Bernanke’s renomination, and the massive Comcast-NBC deal and what it says about the new realities for mass media — all on the 99th edition of Coffee and Markets.

Why Does Comcast Want to Buy NBC-Universal?

Today’s Coffee and Markets podcast focuses on the latest news from the markets, the potential Comcast deal with GE for NBC-Universal, and its ramifications for the broader media space.

General Electric’s Immelt Discusses the Future of Capitalism

CEO Jeff Immelt of the General Electric Company (Fairfield, CT) had some very interesting things to say at GE’s annual meeting today. And they weren’t all about his company. He made the point that capitalism itself, and the relationship between government and business, are undergoing fundamental change.

- March 22, 2010 -

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