Media Digest (4/13/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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Published: April 13, 2010 2:53 am

Last Updated: April 13, 2010 4:19 am

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Reuters: The Chinese president told Obama that the nation will make its own decision on the yuan.

Reuters: Growth and cheap phones were key to Q1 industry growth.

Reuters: Twitter will start to sell ads.

Reuters: Oil fell for a fifth session on high supply.

Reuters: Infosys said it was cautious about the economic recovery.

Reuters: The US deficit will be down in the first half, according to The Washington Post.

Reuters: The head of Google (GOOG) said the company tends to create enemies.

Reuters: China expects import strength and an export struggle.

WSJ: Twitter will start to roll out ads.

WSJ: Regulators have said little about Washington Mutual’s collapse.

WSJ: Alcoa (AA) reported a smaller first quarter loss.

WSJ: The FDIC is expected to extend unlimited guarantees for deposits by businesses.

WSJ: Banks have come out against a plan to reduce mortgage principals.

WSJ: China extended its crude reach with an oil sands deal.

WSJ: AIG (AIG) disclosed its pay packages.

WSJ: Microsoft’s (MSFT) new handset targets young people.

WSJ: UBS (UBS) said it sees a profit.

WSJ: Palm (PALM) is looking for a buyer.

WSJ: MasterCard (MA) named a new CEO.

WSJ: Medical schools say there won’t be enough doctors to treat people due to health care reform.

WSJ: The 18th annual airline quality study shows Hawaiian Air ranks first.

WSJ: Morgan Stanly (MS) is trying to turn around its trading business.

WSJ: Short interest on Nasdaq fell.

WSJ: Avon (AVP) suspended executives as part of a bribery investigation.

WSJ: GM expects a growing revenue lift from China.

NYT: Lehman moved investments off its books to a small firm it controlled.

NYT: Apple (AAPL) is putting new restrictions on App developers.

FT: Doubts over Greece have resurfaced.

FT: GM and VW raised their China sales forecasts.

Bloomberg: Analysts thing China will let the yuan float before June 30.

Bloomberg: JPMorgan’s (JPM) profits may fall on credit card and home loan losses.

Bloomberg: PIMCO is worried about deflation.

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