Moody’s says the EU debt crisis threatens the sovereign ratings of all nations in the region. (Reuters)
Three large BSkyB shareholders will vote against James Murdoch staying on as chairman. (Reuters)
The IMF says it is not in talks with Italy. (Reuters)
HTC says sales will be soft but it will launch several new models. (Reuters)
Sony (NYSE: SNE) expects to gain nonconsumer product sales of $26 billion in three to five years. (Reuters)
A new AT&T (NYSE: T) plan to divest assets to complete a merger with T-Mobile may compromise coverage of rival networks. (WSJ)
EU leaders may set a plan that makes budget discipline binding. (WSJ)
Wall St. pay could drop 30% from last year. (WSJ)
Companies that run Forex trading are testing what would happen in the event of a eurozone breakup. (WSJ)
The U.S. labor market is exhibiting more signs that it is like Europe’s. (WSJ)
Several research studies show that the opening weekend of holiday sales was strong. (WSJ)
Capital deficits may hurt bank lending and dividends. (FT)
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) interest in Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) may be only to protect the search alliance between the two. (FT)
Central banks substantially ease monetary policy to prevent contagion. (Bloomberg)
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