Media Digest (1/30/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Investing

Published: January 30, 2013 6:33 am

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon retires as scandals around his tenure continue. (Reuters)

Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) recalls 752,000 Corollas because of airbag problems. (Reuters)

Some at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) bet against trades by the London whale, which cost the firm more than $6 billion. (Reuters)

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares reach an all-time high after it announces earnings. (Reuters)

A U.S. court refuses an effort by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to increase damages it received in a legal win against Samsung. (Reuters)

Nintendo moves to a loss after its new Wii posts poor sales. (Reuters)

Small investors returning to the market help push prices higher. (WSJ)

The Federal Reserve’s bond-buying program could reduce its profits. (WSJ)

Natural gas could replace nuclear as a means to power some plants. (WSJ)

A new version of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Office can be rented on a license instead of purchased. (WSJ)

Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube will allow some content creators to charge for their videos. (WSJ)

Profits of the Big Three continue to be hurt by European operations. (WSJ)

U.S. regulators have accelerated their investigation into mechanical problems with the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner. (WSJ)

H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) and Dial sue News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) over an alleged attempt to fix coupon prices. (WSJ)

Boeing was aware of problems with batteries of the 787 before some were taken out of service. (NYT)

The Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) launch of the BlackBerry 10 will go a long way to determine the prospects of the company. (NYT)

A new Apple iPad with more storage is part of the firm’s effort to challenge Microsoft. (FT)

Michael Dell will use his fortune in an attempt to gain control of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) after a leveraged buyout. (Bloomberg)

The National Statistics Institute reports that Spain’s gross domestic product fell 0.7% in the fourth quarter of last year. (Bloomberg)

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