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Media Digest: 3/22/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
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Reuters: The Obama health care bill passed the House and Senate.
Reuters: The Senate will begin a fight on financial reform
Reuters: Arrow agreed to a buyout from Shell (RDS.A) and PetroChina (PTR).
Reuters: Employer health care costs rose 7.3% in 2009.
Reuters: The public is paying more attention to corporate ethics.
Reuters: Ebay (EBAY) and NRF will take on issues of online crime.
Reuters: Europe is divided on Greece before its summit.
WSJ: Old interest rate deals are hurting cities and states.
WSJ: Dividends are making a big comeback.
WSJ: The head of Germany says Greece does not need financial aid.
WSJ: EMI is in licensing talks to bring in money.
WSJ: China warned against sanctions due to the value of the yuan.
WSJ: The B of A CEO will go to China this week.
WSJ: “Alice in Wonderland” stayed on top at the box office.
WSJ: Cabin crews kept up their strike against British Air
WSJ: AT&T (T) played down the Verizon Wireless lead in 4G LTE technology.
WSJ: Six companies will have IPOs this week.
WSJ: First Solar’s (FSLR) lead in solar tech may end.
WSJ: Systemax is trying to revive the CompUSA and Circuit City brands.
WSJ: The FDA is close to making a decision about China.
WSJ: PepsicCo (PEP) is set to lower sodium in its food.
NYT: The health care overhaul will give hospitals and drug companies millions of new employees.
NYT: There is a race to be among the first Apple (AAPL) iPad apps.
FT: Former Lehman CEO Fuld is facing new probes.
FT: The US Chamber of Commerce is moving against China’s yuan philosophy.
FT: A new deal may replace iron ore pricing systems.
FT: Goldman Sachs (GS) took home huge sums from investments in a fund set up by the firm
FT: Pepsi (PEP) is setting up programs to cut salt, sugar, and saturated fats.
Bloomberg: The US government is paying higher rates than Berkshire Hathaway (BRK).
Bloomberg: Bernanke says taxpayers should not cover costs of failed banks.
Bloomberg: The health care bill now moves to federal regulators and states.
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