Media Digest (2/26/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

February 26, 2013 by Douglas A. McIntyre

Italy’s gridlocked national election causes markets around the world to fall. (Reuters)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) will cut more jobs. (Reuters)

Samsung’s wide use of Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android OS could give the Korean company a degree of power over the search firm. (WSJ)

BP PLC (NYSE: BP) faces a huge trial over Gulf losses. (WSJ)

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (NYSE: HPQ) board begins an investigation of the Autonomy takeover and sets members to help its CEO make key decisions. (WSJ)

China’s Sinopec — China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (NYSE: SNP) — will buy some Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) assets. (WSJ)

Deutsche Börse was approached by CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) about a buyout. (WSJ)

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) tells workers who work remotely that they must come to the office. (NYT)

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