Media

Media Digest (3/13/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Some financial firms offer to buy claims of MF Global customers. (Reuters)

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) sues Facebook over 10 patents. (Reuters)

The European Union says Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Motorola (NYSE: MMI) held cross-licensing talks last year. (Reuters)

The U.S., EU and Japan will petition the World Trade Organization over China’s rare metal exports. (WSJ)

Bond market trading is helping bank results. (WSJ)

Sprint Nextel’s (NYSE: S) board takes an active role in managing the company. (WSJ)

States still suffer from the effects of the downturn and must cut jobs. (WSJ)

A Wall Street Journal poll shows that people increasingly are concerned about gas prices. (WSJ)

Eurozone officials want Spain to set a deal to handle its deficit. (WSJ)

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) to launch in Internet-based TV product. (WSJ)

Volkswagen says its profits will be flat this year. (WSJ)

Prices of corn and soybeans are rising again. (WSJ)

Investors push up yields on new Greek bonds. (WSJ)

Chinese officials may push more lending but less growth in the value of the yuan. (NYT)

Facebook faces a revolt from users over mobile ads. (Bloomberg)

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