Media Digest (3/21/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad may give off much more heat that its predecessors. (Reuters)

JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) will buy 19.9% of Chinese company Bridge Trust. (Reuters)

Strong sales of software helps Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) earnings as hardware sales drop. (Reuters)

The Supreme Court says patents on medical tests will have to reach a higher bar than in the past. (WSJ)

The Obama administration puts tariffs on solar panels from China. (WSJ)

Senators want to give regulators more time to draft specifics for the Volcker rule, which may help banks make adaptations. (WSJ)

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) to merge its printer and PC operations. (WSJ)

A Council on Foreign Relations report says that poor results from students at American schools eventually could hurt U.S. security. (WSJ)

iPad users find that watching video for a few hours takes them above their data plan caps. (WSJ)

Boeing (NYSE: BA) says it can increase deliveries of its 787 now that a version with General Electric (NYSE: GE) engines has been approved. (WSJ)

A senior labor official in Europe warns General Motors (NYSE: GM) about the shuttering of regional plants. (WSJ)

Money from the European Central Bank will not help solve the problem of the difference between the German economy and those of southern Europe. (WSJ)

Oil prices fall after the Saudis say they will increase supplies. (WSJ)

Portugal must explain how it will handle a $12.84 billion bond that matures next year. (WSJ)

China makes it easier for foreign investors to put money into its stock markets. (NYT)

The oil minister of Saudi Arabia says oil prices are too high and that his country could increase production by 25%. (FT)

A new Republican plan calls for tax cuts and only two tax brackets. (FT)

Bernanke says Europe must aid its banks. (Bloomberg)

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) offers fulfillment services to other companies to add to its profits. (Bloomberg)

Douglas A. McIntyre