Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT
May 21, 2013 by Douglas A. McIntyre
A successful vote to split the chairman and CEO jobs at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) could still prompt Jamie Dimon’s departure. (Reuters)
Congress presses Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) on how little it pays in taxes. (Reuters)
Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) may buy the spectrum of LightSquared. (Reuters)
The U.S. government says Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been given a security clearance that will allow it to do business with federal agencies. (Reuters)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) sells all of its shares in China’s ICBC. (Reuters)
Mutual funds become more aggressive about high director pay. (WSJ)
J.P. Morgan likely will change the number of its board members no matter how many are reelected. (WSJ)
Stringent work rules may make it hard for U.S. companies to get the layoffs they need to complete turnarounds. (WSJ)
A Chinese firm that makes large investments overseas sets up a U.S. office to focus on private equity and real estate. (WSJ)
More reports about Apple supplier Foxconn indicate that workers continue to commit suicide. (NYT)
Softbank approves the ability for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) to share data with possible buyer Dish Network. (FT)
A huge corn planting may undermine prices. (FT)
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