Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad is the number one tablet PC in a new Consumer Reports survey. (Reuters)
CEO pay jumps for last year as stock options rise. (Reuters)
Avon (NYSE: AVP) turns down a $10 billion offer from Coty. (Reuters)
Strong U.S. economic data push Brent crude above $125. (Reuters)
Christian Brothers Investment Services, a News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) shareholder, wants an independent chairman. (Reuters)
Fund Third Point presses its proxy war against Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (Reuters)
The Securities and Exchange Commission probes a Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) restatement of financials prior to last year’s IPO. (WSJ)
Avon becomes a target for takeover by several companies. (WSJ)
Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) and Medco (NYSE: MHS) get government approval for their merger. (WSJ)
People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan says the global recession has not ended. (WSJ)
Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) rejects a new offer from Roche. (WSJ)
Vehicle sales rise 78% in Japan in March, compared to in the month of last year’s earthquake. (WSJ)
U.S. consumer demand helps the fortunes of U.S. factories. (WSJ)
China eases a ban on Twitter-like messages. (WSJ)
Poor manufacturing and employment data show a deepening eurozone recession. (WSJ)
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) will buy Wyse Technology, a cloud tools company. (WSJ)
NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) cuts a cost reduction plan after a failed merger with Deutsche Borse. (WSJ)
Some large investors may buy homes by the thousands. (NYT)
Several Germany towns would suffer greatly if Opel closes plants. (NYT)
Total (NYSE: TOT) says natural gas leaks in the North Sea cost it $2.5 million a day. (NYT)
The SEC wants boards of banks to be more accountable for risk. (FT)
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