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Media Digest (1/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The Bank of Japan may ease its monetary policy again as the country’s economy slows. (Reuters)

The CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes his second visit to China in the past year. (Reuters)

Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) makes an offer for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) that is higher than the one from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). (Reuters)

Another problem with the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner causes concerns about its safety. (Reuters)

China sets more stringent rules over initial public offerings. (Reuters)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) will report the value of its money market funds daily. (WSJ)

Apple may release a less expensive version of the iPhone. (WSJ)

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) withdraws a patent claim against Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). (WSJ)

Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) reports that one of its goals is to become one of the top three smartphone companies in the world. (WSJ)

The Business Roundtable says its companies want more help against cyber attacks. (WSJ)

Sales of streaming media push home entertainment sales higher. (WSJ)

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) CEO Akerson wants to make Chevrolet and Cadillac into global brands. (WSJ)

Jeffrey Lacker of the Richmond Fed says the central bank’s efforts on the economy do not work. (NYT)

U.S. oil imports may fall to their lowest level in 25 years. (FT)

Credit risk appears to be rising in China. (Bloomberg)

PSA Peugeot Citroen delivers 20% fewer cars in the fourth quarter of 2012 than its did in the same period in 2011. (Bloomberg)

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