Media Digest (10/25/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   What might have become a currency war before the G20 has turned to very tentative cooperation.

Reuters:  Emerging nations will have more say in IMF policies.

WSJ:   Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) said it had found mistakes in a number of mortgages.

Reuters:   The recovery of states and cities may be the single more important element to GDP.

Reuters:   Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) has plans to stay independent.

Reuters:   Italy has ordered Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) to mark Street View cars.

Reuters:   Video games based on music are losing market share.

Reuters:   Jaguar and Land Rover plan to move more aggressively in China through joint ventures.

WSJ:   The  Singapore Exchange has offered $8.2 billion for the main stock exchange in Australia.

WSJ:   The Obama deficit panel is close to the point at where it will issue a report with suggestion for cuts that will be unpopular.

WSJ:   The sales of electric vehicles are likely to be slow.

WSJ:   The SEC will make it easier for its staff to review all complaints.

WSJ:   Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) will aim its Nook product and e-books at children.

WSJ:   Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) will allow people to share e-books.

WSJ:   Japan companies now send more manufacturing overseas.

WSJ:   Strikes in France may begin to harm businesses.

WSJ:   EADS, the parent of Airbus, may begin M&A activity.

WSJ:   Firms that supply mobile broadband will grow quickly.

WSJ:   The FDA did not approve Arena’s locaserin obesity drug.

WSJ:   The Consumer Product Safety Commission will warn China about problems with toys.

WSJ:   Amazon.com received a tax bill from Texas for $269 million.

WSJ:   BMW will begin to rent luxury cars in Germany.

WSJ:   Liberal arts majors make less than those with degrees as engineers.

WSJ:   California will begin the issuance of a large amount of fixed income paper.

WSJ:   JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) will launch a copper ETF.

NYT:    As Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android improves market share more app makers have begun to make programs for it.

NYT:   Some books have begun to come to market as apps.

FT:   More US homeowners are able to stay in homes after defaults.

FT:   India may be $11 billion in US fighter planes.

FT:   Fear about shortages in rare metals had made their prices spike.

FT:   Apple is likely to make only modest M&A deals.

Bloomberg:   Daimler has made progress in an agreement with an electric car company backed by Warren Buffett.

Bloomberg:   An increase in refinancing has helped banks.

Douglas A. McIntyre