Parties of Merkel and allies parties beaten in Berlin elections. (Reuters)
Obama jobs plan geared toward Democrat voters. (Reuters)
Greece must take more austerity measures to get bailout money. (Reuters)
Moody’s bias on state and local government remains negative. (Reuters)
Samsung files counter claims against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in Australia. (Reuters)
Private equity firms turn attention from Aol (NYSE: AOL) to Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (Reuters)
Federal Reserve may set employment and inflation targets. (WSJ)
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to split streaming and DVD operations, with the latter called Qwikster. (WSJ)
Ford (NYSE: F) and Chrysler must battle unions now that the UAW has settled with GM (NYSE: GM). (WSJ)
U.S. cattle numbers fall. (WSJ)
United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) may buy Goodrich (NYSE: GR). (WSJ)
World Bank chief says troubled economies cannot count on help from China. (WSJ)
Bank for International Settlements: Risk premium attached to developed nations to remain high. (WSJ)
New home prices gain less in China. (WSJ)
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) faces antitrust questions from Congress and the FTC. (WSJ)
Sales of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Kinect are slow in China. (WSJ)
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to add smaller bottle sizes with lower prices. (WSJ)
“The Detrimental Effects of Power on Confidence, Advice Taking and Accuracy” study shows managers disregard employee comments. (WSJ)
Legal problems with mortgage foreclosures continue. (WSJ)
EBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) may set new auction plans to challenge Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Groupon. (WSJ)
News sites like the Huffington Post begin to publish books, a move that challenges e-publishers. (NYT)
India and China have success selling biotech drugs around the world. (NYT)
Facebook to offer new features that allow users to conveniently share music and other media. (NYT)
Facebook sets a deal with Diageo (NYSE: DEO) to market liquor overseas. (FT)
China considers $728 billion stimulus if the global economy falters. (Bloomberg)
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