The Bank of Japan begins new stimulus, pressed by an administration just voted into office. (Reuters)
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE) may buy NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX). (Reuters)
Kodak sells $525 million in patents and may exit Chapter 11. (Reuters)
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) and Federated Investors Inc. (NYSE: FII) may receive large investments when an increase in the federal guarantee of bank deposits ends. (WSJ)
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae may have lost $3 billion because of Libor manipulation. (WSJ)
Game company THQ files for Chapter 11. (WSJ)
The U.S. Patent Office rejects the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) “punch to zoom” technology that is part of its IP battle against Samsung. (WSJ)
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is hit by problems at its KFC business in China because of issues with supplies from local vendors. (WSJ)
A plan to tax some muni bonds may hurt the ability of local governments to raise money. (NYT)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) sells the Motorola set-top business. (FT)
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives the Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) Camry and Prius V low scores in crash tests. (Bloomberg)
Zillow reports that U.S. home prices rose 6% in 2012. (Bloomberg)
Douglas A. McIntyre
