Media

Media Digest (11/18/2011) Reuters,WSJ, NYT, FT

Greek citizens stage large protests. (Reuters)

Citigroup (NYSE: C), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) could be affected when S&P updates its credit ratings on the world’s 30 largest banks. (Reuters)

The Highway Loss Data Institute says hybrids are often safer in crashes. (Reuters)

The California Attorney General sends subpoenas to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a review of lending foreclosure practices. (Reuters)

The ECB has a secret 20 billion euro bond-buying limit. (Reuters)

Proxy votes for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer decline. (Reuters)

The Super Committee reaches no decision on Bush-era tax cuts. (WSJ)

The European Central Bank may be the only hope for a euro region bail out. (WSJ)

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) puts its online gallery up for sale. (WSJ)

UBS (NYSE: UBS) will fire thousands at its investment bank. (WSJ)

Pressure on Alcatel-Lucent’s (NYSE: ALU) CEO increases due to poor performance. (WSJ)

Shares of Liberty Starz (NASDAQ: LSTZA) and Liberty Capital (NASDAQ: LCAPA) will be combined. (WSJ)

Data shows that Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle Fire has low margins. (WSJ)

Yelp files for an IPO to raise $100 million. (WSJ)

A new Spanish government will increase austerity plans. (WSJ)

Activist shareholder Relational Investors will get a Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) board seat. (WSJ)

Gamestop (NYSE: GME) cuts its forecasts. (WSJ)

Silver Lake Partners is closer to a deal to buy Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (WSJ)

Italy’s new prime minister offers a package to turn around the nation’s finances. (NYT)

Organized crime may be involved in the losses at Olympus. (NYT)

Spain’s borrowing costs soar. (FT)

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse will make some concessions to complete their marriage. (FT)

Home prices in many Chinese cities fall. (FT)

Douglas A. McIntyre

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