Media Digest (4/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

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Published: April 25, 2011 4:01 am

Last Updated: April 25, 2011 5:23 am

The NYSE (NYSE: NYX) said an M&A deal with Deutsche Boerse would offer greater savings than a NASDAQ (NYSE: NDAQ) deal. (Reuters)

Silver rose 5% on the dollar’s weakness. (Reuters)

The housing market may be at the start of a comeback. (Reuters)

Trouble in Yemen pushed Brent crude above $124. (Reuters)

Low parts supplies for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad have caused cuts in the forecasts for its sales. (Reuters)

The annual profit at Nintendo fell by 52% on lower Wii sales. (Reuters)

Tenet turned down a larger offer from Community Healthcare. (Reuters)

The Federal Reserve faced the prospect of how to take money out of the economy and when to do so. (WSJ)

Problems at a Boeing (NYSE: BA) factory are likely the cause of ruptures in 737 skins. (WSJ)

Apple iPhones track locations even when the feature is shut off.(WSJ)

Profits from large oil firms are likely to rise sharply. (WSJ)

Panasonic will up its battery manufacturing in China. (WSJ)

Michael Dell says Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL) will increase its presence in the tablet and smartphone markets. (WSJ)

The farm economy in California has started to improve. (WSJ)

Network TV ad sales have risen. (WSJ)

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has begun to test home grocery delivery. (WSJ)

An Amex study shows that good service has become more important to consumers. (WSJ)

A slow increase in wage increases set against rising inflation could cause a new recession. (WSJ)

Nintendo will release a new Wii next year. (NYT)

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has begun a number of programs to make mobile search more profitable. (NYT)

Digital advances and better VOD technology will make it more complicated for film firms to make money. (NYT)

A new site called Storify is aimed to help journalists look through online news to get relevant results. (NYT)

GM (NYSE: GM) will attempt to make Chevrolet a global brand. (FT)

Nintendo expects profits to rise 42% this year with the help of a new 3D device. (Bloomberg)

Bill Gross of PIMCO has set himself against bond dealers based on his pessimism about US debt. (Bloomberg)

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