Media

Media Digest (2/27/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The BP (NYSE: BP) oil trial is delayed for settlement talks. (Reuters)

G20 ministers and central banks say Europe has to add money to its own funds before seeking outside aid. (Reuters)

Proview’s prospects in a trademark with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) dispute lose a great deal of ground. (Reuters)

Rising oil costs could damage the prospects of an already financially weakened Europe. (Reuters)

Emerging economies may challenge the U.S. in its leadership role in the World Bank. (Reuters)

HTC adds cameras and music services to its products as it presses to regain its momentum in the smartphone market. (Reuters)

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) launches a less expensive line of smartphones. (Reuters)

Roche will not raise its price to buy Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN). (Reuters)

Yelp shares may rise at its IPO, but skeptics believe it cannot hold the gains. (WSJ)

Ford (NYSE: F) will work on technologies to keep congestion down in urban areas. (WSJ)

Large funds disagree on the value of emerging market debt. (WSJ)

AMR, parent of American Airlines, says it needs massive employee cuts immediately. (WSJ)

Several industries will use the court system to attack new Obama EPA rules. (WSJ)

Merkel’s position on Greece is hurt as a senior member of the government attacks the bailout. (WSJ)

World Bank President Robert Zoellick says the growth rate of China cannot be maintained. (WSJ)

Sony Mobile hopes that, if it quickly puts new smartphones into the market that include features from its entertainment division, it can gain market share. (WSJ)

Demand for commercial and residential real estate in China undermines the plans of construction firms. (WSJ)

Asian refiners move to West Africa as Middle East oil supplies are threatened by unrest. (WSJ)

Facebook’s IPO may be hurt by debates over how it uses private data from members. (NYT)

Analysts will watch which banks take advantage of the new European Central Bank low-interest rate loans. (NYT)

G20 nations pressure Germany to add to European bailout funds. (FT)

Bloomberg to launch a redesigned service to better compete with Reuters. (FT)

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) will try to increase sales in Europe to restart the company. (Bloomberg)

BP will try to set a $14 billion settlement to end suits stemming from the explosion and leaks at the Deepwater Horizon facility. (Bloomberg)

Douglas A. McIntyre

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