Media Digest (1/31/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times

Investing

Douglas A. McIntyre

Published: January 31, 2013 6:23 am

Iran’s oil exports rise sharply in December, despite sanctions. (Reuters)

Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) has a large fourth-quarter loss as it rids its balance sheet of bad assets. (Reuters)

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) may cease consumer banking in several nations. (Reuters)

Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) mobile ad revenue doubles. (Reuters)

All Nippon Airways has not asked Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for compensation for grounded 787s but has kept a record of costs. (Reuters)

Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) renames itself BlackBerry and launches its “10” devices. (Reuters)

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) raises its guidance. (Reuters)

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) earnings rise. (WSJ)

Student debt default begins to rise. (WSJ)

Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) and Metropoulos pay $410 million for Hostess assets. (WSJ)

Chrysler says an effort to produce new models will reduce future profits. (WSJ)

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) unit TIME Inc. will cut hundreds of jobs. (NYT)

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