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Media Digest (11/1/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg

Greeks will vote on planned austerity, which could wreck the chances of a conclusion to the bailout. (Reuters)

China’s PMI falls to the lowest level since early 2009. (Reuters)

Chemical and defense companies hit by cyber attacks. (Reuters)

The MF Global (NYSE: MF) bankruptcy damages futures exchanges around the world. (Reuters)

Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) to fire 1,500 more people after a weak Q3. (Reuters)

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) set distribution deals with Disney (NYSE: DIS). (Reuters)

China’s equivalent of Groupon files for a $100 million IPO. (Reuters)

Nomura (NYSE: NMR) lost money in the past quarter and will sharply cut costs. (WSJ)

Toyota (NYSE: TM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) face trouble because of the value of the yen and poor choices on model lines. (WSJ)

Mortgage foreclosure settlements between the government and large banks could cost the financial firms $25 billion. (WSJ)

Obama sets a plan to improve shortages of critical drugs. (WSJ)

Eurozone jobless numbers hit a record. (WSJ)

The OECD forecasts weak growth among its members. (WSJ)

A judge rejects the Tribune Company’s proposed restructuring plan. (WSJ)

October was the best month in nine years for U.S. stock markets. (WSJ)

SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) and Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) to discontinue fees charged for debit card use. (WSJ)

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) will cut overhead to further invest in content businesses. (NYT)

The EU debt crisis could hurt growth in Asia. (Bloomberg)

Douglas A. McIntyre

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