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Media Digest (2/22/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Germany’s low exports cause its gross domestic product to drop in the fourth quarter. (Reuters)

United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) will not fly the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner until June at the earliest. (Reuters)

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (NYSE: HPQ) forecast is better than expected. (Reuters)

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will invest $7.3 billion in its South Korean operations. (Reuters)

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) blocks access to NBC.com over concerns about viruses. (Reuters)

Retailers are feeling bad effects from a higher payroll tax and gas prices. (WSJ)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) sales are flat in the most recent quarter. (WSJ)

Investor David Einhorn makes a more specific proposal about how Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may distribute its cash. (WSJ)

Troubled Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) appoints a new chief executive. (WSJ)

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) introduces a touchscreen laptop. (WSJ)

Last quarter, mortgage delinquencies hit their lowest level in four years. (WSJ)

Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) may stop operations in more nations. (WSJ)

Nielsen will start to measure Internet TV audiences. (NYT)

The European Central Bank makes 1.1 billion euros on investments in distressed sovereign paper from countries in the region. (FT)

China’s home price gains may cause loan tightening. (Bloomberg)

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