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Media Digest (4/3/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The Chinese services PMI rises to 55.6 in March — a recent high — from 54.5 in February. (Reuters)

The Securities and Exchange Commission says public companies may release information over social media such as Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter. (Reuters)

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) soon will sell a second generation Lexus 7 tablet. (Reuters)

Apartment vacancy rates fall to the lowest level since 2001. (Reuters)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) drops its rating on Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) to Sell. (Reuters)

Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) shares fall after Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) says it will not buy out its position in Verizon Wireless. (Reuters)

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) now originates 28.8% of all U.S. mortgages. (WSJ)

Ron Johnson, the CEO of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), receives no bonus for last year. (WSJ)

The U.S. energy industry pushes to export oil for the first time in decades. (WSJ)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch the next generation iPhone as soon as the second quarter. (WSJ)

In March, U.S. auto sales reach their highest level since 2007. (NYT)

The European Union increases its scrutiny of Google’s privacy practices. (FT)

BP PLC (NYSE: BP) will sell its American wind power division. (FT)

BMW’s U.S. sales bring it closer to sales of Mercedes. (Bloomberg)

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